Answers demanded in Donora man’s death
Latest News, Main
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 31, 2026
John “Koo Koo” Miller died five days after reportedly being tased by police. More than a week after John “Koo Koo” Miller died following an encounter with Donora police, family and friends are still w...
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Work progressing on Expressway projects
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 31, 2026
Some portions are projected to be completed this year. With new sections of the Mon/Fayette Expressway nearing completion this fall, there have been several updates to the project in the last several ...
Garage fire battled in Allenport
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
March 31, 2026
Stockdale firefighters battled a garage fire Sunday evening in the area of Walnut Street in Allenport. Firefighters from Roscoe, Charleroi, Lock No. 4 and Fallowfield Township assisted at the scene as...
McKeesport’s annual Easter egg hunt brings community members together
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
March 31, 2026
The City of McKeesport hosts the free event each year at Renziehausen Park. By COLETTE FUNCHES McKeesport Community Newsroom Dozens of smiling youngsters carrying brightly colored straw baskets gather...
Bearcats unload on Commodores
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
March 31, 2026
Bentworth’s Sydney Gonglik allowed three hits and struck out 12 in section-opening win. When asked what has been clicking for the Bentworth softball team in its 6-0 start to the spring, coach Jack Cra...
Rams beat rival Leps; Grimm’s walkoff beats LH
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 31, 2026
Ringgold broke a tie in the sixth inning and held on for a 6-5 victory over Belle Vernon in Section 2-4A play Monday at John DiVirgilio Sports Complex. The game was tied at 5-5 in the sixth when Max S...
Narrow losses for G-Force boxers
Sports
March 31, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent G-Force Athletic Club’s Ian Maloney dropped a close decision to Desmond Montini of Formula A1 Boxing of Homewood in the Western PA Golden Gloves championship on March 21....
Big inning, Charleroi errors help Rebels pick up section win
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 31, 2026
The Cougars committed five errors in a Section 4-3A loss to visiting Seton LaSalle Monday. All it takes is one inning to decide a baseball game, and it was one sloppy frame from Charleroi that led to ...
‘Butch’ Francis Peter Pepka – Carroll Township
Obituaries
March 31, 2026
“Butch” Francis Peter Pepka, 79, of Carroll Township, died unexpectedly March 29, 2026, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsb urgh. He was born Feb. 27, 1947, in New Eagle, the son of Francis Peter ...
Concetta ‘Connie’ Lavern Minniti – Monessen
Obituaries
March 31, 2026
Concetta “Connie” Lavern Minniti, 84, of Monessen, passed away Friday after a brief illness but a full life. She was born April 7, 1941, in Monessen to Rosalino Sagona and Concetta Cash Sagona Procacc...