Mike Beresh and Ron Janney, above, and the Donora Veterans Council received a donation from the Donora Smog Museum and Historical Society. The society donated $3,700 to local organizations with money ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County’s emergency management chief confirmed this week that an investigation is ongoing into what caused an explosion nearly two months ago at the Common Gr...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A police appreciation fundraiser will take place Saturday in Charleroi. With several sponsors at various levels, cfsbank was the most recent donor for the event, pre...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com South Allegheny stayed in the thick of the race for the coveted final playoff spot out of Section 2-1A with a 2-1 victory over visiting Monessen on Senior Night Thursd...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports What a difference a week makes for the California volleyball squad. The Trojans opened the season with seven straight losses following last week’s 3-0 sweep at the hands of C...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI When the weather starts getting cooler, my thoughts get a little nutty.   As a child, my fall after-school chore was to gather up the nuts that fell in our yard. If I remember...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Over the last two weeks, the McKeesport Tigers have been forced to take the field without one of the top running backs in the WPIAL.   Bobbie Boyd has missed the las...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After running the gauntlet of four top opponents in non-conference play, Belle Vernon Area is set to get into Class 3A Interstate Conference play. When South Alleg...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A lopsided affair ended with Chartiers-Houston earning a regular season sweep of Charleroi on Wednesday night.   After winning the first matchup by a 4-2 score on Au...

Emilie Pireaux, Bella Carroto and Aralyn Hartley stayed dry Tuesday during a rainy soccer night watching the Charleroi Area boys take on California.    

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Alliance held its sixth annual luncheon Wednesday afternoon at the Monongahela Aquatorium to showcase the progress it has made over the past year. In an...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Trick-or-treating in Rostraver Township this year has been moved to the evening of Halloween — from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31. A Halloween event is scheduled...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Local EMS agencies have sent crews to Florida to aid in disaster relief efforts as Hurricane Ian lashes the state’s western coast.   Rostraver West Newton EMS s...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The parishioners at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church of McKeesport-Duquesne are hoping area residents are all set for a bite to eat. The church’s A Taste of Serbia foo...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park is temporarily closed after vandals once again destroyed property at the facility.   It’s not the first time this year officia...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The state Department of Environmental Protection is looking into possible mine subsidence causing property damage in Washington Township.   Lauren Fraley, spokeswoman ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As he noticed a group of cyclists pass by on Sunday, state Sen. Jim Brewster told a crowd at McKees Point Marina that the vision of late former mayor Joe Bendel had co...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com If the kind of optimism expressed by officials Tuesday means anything, the renewal of Elizabeth could be gaining steam.   “We’ve come a long way,” said Mayor...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com An abandoned house fire in Donora prompted an investigation by a state police fire marshal Tuesday. A vacant home on the 300 block of Van Pelt Street erupted in...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports After dominating the opening two sets of its Section 2-1A volleyball showdown with Mapletown Tuesday, Frazier knew it wasn’t going to be easy to close out the match. The Mapl...