Belle Vernon/Ringgold aunt shows support
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January 16, 2026
Natalie Walsh sits with her niece, Lily Walsh, in the stands during Thursday’s girls basketball game between Belle Vernon and Ringgold. Walsh had extra reason to cheer, with two nieces on the court. P...
MASD OKs website update through AIU; honors students
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 16, 2026
Director Jason Pavlecic dissented, arguing that the $12,940 annual cost is too expensive. The McKeesport Area school board approved a proposal Thursday that would allow the district to update its webs...
Crash slows I-70 traffic
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January 16, 2026
Rostraver Township police and firefighters were called to a crash shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 70 near mile marker 44. Two people were transported by Rostraver West Newton Emergency...
West Mifflin school board addresses financial issues
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 16, 2026
Directors also learned that the high school auditorium project is nearing completion. Several financial items were discussed at West Mifflin Area school board’s work session Thursday evening. The stat...
Charleroi to consider abandoning part of Ninth Street for car dealer
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 16, 2026
A public hearing on the matter is set for Wednesday evening. Charleroi officials have scheduled a public hearing to consider the possible abandonment of a portion of Ninth Street to accommodate an exp...
Westmoreland County makes 12 temporary layoffs permanent as part of restructuring
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January 16, 2026
Cash flow issues resulted from a state budget impasse and a subsequent freeze on allocations. By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive A dozen Westmoreland County employees who have been furloughed saw their pos...
Officials worry for future as Arnold Palmer Regional Airport passenger levels hit new lows
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By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive 
January 16, 2026
Spirit Airlines’ continued operation is viewed as a “50-50 proposition at best.” Air traffic through Arnold Palmer Regional Airport last year fell to its lowest level since 2011 even as local leaders ...
Fetterman opposes calls to abolish ICE
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By By TOM FONTAINE TribLive 
January 16, 2026
He called it an “extreme” position in a post on X. U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is rejecting calls from some fellow Democrats to abolish the federal government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement follow...
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January 16, 2026
A PYRAMID CAN BE the strongest shape humans know how to build. Load-bearing. Enduring. It also can be a scheme — something that looks solid from the top down but collapses when the base proves hollow....
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By By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer 
January 16, 2026
If the byproduct of a raid on a Washington Post journalist’s home is to deter probing reporting of government action, the Trump administration could hardly have chosen a more compelling target. Hannah...
Reality is making a comeback
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January 16, 2026
In Trump World, where alternative facts rule, reality is starting to make comeback. For months, the president has hammered Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, denouncing him as a “numbsku...
Players, gamblers charged with rigging games
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January 16, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games has ensnared 26 people, including more than a dozen college basketball players...
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Monessen
January 16, 2026
• Michael Sims, 43, of Cottonwood, Ariz., was charged with fleeing or attempting to elude police, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, evading arrest, DUI and traffic violations stem...
Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
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January 16, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his ad...
‘Tiny Tykes’ story time at Rostraver library
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January 15, 2026
Bailey Powell, 2, of Smithton smiles while participating in the “Tiny Tykes Tadpoles” story-time program at the Rostraver Public Library on Wednesday morning. The weekly program introduces toddlers to...
Charleroi fire chief airs frustration over street damage amid projects
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 15, 2026
Fire Chief Robert Whiten Jr. said the road plates are damaged and it’s delaying response times in some instances. Frustration over damaged roads tied to gas line work resurfaced at Wednesday’s council...
DA gives update on Century III Mall demolition
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January 15, 2026
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala on Wednesday said a potential buyer is close to finalizing a deal to buy the property that was once home to one of the largest malls in the world. By...
EF to move forward with process to hire new solicitor
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 15, 2026
Several school board members said they want to move on from a contentious meeting last month. Several Elizabeth Forward School Board members addressed the public Wednesday to clear the air about a con...
Council welcomes new controller, honors MMVTA rep. George Eckert
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 15, 2026
George Eckert has represented the city on the transit authority board for several years. Monongahela’s council meeting Wednesday was the second for Chris Spahr Jr., the new city controller, following ...