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Charleroi Area hires new assistant principal
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Charleroi Area hires new assistant principal
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 19, 2026
Anthony Hritz was selected to fill an opening on the school board. Bill Hughes began his career at Charleroi Area School District as a student teacher. Years later, he is returning to the district in ...
Glassport mayor steps down amid scandal
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Glassport mayor steps down amid scandal
By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
August 19, 2026
Keith DiMarco is accused of hiding a surveillance camera in a bathroom used by his wife and stepdaughter. Charged with violating a protection from abuse order filed by his wife, Glassport Mayor Keith ...
International Village less ‘crowded’ with new layout
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International Village less ‘crowded’ with new layout
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 19, 2026
Admission is free to this year’s festival, which will continue today and Thursday. McKeesport’s 66th annual International Village kicked off Tuesday with vendors heating up their fryers and bands stru...
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Victim’s family mourns as driver sentenced in fatal McKeesport DUI crash
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Victim’s family mourns as driver sentenced in fatal McKeesport DUI crash
By By PAULA REED WARD TribLive 
August 19, 2026
Brittney McPherson will spend at least three years in prison for killing Donna DeFrances. At a plea hearing last week for the driver charged with killing Donna DeFrances in a McKeesport DUI crash, the...
PennWest to recognize cybersecurity credentials
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PennWest to recognize cybersecurity credentials
By By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive 
August 19, 2026
Official: Agreement helps students get head start on higher education career. While Pennsylvania Western University does not offer a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, the state-owned college will st...
Gargan newest member of BVA school board
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Gargan newest member of BVA school board
By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com 
August 19, 2026
She was selected Tuesday to fill a term that expires in December 2027. Carly Gargan was selected at Tuesday’s meeting to fill an opening on the Belle Vernon Area school board. Board President Jack Cur...
Sports
McIntyre named preseason All-Conference
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McIntyre named preseason All-Conference
By JEREMY SELLEW 
August 19, 2026
Former Charleroi standout Eben McIntyre will enter his final collegiate soccer season with another honor attached to his name. McIntyre, a senior midfielder/forward at Memphis, was named to the Americ...
Nine starters return for Serra Catholic boys soccer team
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Nine starters return for Serra Catholic boys soccer team
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
August 19, 2026
With nine returning starters on the team, the Serra Catholic boys soccer program is built to compete in Class 1A this year. The senior-laden squad will be ready to go from day one, something that coac...
Father-Son Time
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Father-Son Time
August 19, 2026
Serra Catholic football coach Akeeme Robinson gets some quality time with his son, King, during practice Tuesday. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports
Boyd leads EF girls to win
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Boyd leads EF girls to win
By JEREMY SELLEW 
August 19, 2026
Elizabeth Forward opened its girls golf season with a 181-201 victory over Greater Latrobe at Butler’s Golf Course. Sydney Boyd led the Warriors with a 3-overpar 39 on the par-36 layout. Boyd carded s...
Obituaries
Daniel J. Nicklow – Monongahela
Obituaries
Daniel J. Nicklow – Monongahela
August 19, 2026
Daniel J. Nicklow, 50, of Monongahela, passed away Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, at home sur rounded by his family after a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 20, 1975, in McKeesport, grew up in Jefferson Hi...
Emily Frances Teegarden Stasicha – Charleroi
Obituaries
Emily Frances Teegarden Stasicha – Charleroi
August 19, 2026
Emily Frances Teegarden Stasicha, 77, of Charleroi, died on Aug. 16, 2026. She was born on Sept. 27, 1948, to the late Frank and Mae Sanner T e e garden. Emily was a member of The Pricedale Russian Cl...