Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent From left, Charleroi Area High School seniors Cullin Woytovich, Justin Day, Nick Goodwin and Keaton Riley pose for a photo with the Cougars mascot at Tuesday ni...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Fifth-grade students at William Penn Elementary School in the Elizabeth Forward School District are testing their computer programming and engineering skills th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com County Hauling of Rostraver Township began providing trash collection services for McKeesport on Monday, and the mayor’s office is asking residents to be patient as th...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A special election will be held in March in the 58th Legislative District to fill the unexpired term of former state Rep. Justin Walsh, who was sworn in Monday ...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Racing and competing against others helped former West Jefferson Hills School District teacher and accomplished marathon runner Marie Bartoletti push her bod...

By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com A Donora man has been charged with aggravated assault after police say he slashed the head and neck of another man with a broken bottle after the two men dra...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A man already jailed on charges of killing a baby in East Huntingdon Township has been charged with assaulting his own child in Monessen. Derrick Bass Sr., 29, of...

Elmer Allison Jr., 79, of Belle Vernon, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Born in Bentleyville on Sept. 8, 1940, he was the son of the late Elmer and Victoria Marano Allison. Elmer was a meat cutter and was...

Chad E. Granato, 52, of North Judson, Ind., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, at his home. He was born on Nov. 14, 1967, in Hammond to Ronald E. and Darlene L. Chalfant Granato. Cha...

Carl P. Helmantoler, 47, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Allegheny General Hospital of Pittsburgh. He was born in Monongahela, on May 30, 1972, son of the late Daniel Helmanto...

Richard William Hillman, 72, of New Eagle, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in the Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born Nov. 4, 1947, in New Eagle, the son of William and Stella Barkey Hillman. Rick o...

Norma Ann Reale, 85, of Monongahela, died peacefully in her home on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. She was born April 6, 1934 in Carroll Township, the daughter of Peter and Catherine Koscoe Micheli. Norma w...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Monessen girls basketball team is on a revenge tour this season. The Greyhounds are out to beat all the teams they lost to last season. One of those losses cam...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com With his team deadlocked in a 55-55 tie late in Monday night’s game against Ellis School, Serra Catholic head coach Bill Cleary designed a set play he hoped would he...

By Dan Palm MVI Sports McKeesport’s wrestling team picked up a 48-27 road win at Belle Vernon Area Monday night in Class 3A, Subsection 2A action.   The Tigers won four of the six matches contested on...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com After more than a year and a half of skipping council meetings, Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw returned with a vengeance Monday night, firing two city employ...

By Jeremy Tepper MVI Sports With 3:20 left in Monday’s game, Mia Weber hit a layup to give South Fayette a 43-42 advantage, its first lead of the night over Thomas Jefferson. With the pressure mountin...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A vehicle was pulled from the Monongahela River Monday. Police were called to the Noble J. Dick Aquatorium around 11 p.m. Sunday for a report of an unoccupied vehicl...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered commonwealth flags at all state facilities, public buildings and grounds be flown at half-staff to honor Rostraver West Newton...

By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media Unbeaten Southmoreland continued its best start in school history, passing a stern road test in the process, by utilizing what has brought it this far: defensive w...