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March 12, 2025

CALENDAR WATCH

• American Legion Post 28 meeting, Monessen Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 fire station, Donner Avenue, Monessen, 7 p.m.

• Luck of the Irish drawing, Care and Share thrift store, California United Methodist Church, 227 Third St., California, across from Dairy Queen, 6 to 8 p.m., https://www. facebook.com/CareandShareTS/.

• Hip-hop dancing for seniors, $2 donation, Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport, 1507 Library Ave., McKeesport, 11 a.m. Register at www.mckeesportlibrary.org or call 412672-0625.

Latest News, Main

‘Grease’ comes to South Allegheny stage

March 15, 2025

Portraying the T-Birds at South Allegheny High School’s production of “Grease” Friday night are Donnavin Peterson, Island Russell-Akkoyun, Kazhmeire Braucher, Justin Dyer, Corinne Elton and Aaron Mart...

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MVA hosts Rapid Readiness event

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

March 15, 2025

Political, business and community leaders gathered for a discussion of the region’s future. Mon Valley leaders got together recently to talk about the future. The Southwestern Pennsylvania Municipal P...

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One hurt in Rostraver accident

March 15, 2025

Rostraver Central Fire Department responded to a car accident Friday evening in the 1100 block of Rostraver Road. According to a Facebook post from the department, firefighters had to use Jaws of Life...

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Donora police encounter goes viral

By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI

March 15, 2025

Borough and police officials responded after the incident was posted on social media. A video posted to Facebook Wednesday appeared to show a Donora police officer knocking a phone out of a resident’s...

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Driver crashes SUV through roof in White Oak

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

March 15, 2025

The man suffered a broken arm, but was conscious and alert at the scene. An SUV slammed through the roof of a building in White Oak early Friday morning. According to our news partners at WTAE, the cr...

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EF students get business lessons by running successful company

March 15, 2025

The iSH Company is in the midst of another record-setting year. By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com spellis@yourmvi.com The iSH Company, aka “In Student Hands,” at Elizabeth Forward High School has be...

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Help with medical bills difficult to access despite hospital charity rules, study finds

By By ASHA PRIHAR Spotlight PA

March 18, 2025

Hospitals and health systems largely decide how their charity care programs work and who qualifies, which can limit access to this help. Most U.S. hospitals offer some relief to patients who struggle ...

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TRUCK GETS STUCK ON RENZIE ROAD

March 18, 2025

An Elizabeth Township road was temporarily closed Monday morning after a tractor-trailer became stuck while navigating a turn. Firefighters issued a traffic advisory around 10 a.m. to inform residents...

Politics

Is the jig up for elite higher education?

March 18, 2025

Over the last three decades, elite American universities have engaged in economic, political, social, and cultural practices that were often unethical, illegal — and suicidal. They did so with impunit...

Politics

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Apologies to Zelenskyy

March 18, 2025

To the Editor: I certainly wish there was some way to apologize to Mr. Zelenskyy. It was truly a shame what he had to go through in the meeting with the dictator, now posing as our president and one o...

Politics

The pain of Hamas hostage families

March 18, 2025

“Good morning. I’m Kathryn, what’s your name?” It was a natural enough question — at that awkward part of a meeting where we knew the vaguest things about one another. I knew he had a family member be...