Cookie bakers sending love to Uvalde

By Mon Valley Independent

By KRISTIE LINDEN

klinden@yourmvi.com

Sometimes when something deeply tragic happens, it can inspire people from all over to want to do something — anything.

On May 24, an unthinkable yet all-to-familiar horror struck this country once again. This time, 21 people died in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas — 19 of them children, who were mostly in the fourth grade.

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One person killed in Monongahela fire

August 31, 2026

The blaze broke out on the 500 block of Warne Street Extension late Saturday night. By the MVI An investigation into a late Saturday night fire in Monongahela ended tragically as the woman who lived t...

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FINAL EVENTS HELD AT WESTMORELAND FAIR

August 31, 2026

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Blood drives scheduled for Sickle Cell Awareness Month

By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com

August 31, 2026

There will be several opportunities to donate in Fayette and Westmoreland counties. Vitalant, a nonprofit blood and biotherapy organization, will host blood drives across Fayette and Westmoreland coun...

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Teen to be charged for gunshot at SA football game

By By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive

August 31, 2026

Friday’s contest with Elizabeth Forward was called off after the incident. Liberty Borough police anticipate juvenile delinquency charges will be filed against a Pittsburgh teen who, they say, fired a...

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August 31, 2026

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Woman found dead in Sewickley Township house

By By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive

August 31, 2026

Jakob Michael Korber, known to have been in the area, is now in custody, state police said. A West Newton woman was found dead Sunday morning in a house in Sewickley Township. The Westmoreland County ...