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BVA schedules town hall for April 20
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BVA schedules town hall for April 20
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 28, 2026
The public will have a chance to provide feedback on the district’s consolidation proposal. The Belle Vernon Area School District announced the official date for a town hall and launched a survey to g...
Region saw a slight population decline last year
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Region saw a slight population decline last year
March 28, 2026
Deaths continue to outpace births throughout the Pittsburgh area. By JAMES ENGEL TribLive Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the Pittsburgh region’s population shrank slightly recen...
Heavy rain brings areas of flooding to Valley
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Heavy rain brings areas of flooding to Valley
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 28, 2026
High water shut down several roadways across the region. Flooded roadways, power outages and rising river levels disrupted the Friday morning commute across the Pittsburgh area after strong storms — i...
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LSA grants to fund Westmoreland County projects
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LSA grants to fund Westmoreland County projects
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 28, 2026
The CFA issued 38 grants throughout the county. Local Share Account funding has been secured for several Mon Valley communities, state Rep. Eric Davanzo, R-Smithton, and state Sen. Patrick Stefano, R-...
Donora kidney recipient celebrates new lease on life
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Donora kidney recipient celebrates new lease on life
March 28, 2026
Freda Heilman underwent life-saving transplant surgery thanks to a donation by her sister. By JILL RUNFOLA For the MVI After five years of dialysis and five long years of waiting for a kidney transpla...
Dr. Kamlesh B. Gosai and Dr. A.J. Gandhi celebrated on National Doctors’ Day
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Dr. Kamlesh B. Gosai and Dr. A.J. Gandhi celebrated on National Doctors’ Day
March 28, 2026
The doctors have provided health care for generations of families in the Mon Valley. For the MVI Each year, Doctors’ Day provides a meaningful opportunity to recognize the physicians who dedicate thei...
Sports
Titans win early season showdown with U’town
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Titans win early season showdown with U’town
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 28, 2026
Sam Tomko and Mia Bey each had extra-base hits for West Mifflin in a 9-4 win over the Red Raiders. The West Mifflin and Uniontown softball teams entered Friday undefeated early in the season, but afte...
BVA girls win Twilight title
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BVA girls win Twilight title
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 28, 2026
Waynesburg claimed the boys title while the Belle Vernon boys finished second; California’s girls finished as runners-up. Belle Vernon and Waynesburg Central captured the team titles Friday at the Twi...
No. 1 Duke overcomes 10-point deficit to beat St. John’s
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No. 1 Duke overcomes 10-point deficit to beat St. John’s
March 28, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Caleb Foster returned from a broken foot and rescued Duke’s national title hopes, helping the top-seeded Blue Devils rally from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat St. John’s 80-7...
Leps’ rally falls just short at South Park
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Leps’ rally falls just short at South Park
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 28, 2026
South Park made the most of limited opportunities and held off a late rally to defeat Belle Vernon, 4-3, in nonsection play Friday at Evans Field. Despite being out-hit 6-2, South Park (2-1) capitaliz...
Obituaries
Angela Zaragoza Alfaro – Mt. Lebanon
Obituaries
Angela Zaragoza Alfaro – Mt. Lebanon
March 28, 2026
Angela Zaragoza Alfaro, 78, of Mt. Lebanon, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at St. Clair Hospital. Born in Managua, Nicaragua, on Oct. 12, 1947, she...
Roseann ‘Rose’ Matianski – Monongahela, Fallowfield Township
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Roseann ‘Rose’ Matianski – Monongahela, Fallowfield Township
March 28, 2026
Roseann “Rose” Matianski, 77, of Monongahela, Fallowfield Township, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday , March, 25, 2026. She was born June 24, 1948, in McKeesport, daughter of the late Joseph and ...