Special story time guests at Monongahela library
Latest News, Main
March 5, 2026
Kash Kubasiak, left, Brooklyn Bialko and Lily Ledford watch as Joanna Goshert of the Washington Area Humane Society holds “Shamrock” during story time Wednesday at the Monongahela Public Library. The ...
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McKeesport first responders honored for high-rise fire rescue
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 5, 2026
Several residents were rescued from the Midtown Plaza Apartments after a trash chute caught fire in October. Several McKeesport first responders were commended Wednesday for their outstanding efforts ...
Commissioners to revamp airport authority board
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
March 5, 2026
Rostraver Township Commissioner Gary Beck Sr. is one of the members who will be replaced. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive The board that oversees operations at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity is ...
Mon River Arts to stage ‘Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition’
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March 5, 2026
The production will debut at 7:30 tonight at the Grand Theatre in Elizabeth. Mon River Arts will present “Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition” at the Grand Theatre in Elizabeth. “Once Upon a Mattress”...
Vulcans move on to PSAC semifinals
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
March 5, 2026
The California (Pa.) men’s basketball team showed no lingering effects from its regular- season finale loss as the Vulcans delivered a dominant performance in the PSAC quarterfinals Wednesday night. C...
Lou Holtz, legendary Notre Dame coach, dies at 89
NCAA, Sports
March 5, 2026
By ERIC OLSON AND TOM COYNE Associated Press Lou Holtz never met an opponent that couldn’t beat him. Somehow, he squeaked out nearly 250 wins and a national title while cementing himself both as one o...
Remembering Maz around the Valley
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
March 5, 2026
Several Mon Valley residents were fortunate enough to have a personal connection to a Pittsburgh legend we lost this year, Bill Mazeroski. In 2019, Ken Barbao — son of Joe Barbao Sr., who served as St...
Hounds set for familiar opponent
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 5, 2026
When Monessen and Elk County Catholic meet Friday in the first round of the PIAA Class 1A playoffs, the game may not require many points to decide a winner. In fact, whichever team reaches 25 points f...
Bonnie Faye Delasta Bednarski
Obituaries
March 5, 2026
Bonnie Faye Delasta Bednarski, 84, passed away on Feb. 28, 2026, at Westminster- Canterbury in Winchester, Va., She was born on Jan. 6, 1942, to Ferrel and Bertha Dallaglio Delasta in Charleroi, Pa. S...
Frank Patrick Jr. – Jefferson Estates, Fayette City
Obituaries
March 5, 2026
It is with heavy hearts that we announce Frank Patrick Jr., 83, of Jefferson Estates, Fayette City, passed away peacefully, on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at UPMC Mercy Hospi tal surrounded by his loving f...