By the MVI Thousands of federal dollars will soon flow into Allegheny and Washington counties as they have been designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, federal and local officials announced ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School Board on Monday postponed all action on a $4 million bond issue, pending receipt of more information. During their agenda meeting, board mem...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A West Newton man accused of pulling a gun on his sister was ordered to stand trial in Westmoreland County Court. John Joseph Hresko, 54, of state Route 136 appeared...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com When Kathy Kelly and Ashley Eisengart started The Bag Brigade two years ago, they had no idea the impact they could make for students in the Belle Vernon Area School...

SPECIALLY TRAINED DOGS have taken on vital roles in local police departments during the past few decades. These highly intelligent animals assist their human partners with narcotics detection, crowd c...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Opioid Coalition will host its inaugural Mon Valley National Night Out Thursday at Monessen City Park. Formed last November, the coalition’s mission i...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com It’s once again time to get out the dog leash and take the pooch on a walk to an annual dog-themed festival in Port Vue. For the third year in a row, the committee for...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A 19-year-old McKeesport woman was killed in a two-car accident early Sunday morning in West Mifflin. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the vic...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com California University of Pennsylvania’s Homecoming celebration will be transformed into a regional festival this year. Thanks to a partnership between the university...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley will be exploding with color for a good cause this weekend. Two area school district will be hosting color runs to benefit their middle school student...

This hasn’t been a particularly proud year for Monessen’s city government, but council deserves praise for its swift action to address a dangerous building at 279 Schoonmaker Ave. Council members were...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area Elementary Center kindergarten students received an important lunch lesson this week as the Lunch for Life program returned to the school. Robert Lenh...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An ongoing neighbor dispute in Elizabeth Township turned into a bloody brawl involving a hunting knife and garden tools that sent three men to the hospital last week...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Next weekend, Donora’s Palmer Park will once again feature a Fall Festival in the Park. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 29, there will be vendors, children’s activit...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council took steps Friday toward the emergency demolition of a former firemen’s club building, which has been dubbed a nuisance structure. Councilwoman...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com There will be plenty of “room to run” during the Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation’s second annual 5K Run/Walk next weekend. The On Your MARC Cox Market...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Tech Met purchased the former PolyOne Corp. facility on East Eighth Street in Donora almost two years ago and since that time, the business has invested $3 millio...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A former Ringgold School District teacher, whose “resignation for retirement” was approved at Wednesday’s board meeting pleaded guilty in federal court to a narcotics ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council will hold a special meeting tonight to discuss the emergency demolition of a former fire department social hall. City solicitor Joseph R. Dalfo...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A textile manufacturing and production company is expanding its business into McKeesport, and is promising to bring some new jobs with it. American Textile Company, a ...