Foreigners fuel American prosperity

It’s easy to despise Elon Musk as a supremely loathsome power-mad egomaniac. But he’s also the richest man in the world, and he got that way by immigrating to the United States and seizing the opportunities he found here to foster advanced technologies, from electric vehicles to rockets.

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SHOW OF SUPPORT FROM ELIZABETH FORWARD

January 18, 2025

Members of the Elizabeth Forward basketball and soccer teams, along with the basketball coaching staff, traveled to the Convocation Center Wednesday to watch Clarion’s Alyssa Terza, an EF alum, play f...

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Training underway at MV Business Resource Center

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

January 18, 2025

Mon Valley Alliance is hosting the program in collaboration with Catholic Charities Pittsburgh. The Mon Valley Business Resource Center, which officially opened in November, has launched one of its fi...

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2 charged in string of burglaries at local bars

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

January 18, 2025

Police say the couple was involved in break-ins at 11 establishments. State police charged a Mon Valley man and woman with burglarizing 11 area bars in 2023. David Alan Rice, 33, of Charleroi is charg...

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PennDOT teaches BVA students about interchange

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

January 18, 2025

A lot of advanced math skills are needed to design a diverging diamond interchange project. Belle Vernon Area High School hosted PennDOT officials Friday morning to show students what’s happening behi...

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PUC issues warning about extreme cold

By SARAH PELLIS

January 18, 2025

A watch is already in effect as temperatures are expected to plunge well below zero. The Public Utility Commission has alerted Pennsylvania residents to be prepared for extreme cold that is being fore...

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BV Rotarians honored with prestigious Paul Harris Fellow awards

January 18, 2025

The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to the Rotary. For the MVI Five Belle Vernon Rotary Club members wer...