Siblings’ personal attacks exacerbate loss of mother

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February 28, 2025

Siblings’ personal attacks exacerbate loss of mother

DEAR ABBY: I have two sisters. Our mother passed away last year after a bad fall. I was her primary caretaker and was with her every day. The other two sisters were not speaking to her at all, which hurt her deeply.

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Hearing set on landfill permit to dump treated leachate into Mon River

By By JOE NAPSHA TribLive

March 3, 2025

The DEP will get public input on the proposal at a March 20 hearing at the Rostraver Central Fire Department social hall. A Penn Township environmental organization is opposing a draft permit the stat...

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Salvation Army to hold spaghetti fundraiser in Donora

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

March 3, 2025

The organization is trying to catch up after falling short of its Red Kettle Campaign goal. The Mon Valley Salvation Army will hold a fundraiser this week to help fund programs after a slow start for ...

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March 3, 2025

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Billy Price Band to open Monessen concert series

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

March 14, 2025

The first show will take place June 29 at City Park. It’s official: the Billy Price Band will rock out in Monessen City Park Amphitheater this summer. At Thursday’s meeting, Monessen council voted to ...

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More allegations against NBV’s former assistant fire chief

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

March 14, 2025

A former assistant fire chief in North Belle Vernon already accused of fraud and theft is facing new charges. Todd Alan Reppert, 56, was first charged Oct. 16 after being accused of using the departme...

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EARLY-MORNING FIRE IN MCKEESPORT

March 14, 2025

Fire tore through a home in McKeesport early Thursday morning. The fire was reported at a house in the 1200 block of Pirl Street a little after 1 a.m. There were no injuries, and the deputy fire chief...

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Highmark Health reports $209M in 2024 losses

By By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive

March 14, 2025

Despite reporting $209 million in operating losses for 2024, Highmark Health executives said they are optimistic about the future of the Pittsburgh-based health care insurer and provider. Officials on...

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Federal judge orders Trump to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings

By By JANIE HAR Associated Press

March 14, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in mass firings acro...