By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Four years after a massive piece of concrete broke loose from the Vulcan Parking Garage on the California University of Pennsylvania campus, repairs are set to st...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Sirens were blaring and horns were honking along Waddell Avenue in Donora Thursday.   But there weren’t any fires or emergencies. Instead, the town came out ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Steve Toprani is glad his son chose to ride the school bus Thursday morning. Otherwise, Will Toprani, 11, might well have been with his dad, a well-known Mon Vall...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Flood-damaged homes in the Elks Place section of Pricedale in Rostraver Township are slated to be demolished as part of a flood-mitigation plan, with the area t...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Nov. 3 general election might be one of the most anticipated and highly publicized in recent memory, and the NAACP is doing its part to make sure voters’...

John Garrigan Rogers, 77, of Finleyville, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Jeffer-son Hospital. He was born Nov. 4, 1942, in Minneapolis, Minn., the son of the late Lee Clarence Rogers and Sylvia T. S...

On Sept. 5, 2020, Charles Jeffery Campbell, lovingly known as “SOUP,” passed away in Springhill, Fla. Jeffery was born on May 5, 1956, to loving parents, John and Eveline Campbell in Monongahela. Jeff...

Ronald K. Micenko, 78, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in the Uniontown Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 24, 1942, in New Eagle, the son of Michael and Dorothy Mae K...

Michele Roberts, 39, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born in Delaware Valley, Pa., on July 5, 1981, she was a daughter of Denise Chalfant of Charl...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Chase Wentzell of Charleroi walked his dog Vincenzo in Dunlevy on a pleasant Wednesday evening.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After a long, frustrating quest, a McKeesport man who had his council seat stripped from him for a decades-old drug conviction, learned this week he’s been pardoned by...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ringgold school directors Wednesday moved forward to take steps allowing spectators at sporting events. By a narrow 5-4 vote, directors voted to amend the di...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Washington County Commissioners are looking for the most economical option for office space for the future, which could mean buying the building across the ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen needs to improve its recycling numbers and it will start its push Saturday with a city-wide drop off event. “We’ve been negligent on our recycling collec...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After a tough opening-season loss to their rival, the Ringgold boys soccer team bounced back in a big way, knocking off Laurel Highlands and giving first-year head...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Bentworth wasted little time getting on the scoreboard Wednesday, using the early momentum to cruise to a 5-0 Section 4-A victory over Monessen. The Bearcats (2-0, 2...

By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Going into Elizabeth Forward’s opening game against East Allegheny, Rob Hrabosky admits he was nervous. Season openers are often a time for excitement and boundless optimis...

Sadie R. Altimore, 92, of Monessen, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born in Eagleville, Tenn., on April 2, 1928, the daughter of the late Samuel and Willie ...

Barbara Ann Luketich, 91, of Monessen, passed away on Sept. 15, 2020. A lifelong resident of Monessen, Barbara “Barb,” lived a long and full life and enriched the lives of her family and friends. Born...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It’s not always easy to bounce back after a lopsided loss in soccer. Especially so with a young team. But the young Charleroi girls soccer team impressed head coac...