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November 9, 2026

The Bentworth boys became only the third team ever to win a fourth straight WPIAL championship with a 2-1 victory over OLSH Saturday in double overtime. Both games were played at F.N.B. Stadium in Pit...

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How Pennsylvania prosecutes fatal overdoses, explained in 7 numbers

November 9, 2026

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BVA captures first WPIAL soccer title

November 9, 2026

The Belle Vernon Area boys soccer team claimed the first WPIAL championship in program history with a 1-0 win Saturday over Quaker Valley at F.N.B. Stadium in Pittsburgh’s Station Square. Photo by Jef...

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Elizabeth Township police searching for missing teens

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

November 9, 2026

Isaac Fayson and Genevieve Welan were reported missing over the weekend. Elizabeth Township police are asking for help locating two missing juveniles who are believed to have run away together. Police...

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Steel Center welcomes first police officer

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

November 9, 2026

Jonathan Miles II was sworn in Thursday to handle the position. Lincoln Borough Police Officer Jonathan Miles II was officially sworn in Thursday as the Steel Center for Career and Technical Education...

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Pa. Turnpike accelerates into open-road tolling system in January

November 9, 2026

By ADAM BABETSKI TribLive The Pennsylvania Turnpike’s tollbooths have endured as a statewide institution since the system opened in 1940. Countless customers passed through their gates over the past e...

High school, Sports

Moessner, Bearcats win 4th straight WPIAL crown

By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS

November 9, 2026

Saturday night’s WPIAL Class 1A boys soccer championship at F.N.B. Stadium was all about the numbers. Bentworth was trying to become the third boys soccer program to win four straight district titles,...

High school, Sports

Jerome’s golden goal gives Leps 1st WPIAL title

By By BRENNAN VALLADARES bvalladares@yourmvi.com

November 9, 2026

Red faces. Beaming smiles. Belle Vernon boys soccer is a WPIAL champion for the first time in school history. In the second overtime of a scoreless match, Chris Showman perfectly placed a free kick fr...

High school, Sports

Commodores drop 3-1 decision to OLSH in final

By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS

November 9, 2026

After No. 3 Frazier rallied late to take the opening set against top-seeded Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the WPIAL Class 2A championship, the Chargers just needed to get back to their game. They di...

High school, Sports

BVA girls, Ringgold boys finish 15th at PIAA meet

By JEREMY SELLEW

November 9, 2026

Belle Vernon’s girls cross country team closed out its season Saturday with a 15th-place finish at the PIAA Class 2A Championships. The Leopards entered the state meet after finishing as the WPIAL (Di...

Obituaries

Janis Brenda Komar Galbraith – Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Monessen

November 9, 2026

Janis Brenda Komar Galbraith, lovingly known as Jan, passed away on Nov. 4, 2026. Born on Feb. 23, 1940, in Monessen, Pa., Jan gradu ated from Monessen High School, Class of 1958, and Slippery Rock St...

Obituaries

Michael William Skirpan – Monessen

November 7, 2026

Michael William Skirpan, age 73 years, son of the late Michael J and Emma “Betty” Skirpan, passed away on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. Michael was a ...