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March 18, 2025

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• Lauren Nicole Madison, 27, of Charleroi was charged with accidents involving damage to an attended vehicle or property, disorderly conduct, reckless driving, failure to notify police of an accident and criminal mischief stemming from an alleged incident Sunday, court records state.

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New ownership

March 19, 2025

New ownership Kennywood Park will be sold to an Atlanta-based company. A3 $ 1 50

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CHEERING FOR DAD ON OPENING DAY

March 19, 2025

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WCHA says federal budget cuts unlikely to impact local services

By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive

March 19, 2025

The housing authority receives $24 million per year from the federal government. Westmoreland County Housing Authority officials said Tuesday they expect cuts in federal funding to have no immediate i...

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Blaine Hill firefighters ready to try out new attack truck

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

March 19, 2025

They have been training on the state-of-the-art vehicle, which was paid for by Olympus Energy. Elizabeth Township and Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Department have a new attack truck to fight fires and h...

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BVA approves summer projects

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

March 19, 2025

They include restoration of the middle school roof and replacing Weir Stadium turf. The Belle Vernon Area school board approved several renovations for district facilities throughout the summer and ex...

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TRUCK FIRE ON INTERSTATE 70

March 19, 2025

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Fish fry season in full swing at Belle Vernon Fire Department

March 22, 2025

Firefighter Rick Lewis serves a take-out dinner order during a Lenten fish fry at Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Co. Friday afternoon. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

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Gov. Shapiro touts AI program for state employees during Carnegie Mellon visit

March 22, 2025

By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled the results of the first-ever generative artificial intelligence pilot program for state employees during a visit Friday to Carnegie Mellon Univers...

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The Trump administration has a free-speech problem

March 22, 2025

Ihave to wonder: When will Vice President JD Vance condemn his own administration? Last month, Vance, a self-described foreign policy “realist” who scorns the practice of describing countries as “good...

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Brainwashed liberals

March 22, 2025

To the Editor: Since it appears President Musk and his puppet Donald Trump have such short attention spans and can only understand bullet points, as they asked all the Federal workers to list the five...

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THE AGENDA

March 22, 2025

Meetings in local government next week Every week, the Mon Valley Independent editorial staff will share upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of pu...