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March 19, 2025

TRUCK FIRE ON INTERSTATE 70

Rostraver Central firefighters were called Tuesday morning to Interstate 70 west near Exit 46A to extinguish a fire in the cab of an unloaded freight vehicle. No injuries were reported. I-70 was restricted to one lane in the area. Rostraver Central VFD

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SMILES FOR SPRING

March 20, 2025

Five-year-old Legend Anderson gives his mom Cassie DeStefano a bear hug while they watched the high school baseball game Wednesday at Veterans Field in Charleroi. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independe...

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Paraprofessionals, assistants vote to unionize at Ringgold

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

March 20, 2025

The Ringgold School Board will discuss the matter before voting on recognizing the union. Ringgold’s paraprofessionals and administrative assistants announced they have decided to form a union with th...

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Fire officials issue warnings as brush fire season ramps up

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

March 20, 2025

Firefighters are warning about the elevated risks of outside fires around this time of year. A combination of windy conditions posed an elevated risk of wildfires Wednesday across the region. Mon Vall...

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Charleroi Regional Police officers retire after decades of service

March 20, 2025

The Charleroi Regional Police Department board honored retired police Lieutenants Mike Polinski and Mark Yates for their years of service. Shown during Wednesday’s board meeting, from left, are Charle...

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Changes coming to Social Security

March 20, 2025

More than 72.5 million people, including retirees and children, receive benefits through Social Security. Staff and Wire reports The Social Security Administration is changing policies to strengthen i...

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Marion Elementary’s ‘Young Men of Honor’ recognized

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

March 20, 2025

The program aims to foster etiquette, respect and self confidence for the sixth-graders in the group. The Belle Vernon Area school board recognized Marion Elementary students who are part of a school ...

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March 21, 2025

TODAY IN HISTORY 21 Today is Friday, March 21, the 80th day of 2025. There are 285 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther ...

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NEWS BRIEF

March 21, 2025

A Monessen woman was badly burned Thursday in a fire caused by a furnace mishap. Monessen Fire Chief Delmar Hepple said a resident at 409 Reed Ave. was attempting to light a furnace in her home when t...

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Shooting under investigation

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

March 21, 2025

An early-morning shooting is under investigation in Monessen. Monessen Police and the Westmoreland County Detective Bureau responded to a shooting around 1:30 a.m. Thursday outside a private club on K...

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Trump orders plan to dismantle Education Department while keeping some core functions

March 21, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s be...

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Political attacks are shameful slides to gateway violence

March 21, 2025

THE U.S. HAS A LONG HISTORY of political violence, but there is a growing sense that the scope and frequency of political harassment, threats and violence are reaching new levels. That’s what’s happen...