Biden commutes sentence for activist Leonard Peltier

WASHINGTON (AP) — Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly half a century after he was imprisoned for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. President Joe Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence Monday following decades of community-led advocacy calling his imprisonment an example of the U.S. government’s mistreatment of Native Americans.

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Local road crews dealing with long hours, dwindling salt supplies

January 23, 2025

Road crews have been working around the clock over the last couple weeks. By LADIMIR GARCIA AND TAYLOR BROWN lgarcia@ yourmvi.com tbrown@yourmvi.com Due to the winter weather and frigid temperatures, ...

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Bird flu causes egg shortages, soaring prices in Western Pa.

By By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive

January 23, 2025

Rising cases of avian influenza — commonly referred to as bird flu — have continued to impact egg laying flocks in the U.S. forcing egg suppliers to cut production and in turn causing shortages nation...

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Valley Salvation Army extends winter coats program

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

January 23, 2025

Coats donated by Model Cleaners are available for free today at the Mon Valley Salvation Army in Donora. With temperatures dipping into the single digits and lower in recent days, the Mon Valley Salva...

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FRIDAY

January 23, 2025

Find out what happens at the Monessen council meeting in Friday’s edition of the MVI.

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E-INDEX

January 23, 2025

online only SoCal fire risk continues E1 Syria’s rebels loom large E2 National Politics E3 Grammy’s debate E4 Sports Overtime E7-9

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The Mon Valley Independent is published daily (255 times a year) by MID MON VALLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY LLC

January 23, 2025

The Mon Valley Independent is published daily (255 times a year) by MID MON VALLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY LLC, 1719 Grand Blvd., Monessen, PA 15062. Home delivery price is $216.00 per year. Single Copy is...