WHAT MOTIVATES A MAN to wake up at 5:50 a.m. twice a week, take a bus to Pittsburgh, spend all day shining shoes and then give away all his tip money? For Albert Lexie, the answer was easy. To read th...

Albert P. Lexie, “The Shoeshine Man,” 76, passed away Oct. 16, 2018, in the Davenport Hall of Charleroi. Albert was born in Monessen on Aug. 1, 1942, son of the late Frank and Nellie Malinchak Lexie. ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A traditional recipe, a little laughter and a “pinch” of love are all you need for the perfect pierogies. Just ask the more than 30 dedicated volunteers at Monessen’...

By Natasha Lindstrom  The United Steelworkers union announced Monday it has reached a compromise with U.S. Steel that looks to halt the threat of its first strike in three decades. After six weeks of ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Representatives from the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County attended White Oak council’s workshop meeting on Monday to discuss residential flooding issues. MAW...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Washington County Veterans Day parade will be bigger than ever before this year. The parade is set for 2 p.m. Nov. 10 in Washington, almost exactly a century aft...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Greater Rostraver Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Belle Vernon Area School District, hopes to inspire and empower high school students to become imp...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Daisytown man is behind bars after he allegedly stole the identity of an uncle who died in August. Jason M. Quail, 43, of Evergreen Road, is charged with theft by ...

SATURDAY MORNING wasn’t a great time for a walk, but hundreds of people braved the rainy weather to raise money for a great cause. The 15th annual Monongahela Valley Hospital/ Lois Orange Ducoeur Brea...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com While no one was injured in a crash early Sunday morning on state Route 88 in Charleroi, more than 1,000 residents were left without power. Charleroi Fire and Regional...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A former school building on Bowman Avenue in McKeesport is in the process of being demolished after it started collapsing late Wednesday night. McKeesport Public Works...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum have several activities planned to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the borough’s infamous 1948 smog. In the earl...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport police and the Allegheny County Homicide Unit were left puzzled this weekend after a man who suffered a gunshot wound to the head drove another man who also...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A man is in jail after he allegedly admitted to police that he had been drinking prior to a car accident in West Mifflin last month that left a McKeesport teenager dea...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A lesson in modern development tactics for local business owners is headed to McKeesport this week. Mon Yough Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with McKeesport-ba...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com  Monessen avoided another conflict of interest this week when a third-party consultant withdrew his participation in the city’s ongoing pension fund woes. State Audi...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A third downtown Monessen building has been named to the Top 10 Preservation Opportunities list for 2018. Sponsored by Pittsburgh’s Young Preservationists Associatio...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Donora councilman believes the governing body violated the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act. Councilman Gib Szakal told the audience at Thursday’s meeting that he was ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Preparing for the future of nuclear energy — that’s what a local company and The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania are working w...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A program marking its 10th anniversary this year has made nearly half a billion dollar investment in several Washington County communities. The Local Share Account, ...