By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As two of his Elizabeth Forward “success stories” smiled from the audience, Transitional Coordinator Michael Huber accepted an honor from the school board and admini...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com World War II “giant” Staff Sgt. Felix J. Lisovich received a long overdue honor Tuesday morning. Sitting in the first row of a meeting area inside the American Legio...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Organizers hope to make history when the City of Monongahela celebrates its 250th anniversary in August. An official Guinness World Records judge will visit Monon...

By NATASHA LINDSTROM The state Supreme Court on Tuesday sent Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s legal push against UPMC back to a lower court to determine whether the looming split of health...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com In a field overrun with duplicate musical productions, Elizabeth Forward High School’s “Mamma Mia!” came out on top at this year’s Gene Kelly Awards.   Modeled after...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office has added yet another area man to the list of alleged fugitives deemed “high priority” by the county court’s family division. She...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough’s plans to turn Plum Street into a temporary town square this summer are full speed ahead.   Last month, council unanimously approved closing the r...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The White Oak Vet Center parking lot was a sea of barbecue sauce-covered faces over Memorial Day weekend. In memory of America’s heroes, the center, which is part of t...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Rostraver Food Pantry recently held its first distribution day under new leadership.   Following the retirement of former coordinators Rev. Suzanne and Richard Curry...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Main Street in Monongahela is getting a facelift, bit by bit, thanks to a grant program that offers building owners a chance to restore a structure’s facade with ...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent Cars ranging from a 1912 Ford Model T pick-up truck to a state-of-the-art Tesla sedan filled the parking lot of White Oak Municipal Park as part of the fourth annua...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A McKeesport senior has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting early Friday morning in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats neighborhood.   According to the Alle...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The founder of a nonprofit cat rescue in Charleroi is accused of animal cruelty. Lori Kendall, 64, and her husband, Donald Caldwell, 64, both of Eighth Street, are e...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Dr. Karen Hacker, director of the Allegheny County Health Department, will soon take her talents to Georgia and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.   ...

By Deb Erdley The Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau is making a bid to recruit additional foster families as it marks Foster Care Awareness Month. Officials from the bureau are partnering with the...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Washington Area Humane Society will re-open today after a precautionary quarantine was issued last week.   On May 17 the humane society announced the temporary c...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Dominic Campana grew up in Monessen, but now lives in a Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment with a counter displaying his four Sports Emmy awards.   Campana, 34, earned the...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport’s Veterans Activities Committee is encouraging McKeesport residents to attend the city’s annual Memorial Day service, which will be held at 10 a.m. Monday. ...

For the MVI One day, nearly five decades ago, Art Lent’s brother took him to golf for the first time. He fell in love with the sport. “I went home and bought a set of clubs and I’ve been golfing ever ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A potential threat to the Monongahela River has been curbed for at least 90 days.   Fayette County Court of Common Pleas Judge Steve Leskinen issued a consent order ...