By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Remington Senn’s seventh birthday will be one to remember — and not only because he was limited by social distancing during a global pandemic. Remington, who is call...

By Megan Guza   Trib Total Media Pennsylvania officials have asked all residents to wear a mask if they must leave the house — though they asked that they leave medical-grade masks for medical profess...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania has added another 1,400 confirmed cases of coronavirus patients, bringing the total to 8,420. The number of deaths increased by a dozen overnight as ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela Valley Hospital and United Steelworkers of America Local 8041 have extended their contract. Due to the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 crisis, MV...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com John C. Gill of Pine Township has been named president and CEO of cfsbank, the Charleroi-based organization announced Friday. “John’s experience with and commitme...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport council voted unanimously this week to move forward with “McKeesport Rising” paving projects. Council approved two resolutions granting a two-part contract,...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Members of the Love From Pittsburgh Facebook group are on a mission to light up the region with an “illumination ovation” in gratitude for the essential workers in the...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monongahela council unanimously agreed to extend the city’s state of emergency indefinitely as a result of COVID-19. Mayor Greg Garry declared the state of emergency...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Allegheny School District school board held a virtual meeting this week.   The board eliminated several posit...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com From November to January, things went from zero to 100 rather quickly for Devari Robinson.   Fresh off a season in which he put up big numbers as McKeesport’s starti...

By JEFF OLIVER Sports Writer Charleroi vs. Monessen baseball J.J. Kootsouradis’ baseball career at Charleroi hasn’t always been fun. It always seemed like the righthanded fireballer either was sufferi...

Patricia J. Bukowski, 77, of Monessen, died Thursday April 2, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born on Dec. 22, 1942, in Anniston, Ala., the daughter of the late John Hnatko and Marie Sap...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com More than 1,200 new Pennsylvanians tested positive for the coronavirus by Thursday afternoon, bringing the state total to 7,016. Ninety have died.   The majority ...

Joseph L. Grooms, 49, of Fallowfield Township, Charleroi, died Wednesday evening, April 1, 2020, at his home. He was born Jan. 7, 1971, in South Bend, Ind., a son of the late Deborah Telgenhoff Grant....

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Monongahela Area Historical Society is making a “Plea for PPEs.” PPE stands for personal protective equipment that is neces...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com While local schools have felt the impact of COVID-19 and are just now beginning remote instruction for students, the Elizabeth Forward School District remains ahead ...

By Jamie Martines Trib Total Media A potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus causing the COVID-19 outbreak has been created in a University of Pittsburgh lab. Researchers say the first phase o...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Officials in Donora and Monongahela have taken steps to prepare for their next meetings in light of the ongoing public health emergency. Donora canceled its works...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two bridge and road construction projects expected to resume soon are in the Mon Valley. PennDOT announced more than 60 emergency and critical highway and bridge pro...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Today is the deadline for non-essential businesses to apply for an exemption from the government. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Secre...