Actor struggling with lack of family support

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March 4, 2025

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Actor struggling with lack of family support

DEAR HARRIETTE: My family has never taken my acting career seriously, and it’s starting to wear on me.

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McKeesport sets fees for food truck permits

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

March 6, 2025

Mayor Michael Cherepko explained when zoning ordinances were done years ago, food trucks weren’t around. McKeesport council established food truck permit fees at Wednesday’s meeting. Under the new ord...

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Location for Pyrex glass time capsule topic of discussion

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

March 6, 2025

Charleroi councilman Larry Celaschi thinks the Meadow Avenue Park would be a good location to bury the time capsule. A time capsule commemorating the history of Pyrex glass and those who made it could...

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Reeling them in: Local groups kick off Lenten fish fry season

By SARAH PELLIS

March 6, 2025

Churches, fire departments and community organizations across the Valley heated up the fryers for the Ash Wednesday kickoff to the Lenten fish fry season. Another season of Lenten traditions kicked of...

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March 6, 2025

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Trump administration plans to cut 80K employees from VA

March 6, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care and other services for mill...

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March 6, 2025

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, March 6, the 65th day of 2025. There are 300 days left in the year. Today's birthdays: Rock musician David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) is 79. Filmmaker-actor Rob Reiner is...

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Student charged in school fight

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

March 19, 2025

A Ringgold student has been charged after a fight broke out in a classroom. David Boyd McGavitt, 18, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment. According to an affidavit of pro...

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Sunshine Week shines light on need for transparency

March 19, 2025

By JOYCE DAVIS Opinion Editor PennLive/The Patriot-News Now, more than ever, you need to know. You not only need to know about the chaos in Washington, but you need to know what’s happening in your ow...

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Dollywood owners to acquire Kennywood, Sandcastle & Idlewild

By By MICHAEL DIVITTORIO TribLive

March 19, 2025

Herschend doesn’t plan to make any immediate changes to the parks. Kennywood will soon be operating under new ownership whose other holdings include Dollywood and the Harlem Globetrotters. Atlanta-bas...

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Another farmers market planned

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

March 19, 2025

The inaugural event, held in partnership with Highmark, was well attended in September. Charleroi Area School District will continue a partnership with Highmark to serve its students. Last fall, the d...

Council approves liquor license transfer for bar

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Council approves liquor license transfer for bar

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

March 19, 2025

A date hasn’t been set for the opening. West Mifflin council held a short public hearing for an inter-municipal restaurant liquor license transfer request from R&HPGH LLC during its regular meeting Tu...