Jefferson Hills students explore creek life
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May 19, 2026
Jefferson Hills Intermediate School third-graders from the West Jefferson Hills School District search for invertebrates in a creek during a field trip Monday to Mingo Creek Park. Photo by Jeff Helsel...
White Oak officially a ‘Bird Town’
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 19, 2026
The honor was bestowed Monday by the state Audubon Council. White Oak was officially designated a “Bird Town” by the Pennsylvania Audubon Council during Monday’s meeting. Bird Town Pennsylvania works ...
California students experience France, Spain
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 19, 2026
Members of the district’s travel club got to spend time with families in both countries. For nearly two weeks, California Area School District students traded classrooms for cathedrals, textbooks for ...
Rostraver to seek grant for DiVirgilio complex work
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 19, 2026
Repairs are needed to the facility’s press box and concession stand. Rostraver Township commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Monday to apply for a grant through the Commonwealth Financing A...
Porter Scholarship Foundation fundraiser donation
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May 19, 2026
From left, Jenn Bailey, Marsh Tire owner Chip Bailey and Eric and Laurie Porter pose for a photo at Marsh Tire in Charleroi. The business held a May 2 fundraiser to benefit the Glenn Edward Porter III...
Allegheny County residents warned of Increased risk for ticks and Lyme disease
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May 19, 2026
The Department of Health has reported a rise in emergency department visits throughout the state. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive As Allegheny County residents step outside to enjoy near-record heat this we...
POLICE LOG
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McKeesport
May 19, 2026
Donora • Dae’Sean Thyler Reeves, 19, of Donora was charged with hindering apprehension, carrying a firearm without a license, tampering with evidence, providing false identification to law enforcement...
State shares vital for primary voters
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May 19, 2026
Polls will be open today from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. By the MVI Secretary of the Commonwealth A1 Schmidt encourages Pennsylvanians planning to vote at the polls in today’s primary election to review the com...
Why the Pa. primary election matters
Opinion, Politics
May 19, 2026
TODAY, DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS across Pennsylvania will decide which candidates from their respective parties will go on to run in the November general election. On the ballot are the governor and l...
Trailer filled With strawberries catches on fire
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May 19, 2026
Rostraver Township police and firefighters were called early Monday morning to the scene of a commerical vehicle fire on Interstate 70 East near Mile 42.5. Crews extinguished a fire in a refrigerated ...
Vehicle goes over Rostraver hillside
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May 19, 2026
Rostraver Township and Monessen Fire Department No. 1 firefighters were called Monday afternoon to the 2000 block of Grand Boulevard for a vehicle over a hillside. Upon arrival, crews found no occupan...
Pa. grapples with implementing Medicaid work requirements
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May 19, 2026
by Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star May 18, 2026 When 2027 gets underway, most states across the country will push forth new work requirements for select Medicaid enrollees while navigating ...
Monessen gets updates on STMP, Donner Avenue projects
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 18, 2026
A public appeal was made for donations to help repair the City Park walking track. Monessen City Council members received an update on the ongoing progress of the city’s Strategic Management Planning ...
2 state police troopers injured in chase with erratic driver
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May 18, 2026
By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive Two state police troopers were hurt at the end of a multi-county chase that began after state police responded to a report of an erratic driver on Interstate 79 in North...
Skill games, sports betting interests spending big on 3 GOP primaries
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May 18, 2026
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White Oak making progress on blighted properties
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 18, 2026
A company is interested in purchasing the condemned property at 1901 Vermont Ave. During last week’s workshop meeting, White Oak’s solicitor Ashley Puchalski gave a positive update on efforts to bring...
Pa. commits nearly $ 1M to train special education teachers
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 18, 2026
Several Pittsburgh-area schools are involved with providing instruction. The Shapiro administration is investing nearly $1 million to train more special education teachers across Pennsylvania, part of...
Around The Valley, Features
May 18, 2026
• Roscoe Lions Club meeting, Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, Rostraver Township, 5:30 p.m. • McKeesport 23 memorial roll call, McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center, 1832 Arboretum Drive, 10 a.m. ...