By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Family and friends of the late Aaliyah Denise Johnson are planning a peaceful vigil and demonstration in McKeesport today to remember her life and to demand answers fr...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Fourth of July event in Charleroi has officially been added to the list of summer cancellations.   Council made a split decision during Wednesday’s meeting to canc...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A local insurance company is giving back to the community through its support of the Finleyville Food Pantry. The D.L. Townsend Insurance Agency and Erie Insurance G...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Lamp Theatre in Irwin is ready to open its doors to audiences, starting with a benefit concert Sunday afternoon for Operation Troop Appreciation. The theate...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward school board will consider the 2020-21 budget, which includes a tax increase of 3.6%, at its business meeting Wednesday. The increase is t...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The storm that ripped through the region Wednesday night damaged at least seven houses in Elizabeth Township and left hundreds in the dark. As of 9 p.m. Thursda...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Two months after the spring baseball and summer American Legion seasons were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of local schools will return to the diam...

Nancy DuVall, 82, of Ormond Beach, Fla., formerly of Donora and Carroll Township, died Wednesday June 3, 2020, in Ormond Beach. Born Sept. 8, 1937, she was the daughter of Ottis L. Patterson and Glady...

Anita L. Filchock, 90, of Fayette City, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Anita was born Jan. 4, 1930, in Newell, daughter of the late Tony McCune and Sophia Blachak McCune. Anita was a homemak...

Warren R. Houseman, 88, of Maple View, Charleroi, passed away on June 8, 2020, in Allegheny General Hospital. He was born on Aug. 29, 1931, to F. Warren and Mary Houseman. He graduated from Charleroi ...

David L. Jennion, 56, of New Eagle, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born Oct. 5, 1963, in Charleroi, he was the son of the late Robert V. and Marjorie DeSelle...

Bernie Lawrence, 82, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Born on Oct. 5, 1937, he was the son of the late John and Goldie Lawrence. He worked at Mon Valley Hospital for 33 y...

By the MVI A fast-moving storm rumbled through the Mon Valley early Wednesday evening, leaving behind a trail of fallen trees, limbs and wires, damage from lightning strikes and widespread power outag...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi borough councilwoman was censured Wednesday for “improper actions against another council person.” Following a lengthy business meeting Wednesday, Counci...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A move to repeal the ordinance that aimed to compel members of Monessen council to attend meetings failed last night. The ordinance was first approved in March 20...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com A unique experience will soon be offered to students in the California Area School District who are interested in music. California Area music teacher David Young wa...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf is prepared for a legal showdown with state lawmakers after the state’s General Assembly passed legislation that terminates the COVID-19 Emerge...

Loretta Semich Cordova passed away June 6, 2020, in Albuquerque, N.M., where she had been living over the years. She was born June 8, 1935, in Allenport, Pa. She attended Charleroi Area School Distric...

Aldina Rose Cialone, 85, of Monongahela, River Hill, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020 in Premier Washington Health Center, Washington, Pa. She was born Feb. 28, 1935, in Monongahela, daughter of Leonello an...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Mark Black’s plans for this evening are pretty simple. The Serra Catholic senior intends to sit by his phone while watching day two of the 2020 Major League Baseball...