By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com With the new year around the corner, Pleasant Hills residents will see three new faces on the borough’s council when officials reorganize Jan. 6. Newcomers A...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A Charleroi woman is facing charges related to the theft of jewelry from a former neighbor. Haley Melissa Quinn, 26, is charged with theft by unlawful taking an...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com A McKeesport woman has been charged with theft after police say they found stolen makeup items hidden in her underwear. Marlee Champine, 19, of McKeesport wa...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com It was a game of two halves for Ringgold Friday night.   The Rams dominated the first 16 minutes before Elizabeth Forward rallied to make things interesting in the s...

By Joe Sabolek MVI Sports The Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team came up short Friday night, suffering a 56-51 loss to Chartiers Valley in Section 2-5A play.   The first section defeat of the year ...

For the MV Independent Cal U senior defensive back Lamont McPhatter II recently repeated as an Associated Press First-Team All-American. McPhatter is the program’s third AP All-American in the past fo...

By ashley chase MVI Sports A third quarter rally came up short as Monessen fell to Bishop Canevin, 44-38, on the road in Section 2-A play Friday night. Trailing 24-11 at the half, the Greyhounds (1-6,...

William Shoman, 86, formerly of Rostraver Township, died on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, at Hallsworth House Monessen. Born in Fairhope on October 21, 1933, he was the son of Nicholas and Luba Mihelic Sho...

By Jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com McKeesport overcame first half struggles and a nine-point halftime deficit to rally past Elizabeth Forward, 66-62, in Section 3-4A play Thursday night.   The Tigers ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Coming off a tough overtime loss to West Mifflin, Belle Vernon Area head coach Ronnie Drennen wanted to see how his team was going to respond. Unfortunately for Mt...

By JOE SABOLEK MVI Sports In what she called a “must-win game” on Monday, Lindsy Muchnock easily summed up her Ringgold girls’ section contest against West Mifflin Thursday. “It seemed like there was ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Santa made a special stop at Monessen Elementary Center on Thursday, but he wasn’t just handing out bicycles. As third grade teacher Chrissy Toye-Zboyovsky sat her s...

By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media Westmoreland County officials said a 2.4% property tax increase approved Thursday is needed to balance the 2020 budget, a spending plan that will nearly drain a su...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com In an effort to gauge college and career readiness of recent graduates, Belle Vernon Area High School conducted a data gathering event Thursday night wher...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com A Donora man is in the Washington County Correctional Facility after being charged with injuring his 4-week-old daughter, causing her to be taken to two loca...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Students at Thomas Jefferson High School are making an effort to close the generation gap. During the school’s first Senior Appreciation Brunch Wednesday, st...

Etro ‘Art’ Angelo North Charleroi Etro “Art” Angelo, 91, of North Charleroi, passed away on Dec. 16, 2019. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and was retired from the Charleroi Borough Street D...

Linden F. Hepple Pricedale Linden F. Hepple, 88, of Pricedale, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019 at his home. Born Jan. 27, 1931 in Pricedale, he was the son of the late Thomas and Lula Glotfelty H...

Gary Lynn Baker BELLE VERNON Gary Lynn Baker, 66, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, at Havencrest Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carroll Township. He was born on Oct. 25, 1...

John “Jack” B. Putnak, 91, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, with his son, family and friends by his side at the Veterans Hospital Facility in Aspinwall. He was born on ...