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By By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press 
December 10, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking case, citing ...
Around The Valley
December 10, 2025
BVA issues statement in response to gun threat Belle Vernon Area School District announced that a middle school student threatened to bring a gun to school Tuesday. According to a statement issued by ...
Politics
December 10, 2025
To the Editor: We The (non-MAGA) People are angry and are not going to take it anymore. We are tired of the constant crimes, lies, and diversionary techniques of this administration and MAGA supporter...
Adam Schiff: If only we’d prosecuted Trump earlier
Politics
December 10, 2025
The Democratic lawfare campaigns against President Donald Trump — two federal prosecutions, an indictment in Georgia, an indictment and conviction in New York, a damaging lawsuit, also in New York — a...
Politics
December 10, 2025
The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By TIM SLACK Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University Roughly 1 in 5 Americans...
Sharing Christmas cards and cheer at the Center on the Hill
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December 9, 2025
Twin third-graders Jojo Adamerovich and Genny Adamerovich from St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School in North Belle Vernon give a Christmas card to Ann Strelinski of Belle Vernon on Monday at the Cen...
Forward Twp. spending plan keeps tax rates steady for 2026
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 9, 2025
Supervisors unanimously agreed on the budget proposal, even though Dave Levdansky worked from his own figures. Forward Township supervisors were working from two different budget drafts Monday night, ...
Heritage Hill Park grass vandalized
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WHITE OAK
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
December 9, 2025
Council discussed the best way to block access to the park at night. Over the weekend, White Oak officials were notified that somebody went into Heritage Hill Park and drove around in the grass — dama...
Stuff a Race Car Trailer drive collecting donations
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
December 9, 2025
Toys can be dropped off at Hoods Up Quick Lube locations throughout the region. Hoods Up Quick Lube is hosting its annual Stuff a Race Car Trailer donation drive, which benefits Christmas for Kids. Sh...
Festival of Trees featured Mckeesport Area High School Music Department
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December 9, 2025
The City of McKeesport’s annual Festival of Trees featured talented musical groups from McKeesport Area High School. First on stage was a jazz quartet featuring teacher and band director Noah Crawford...
With extreme cold on the way, don’t forget to let faucets drip
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
December 9, 2025
Temperatures are expected to be well below freezing throughout the week. By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive Western Pennsylvania may be avoiding heavy snowfall this week, but frigid temperatures are still sticki...
NFL and Visit Pittsburgh host private town hall on draft plans
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December 9, 2025
Organizers were reluctant to release any information about the meeting. By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive As a Pittsburgh councilman, Anthony Coghill chairs City Council’s public safety committee and serves...
Politics
December 9, 2025
OH, THOSE COLLEGE EXPENSES. There are those big ideas of what it will be like. It’s all freedom and independence until financial reality sets in. Then the calls start to come about borrowing money. No...
A Gavin Newsom nihilist nomination?
Politics
December 9, 2025
As California Governor Gavin Newsom gears up to run for president, what in the world will he run on? Californians know that Newsom will not boast, “I will do for America what I have done to California...
The book (and the monk) behind the pope
Politics
December 9, 2025
Pope Leo may not be God’s gift to media ratings and computer clicks. When asked for a book to explain the perspective of the first Chicago-born pope, who was elected earlier this year, his answer was:...
Valley man charged with burglary after incident at Donora factory
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
December 9, 2025
A Monessen man who was terminated from his job at a Donora chocolate and confectionery plant is accused of sneaking back in and causing more than $12,000 in damages to bags of ingredients used by the ...
What to know about changes to Disney parks’ disability policies
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By By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press 
December 9, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Changes that Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at its California and Florida theme parks are too restrictive, disabled fans con...