By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board President Joe Lopretto said during Wednesday’s meeting he thinks public school administrators deserve a pat on the back and that they don’...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com When the North Belle Vernon streetscape project is completed this fall, residents will be reminded of the borough’s history as they drive or walk along Broad Avenue....

Emily June Walker Bowden, 91, formerly of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Columbia Cottage Assisted Living in Hershey. Born in Webster on June 23, 1929, she was the daughter of ...

Mary Jane “TeTe” Russo, 75, of Donora, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born July 14, 1945, in North Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late James C. and Mary D...

Trinity Fauvie, 10, of Charleroi, Isabella Koerner, 6, of Fallowfield Township, Madalyn Cherry, 11, of Charleroi and Bella Wickerham, 6, of Charleroi play on the spider at the Dunlevy playground earli...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania Republicans and business owners scored a victory Tuesday when a federal judge denied a stay by Gov. Tom Wolf to continue coronavirus restriction...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi students will return to class next month. After hearing from several families during a special meeting Tuesday, the school board unanimously approved a fou...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board will hold a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Monday to review plans for bringing students back into classrooms full time. At an ag...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Rep. Bill Kortz has introduced a bill to allow for a civil penalty for driving without insurance. House Bill 2478 would allow vehicle owners to pay a fine rather...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As a result of concerns about the coronavirus and pandemic restrictions, the Mon Valley HIV/AIDS Awareness Walk, which is held annually in McKeesport, will be virtual ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For a majority of Tuesday’s Section 3-3A showdown with Ringgold, the Thomas Jefferson boys soccer team struggled to put the ball in the back of the net.   The Jaguar...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Charleroi boys soccer team kept things rolling Tuesday, taking advantage of a shorthanded Bentworth squad and capturing a 4-1 win at Myron Pottios Stadium. Inj...

By Jeremy Tepper MVI Sports Chad Bruns knew there would be some growing pains for his Serra Catholic soccer team this season. With nine different players playing new positions this year, those growing...

Stephen C. Gazi, 44, of Roscoe, crossed over to begin his new life on Sept. 18, 2020. He was born June 3, 1976, in New Eagle, son of the late George C. Gazi and Allison Farkos Gazi, who survives. He w...

Jack E. Schollaert, 81, of Powhatan, Va., formerly of Long Branch, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in St. Francis Medical Center, Midlothian, Va. A son of the late Frank and Ruth B...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After Monday’s Belle Vernon Area and Ringgold girls soccer game, Leopards head coach Tracy Lovett had a simple question for Rams head coach Olivia Wilkerson. “How ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward girls soccer coach Brandon Gerba didn’t want to see his players with their heads down after suffering a 7-0 nonsection loss to Belle Vernon Area Sa...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Charleroi picked up its fourth consecutive shutout victory with a 4-0 triumph over McGuffey in Section 3-2A play Monday.   Eben McIntyre netted a pair of goals, whil...

Cousins Novella Kovalchuk, 3, of Belle Vernon and Calin Kovalchuk, 4, of North Charleroi play on a slide at Cedar Creek Park Monday afternoon.

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com School districts will have to follow guidelines set forth from the state Department of Health — despite a bill the Legislature passed allowing them to make individua...