By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com One year after the Christmas Eve fire at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works that led to higher sulfur dioxide emissions than what is permitted, days of heavy fogs h...

By Joe Sabolek MVI Sports Belle Vernon Area got out to a quick lead early and never relinquished it, downing Frazier, 66-31, on the opening night of the CFSBank Holiday Classic Tournament Thursday at ...

By Jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Clairton fired on all cylinders early in the fourth quarter Thursday night, nearly overcoming a sluggish first half effort by cutting its deficit to five and shiftin...

By the MV Independent The battle of the Cougars ended in a Charleroi victory Thursday night.   Charleroi erased a one-point halftime deficit with a strong second-half effort in a 51-37 triumph over Yo...

Sandra Jeanne Grivna Henderson, Nev., formerly of Monroeville Sandra Jeanne Grivna, 79, of Henderson, Nev. (since 2012), formerly of Monroeville, died Dec. 15, 2019. She was born in McKeesport, on Feb...

Allen R. ‘Skip’ Mayhugh Elizabeth Allen R. “Skip” Mayhugh, 86, of Elizabeth, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 at Jefferson Hospital. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was stationed ...

Beverly J. Gini Belle Vernon Beverly J. Gini, 86, of Belle Vernon, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Born in Brownsville on April 6, 1933, she was the daughter of the late James Dugan. Protestant by faith,...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Statue of Liberty may ask for “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” but all a group of Mon Valley women have asked for over...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Steps are being taken to make a dangerous intersection in Elizabeth Township a bit safer.   After two separate traffic studies a year apart, the Pennsylvania De...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Diane Raible of Paws Across Pittsburgh animal rescue is on a mission to prove that dogs with disabilities and/or specialized medical conditions “deserve to be loved on...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley community has stepped up and proven their Christmas spirit through its generosity and support of a local toy initiative. Thanks to a collaboration of ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com It’s no secret specialty coffee drinks are popular among high school students and teachers alike. Now, at Ringgold there’s no reason to leave campus for a treat. ...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com You know what they say: if you want to be a good chef, you have to work with other great chefs.   That’s exactly what’s on Belle Vernon native and profess...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With the high school football season coming to a close a few weeks ago, the time has come for us here at MVI Sports to announce our Finest 25, wait ... strike that...

By Jose Negron and Jeremy Sellew jnegron@yourmvi.com/jsellew@yourmvi.com Pitt is it for Belle Vernon Area kicker/punter Cam Guess. Guess, one of the top kickers in the nation, announced his commitment...

By Jeff Oliver MVI Sports Zach Quattrone has always been proud of his family’s Italian ethnicity. And he is especially proud of that heritage these days. Quattrone, a native of Monongahela and a curre...

Richard “Whitey” Barber, 52, of Stockdale, passed away on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born in North Charleroi on April 20, 1967, he was the son of the late Richard and Judit...

Wilhemina Gilotty Mancinelli, 99, of Strabane Woods in Washington, formerly of Monessen, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. She was born on July 10, 1920, in Monessen, the daughter of t...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Four-year-old Chloe Durbiano walked the halls of Jefferson Hospital Friday morning and was greeted with smiles by everyone who saw her. They bent down to pat...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It started with a simple Facebook post, one that has been making the rounds in community groups, but it really seemed to take off in the “All About Elizabeth Fo...