By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com An Elizabeth Township man is wanted on charges he has been selling large volumes of cocaine from the basement of his residence for the past decade. A warrant was ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the first time since 1981, the Belle Vernon Area boys basketball team will play in a PIAA second-round game. The Leopards finished with four players in double ...

By dean dellamalva jr. MVI Sports After suffering losses in the district playoffs, both Serra Catholic and Penns Manor returned to the floor in search of a bounce back effort in the PIAA Class 2A play...

Paul James Noroski, Ph.D, 40, of Forest Hills, passed away suddenly on Feb. 7, 2020. He is survived by his father, James Noroski of McKeesport; his mother and stepfather, Sharyn and Arthur Fleming of ...

By clay sauertieg For the Mon Valley Independent The shots were falling early and often for New Oxford on Friday night in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A tournament. The Colonials, who came in as...

By the Mon Valley Independent Ringgold gave the District 3 champions from Lancaster Catholic everything it had before suffering a 59-56 loss in the first round of the PIAA playoffs Friday night at War...

By jeff oliver MVI Sports The Clairton girls basketball team is in rare waters these days. And third-year head coach Carlton Wade feels why mess with what has been successful? The Bears (20-4) take on...

Alan D. Soderholm, 82, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in his residence. He was born in Monessen on March 18, 1937, son of the late Gus and Auni Maki Soderholm. Alan was Lutheran ...

By Dan Palm MVI Sports A trio of local wrestlers are still looking for gold after advancing to championships matches Friday at the PIAA Wrestling Championships in Hershey.   Frazier’s two-time state c...

John R. “Jack” Stapleton, 73, passed away on March 5, 2020. Jack was born Oct. 15, 1946, in Charleroi, son of the late John W. and Nell Brackett Stapleton. Jack was Catholic by faith and attended Mary...

Robert Harris Stevenson, Esq., 77, of Pittsburgh, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Rob was the son of the late John R. “Jack” and Helen Jean Harris Stevenson of Charleroi. Rob graduate...

Gail Ann Thomas, 64, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, March 5, 2020. Born in New Eagle on Oct. 6, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Elton and Virginia Jean Rue Jones. Gail worked as ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area head coach Joe Salvino has been through this before. Coming off a WPIAL title game loss isn’t easy, but if there’s one coach that can lead his te...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Ringgold High School students get ready for their first performance of “Thoroughly Modern Millie” Thursday evening. Ben Hoffman puts on stage make-up as Taylor ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A woman who saw a three-judge panel overturn her conspiracy to commit murder conviction one year ago learned Thursday that she will see no benefit in terms of her...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania has taken steps to prepare for the coronavirus, but state Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, fears the state is not adequately prepared. “To date there ar...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora police will soon have a shooting range in Palmer Park where officers can train, practice and complete their yearly qualifying tests. Superintendent Jim Bri...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Two Pennsylvania senators are striking back against elected officials who become negligent of their duties while in office. State senators Pat Stefano, R-Bul...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With the potential for a teachers’ strike in the Belle Vernon Area School District, the superintendent said she believes the spring sports season will continue. “W...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Before they take the court for tonight’s PIAA Class 4A first-round matchup with Lancaster Catholic, members of the Ringgold boys basketball team will have plenty of ...