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April 2, 2025

Lining up to cheer on the Cougars

Charleroi Area High School fans showed up on a sunny but chilly Tuesday afternoon to support the Cougars at Vets Field. Watching along the fence are Landon Amos, Ethan Hartley, Emma Skobel, Avery Pendo, London Powell, Ariahna Blouse and Lyla Brunner. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent

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Pa. transportation officials discuss I-70 interchange revamp in Rostraver, other projects

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

April 3, 2025

More than $250 million will be spent on road work in the four-county region. PennDOT District 12 officials joined Lillian Gabreski, director of transportation for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commiss...

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McKeesport Council hears demands for police reform

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

April 3, 2025

Residents and activists are outraged over an arrest video that went viral. Residents and activists advocated for police reform before McKeesport council Wednesday following a video that went viral las...

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Charleroi council fights over TV

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

April 3, 2025

It has been moved from council chambers to the police department. There’s always a calm before the storm. Though leaders in Charleroi may not always agree, meetings in council chambers have remained r...

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‘Titanic: The Musical’ to set sail at McKeesport Area High School

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

April 3, 2025

The show, which focuses on actual people from the 1912 tragedy, will be staged today through Saturday. This year’s McKeesport Area High School musical doesn’t take place in a faraway fictional land or...

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Belle Vernon council OKs Mon River Town program

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

April 3, 2025

The initiative promotes tourism in municipalities along the Mon River. Belle Vernon Council approved a resolution Wednesday to join the Mon River Town program, which provides support for Mon Valley co...

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South Allegheny community mourns student’s tragic death

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

April 3, 2025

A GoFundMe account has been set up to assist the family of 15-year-old Isaiah Katana. Once a Gladiator, always a Gladiator. The South Allegheny School District is mourning the sudden loss of one of it...

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Donora employees to learn more about the legalities of recording

By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI

April 4, 2025

A class is offered through the Washington County District Attorney’s office. Donora police officers and officials will take a class about what to do when someone is recording them. The class will focu...

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April

April 4, 2025

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, April 4, the 94th day of 2025. There are 271 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and k...

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Nicole Ziccarelli

April 4, 2025

Nicole Ziccarelli, Coroner Tim Carson and Albert — use take-home vehicles. The county’s previous vehicle policy required all employees assigned takehome vehicles to submit monthly mileage reports. Com...

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Trump fires NSC officials a day after far-right activist raises concerns about loyalty

April 4, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s fired “some” White House National Security Council officials, a move that comes a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised conc...

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POLICE LOG

Charleroi Regional

April 4, 2025

• Darius D. Johnson, 49, of California was charged with manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, use/possession of drug paraphernalia and intentional possession of a...