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Rescue groups, volunteers work to give animals seized a second chance
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Rescue groups, volunteers work to give animals seized a second chance
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 10, 2026
Many of the 80 pigs taken away last week wound up with Pigsburgh Squealers Rescue. As additional animals were removed from a rat-infested property in Rostraver Township, animal rescue groups are now w...
West Mifflin officials support new Kennywood policy
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West Mifflin officials support new Kennywood policy
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 10, 2026
Stricter chaperone rules are being adopted after plans for unauthorized gatherings were posted on social media. Kennywood Park’s summer chaperone policy will look a little different starting Friday. T...
Big smile for a Little Leaguer
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Big smile for a Little Leaguer
June 10, 2026
Parker Martin, 4, of California, son of Adam and Samantha Martin, smiles as he runs down the third-base line during a California Youth Baseball T-Ball game Tuesday evening at the Italo-American Citize...
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Teens arrested after allegedly throwing items from vehicles
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Teens arrested after allegedly throwing items from vehicles
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 10, 2026
A West Newton woman plans to press charges, saying they cracked her windshield. Elizabeth Township Police Department apprehended several juveniles Tuesday who allegedly threw objects from moving vehic...
BVA Community Day at Kennywood returning
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BVA Community Day at Kennywood returning
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 10, 2026
It was a longtime tradition before the pandemic forced it to stop in 2020. A tradition that generations of Mon Valley families have considered an unofficial summer holiday is returning this year as or...
Glassport eyes stronger code enforcement
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Glassport eyes stronger code enforcement
By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
June 10, 2026
The borough’s part-time code officer is being overwhelmed with cases. Glassport officials are frustrated with the condition of some homes in the borough and intend to look for ways to clean up the nei...
Sports
Shaffer, Matusik help BV pound Brownsville
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Shaffer, Matusik help BV pound Brownsville
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 10, 2026
Aiden Shaffer and Cole Matusik each homered and combined for 9 RBIs in a Senior Legion win. When the Belle Vernon and Brownsville Senior Legion teams met for action Tuesday night, Ian Porter laid the ...
Skenes sharp, but bullpen allows 10-run inning
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Skenes sharp, but bullpen allows 10-run inning
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 10, 2026
When the Pittsburgh Pirates get a quality start from Paul Skenes, they generally like their chances at pulling out a victory on any given night. Granted, Skenes hasn’t performed at his best of late an...
Monessen Florist pulls even with AMD
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Monessen Florist pulls even with AMD
June 10, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent The Steel City Summer Basketball League is coming down to the final weeks, and it’s all knotted up at the top of the standings after Tuesday’s action. Monessen Florist ed...
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LOCAL BASEBALL ROUNDUP
EF Jr. Legion falls to U’town; Netto’s rebounds in DNL
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 10, 2026
Uniontown No. 1 erased an early deficit with a four-run second inning and never relinquished the lead in a 7-4 victory over Elizabeth Forward in Junior American Legion baseball action. Andrew Gallick ...
Obituaries
JoAnn Francesconi – La Porte, Ind.
Obituaries
JoAnn Francesconi – La Porte, Ind.
June 10, 2026
JoAnn Francesconi, 86, of La Porte, Ind., passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2026. She was born March 28, 1940, in McK eesport, to the late Emid i o James and Anna De Maio D’Orazio. On May 7, 1960, JoAn...
Bernard ‘Bernie’ Brantley Sr. – Clairton, Pa.
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Bernard ‘Bernie’ Brantley Sr. – Clairton, Pa.
June 10, 2026
Bernard “Bernie” Brantley Sr. lived a life of purpose, discipline and an unmistakable love for excellence whether on the track, in uniform or surrounded by the warm crackle of a reel-to-reel recording...