By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Plans for a small event center in Rostraver Township were revealed during a recent township commissioners meeting. John and Elizabeth Micenko of Rostraver Township tol...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Christmas and New Year’s have come and gone in a flash, but the holiday season isn’t over yet for those of the Orthodox faith.   Orthodox Christmas occurs Sunda...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com A woman is hospitalized and a family pet is missing after a fire struck a residence in Elizabeth early Friday morning. At about 5:10 a.m., crews responded to the blaze...

By JOHN J. TURANIN For the MVI Eighty years ago next month, Jack and Mary Wargo of Monessen were told that their son, Cpl. Albert Stanley Wargo, was missing.   They weren’t told that he was in the sin...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The criminal trespassing and public intoxication charges filed against McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko, stemming from a November incident in Nashville, were dismisse...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com The status of Donora’s seat on the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority board is up in the air, and the confusion only grows as more information is u...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The first weekend of the new year could bring wintry weather to the area, and road crews across the Mon Valley are preparing for what could be the first substantial sn...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council will likely vote to reopen the 2024 budget when it meets next Thursday. Councilwoman DeAnne Pavelko has been named finance chair f...

Orthodox Christmas will be celebrated Sunday, and services will be held at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in McKeesport Saturday through Tuesday.

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com Firefighters from several Mon Valley communities will participate in training Saturday along Route 837 in Carroll Township. Carroll Township fire Chi...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board could vote to adopt the Pennsylvania Act 1 resolution next week for the 2024-25 fiscal year.   Under Act 1, school districts cannot...

Grayson Broadwater, 5, of Perryopolis and Ryker Reams, 5, of Newell cheered on Frazier’s wrestling team at Wednesday evening’s match. To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go ...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com McKeesport ushered in 2024 Wednesday night with a fresh face and three familiar faces on council. Incoming Councilwoman Amber Webb and incumbents Richard Dellap...

By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media A Monessen teenager will be prosecuted as an adult for the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old friend in late 2022. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott ...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Many people know snowbirds who flock to the south during the winter to take advantage of the warm weather. In February, the 42nd annual Mon Valley Florida Reunion in T...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com A vacant seat on North Belle Vernon council will be filled this month. After the results of November’s general election, one council seat was vacat...

Rowyn Larry, 6, sits next to her mother, Ashley Larry, scorekeeper for the Elizabeth Forward boys basketball team, at Tuesday night’s game. They are the daughter and wife of head coach Nolan Larry. To...

By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com   Charleroi residents were greeted by three new faces at Tuesday’s reorganization meeting.   Kristin Hopkins-Calcek, Tom Santoro, Robert Whiten J...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Monessen welcomed a new councilwoman and honored a departing councilman Tuesday at its reorganization meeting.   Newly elected Councilwoman Karen Cosner will ta...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council swore in three new members and elected new leadership Tuesday night. Incoming council members Jim Brice, DeAnne Pavelko and Casey ...