By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Governor Wolf Wednesday announced he has lifted the ban on spectators at interscholastic sports events. So, the bright side is fans can be in the stands for local ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com A former Monongahela police officer stood by his claim of innocence inside the Washington County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday, telling the judge he would ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Referring to crime, McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko took time during his mayor’s report Wednesday to address council and a few residents in attendance about what he ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com For the first time since March 2019, long-term lane restrictions were removed Wednesday from the Elizabeth Bridge. There will still be periodic short-term restr...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Despite the coronavirus pandemic, a longstanding tradition in Charleroi may have an opportunity to reach its largest audience yet. Each year, Charleroi’s Community D...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Nearly 10.5 acres of land adjacent to the DiVirgilio Sports Complex has been donated to Rostraver Township. The commissioners Wednesday voted to accept the land...

William “Bill” Stack, 65, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Born in North Charleroi on Aug. 2, 1955, he was the son of the late Michael and Adamae Clendaniel Stack. Bill was a mainte...

Eugene J. Altomari, 85, of Monessen, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. He was born May 11, 1935, in Monessen, son of the late Ralph and Angeline Caruso Altomari. Eugene served his country during t...

Ernest Truffa Jr., formerly of Monongahela, passed away peacefully on Aug. 27, 2020, in hospice care, comfortably in his home. He leaves behind his youngest son, Marc Truffa and his wife Amanda, who w...

Lucinda Rose Jones, 41, of Finleyville, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. She was born Sept. 17, 1978, in Jeannette, a daughter of George and Cheryl Uncapher Reeger of West Newton. Lucinda was a graduate of...

Michael T. Twardy passed away on July 6, 2020, at the Hallsworth House in Monessen, after battling dementia and complications brought on by hip surgery. Mike or Mickey, known to most of his family, wa...

Dominica Homa-Childs, 8, of Donora gets off the bus Tuesday after her first day of school as a third grader at Ringgold South Elementary.

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Feral cats have once again become a project in the Magic City.   Dr. Faith Bjalobok, founder of the Fluffyjean Fund for Felines, a trap-neuter-vaccinate-return progr...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Carroll Township supervisors assured residents on Greenridge Drive affected by mine subsidence that they’re aware of the situation and working on a solution....

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The first African-American female cartoonist, Jackie Ormes, grew up in Monongahela and was featured Tuesday as the subject of the Google Doodle. A Google Doodle i...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com More than 600 tires have been removed from the Youghiogheny River between Cedar Creek Park and West Newton over the past two years, and it’s estimated there are...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Citing the need for police officers to have a use-of-force option other than guns, Versailles Borough Council President Lisa Fleckenstein asked council to consider app...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township residents have a limited amount of time to apply for Allegheny County’s Vacant Property Recovery program. The program is designed to put vaca...

By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Bryan Fegley isn’t accustomed to losing.   Back at Wilson High School in West Lawn, Pa., Fegley helped lead his team to a state championship berth. He went on to play for a...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports Entering his 28th season at Thomas Jefferson, head boys soccer coach Doc Kulish has never seen a season quite like the one 2020 will be.   Just getting on the field h...