Timothy Heilman, 55, of Donora, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, at UPMC Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, with his loving family by his side. He was born July 22, 1965, in North Charleroi...

John Bernard Martin Jr., 74, of Stockdale passed away on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. Born in North Charleroi on Oct. 1, 1946, to the late John Bernard and Margaret Vivi...

Meredith Austin Willis, 83, was born on Feb. 27, 1937 to the late Sanders and Winnie Johnson Willis Sr. He was called home to be with the Lord on Dec. 9, 2020, after a brief illness at Mon Valley Hosp...

Sandra Yuhas, 81, of Daisytown, passed away Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. A daughter of the late Norman and Gertrude Rummell Burke, she was born in Johnstown on Jan. 11, 1939. Formerly of Twilight, Sandra ...

Delores E. French, 91, died peacefully Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at her Rostraver Township home. Born in North Charleroi on March 4, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Nutting Leach. S...

By staff and wire reports After weeks spent imploring Pennsylvanians to stay home as much as possible, limit their in-person interactions and wear masks, Gov. Tom Wolf and the state secretary of healt...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting restrictions and shutdowns, local museums and historical societies are proving purveyors of the past can em...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com An Elizabeth Borough woman and her family bombed downtown Elizabeth last weekend with warm scarves for anyone who needed them. This was the second year for Lind...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 23-year-old Donora man was charged with homicide after he allegedly shot and killed an intruder early Thursday morning. According to state police, Bryan D. Harr...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi residents are not expected to face a tax increase next year.   After struggling with the budget for several weeks, council presented a preliminary budget W...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mia Strickler of Collinsburg, Rostraver Township, believes giving is better than receiving.   But she also knows just how much joy children get out of waking on Dec. 2...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township detectives are investigating a burglary at St. Anne Parish, police Chief Greg Resetar said Thursday. The incident occurred in the morning hours of S...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A day before a number of teams were scheduled to begin their winter sports seasons, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Thursday that all high school sports will be suspended fo...

By the Mon Valley Independent With COVID-19 cases spiking, the show   will eventually go on for some local high school winter sports teams unless Gov. Tom Wolf cancels the entire season. The governor’...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com When 9-year-old Ava Dzurenda began her running career, she admits she didn’t initially get much enjoyment out of it.   Dzurenda said she didn’t find much success in ...

Jennifer Marie Lester Riffle, 35, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. She was born on June 29, 1985, in Monongahela, the daughter of Keith and Pat...

Bernice Marie Ostrander Gilmore, 94, of Montgomery, Texas, formerly of Monongahela, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. She was born July 29, 1926, in Coverdale, the daughter of Earl F. and Agnes Simpson Ostra...

George J. Koleck, 89, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Roscoe, passed away Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in UPMC Passavant Hospital Pittsburgh. He was born Dec. 8, 1930, in Roscoe, a son of the late Andrew and Ann ...

Sarah Josephine Newman Lariccia Monessen Sarah Josephine Newman Lariccia of Monessen passed away on Dec. 10, 2020, of complications from COVID-19. She lived a long, blessed and happy life of 96 years....

Richard J. Hansen, 91, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. Born on Nov. 3, 1929, he was the son of the late Harry and Ellen Hansen. He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh S...