By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Rep. Austin Davis resigned from his position this week as vice chairman of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee. Davis, a McKeesport resident, represents th...

For the MVI Elizabeth Township Historical Society will host “A Speakeasy Night” to note the start of Prohibition 100 years ago. This “fun-raising” and fundraising event   will be held at 6:30 p.m. Mar...

By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media The balance of political power in Rostraver Township shifted recently when two of the township’s commissioners changed their political affiliations from Democrat t...

By Dean  Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports Elizabeth Forward head swimming coach Shawna Boden knew how important the girls 500 freestyle race would be.   The Warriors went into the event sitting in second pla...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com This afternoon, the Belle Vernon Area boys basketball team will take the floor for the program’s first shot at a WPIAL championship in 42 years. The No. 6-seeded L...

By jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Highlands head coach Tyler Stoczynski knows his top-seeded Rams can’t overlook sixth-seeded Belle Vernon Area when the two teams meet for the WPIAL Class 4A champion...

By Dan Palm MVI Sports Twenty-five wrestlers from four local Class 3A schools traveled to Canon-McMillan High School Friday night with high hopes of capturing   a WPIAL championship.   Seven made it a...

Ronald D. Hostovich Charleroi Ronald D. Hostovich, 56, of Charleroi went to be with the Lord on Feb. 26, 2020, after battling liver disease. He was born June 28, 1963, to the late Ronald M. Hostovich ...

c Marcia S. Brighenti Greco, 83, of Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 26, 1937, in Monessen, she was the daughter of the late Mario and...

Dorothy L. Pascoe Gido Monessen Dorothy L. Pascoe Gido, 95, of Monessen, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Mon Valley Care Center. She was born on Aug. 9, 1924, in Mathers, the daughter of the late Phi...

John M. Jannotta formerly of Monessen John M. Jannotta, 68, formerly of Monessen, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Transitions Healthcare, Washington. He was born on June 7, 1951 in North Charleroi, th...

William M. Smock Sr. Newell William M. Smock Sr., loving husband, father and grandfather, 91, of Newell, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital, surrounded by his family. He...

LuAnn ‘Cookie’ Boltze Perryopolis LuAnn “Cookie” Boltze, 67, of Perryopolis, formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born Jan. 14, 1953, in N...

Gloria M. Sala Monessen Gloria M. Sala, 91, of Monessen, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Jefferson Hills Manor. She was born on July 30, 1928, in Monongahela, the daughter of the late Joseph and Ange...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Members of the Doora Street Department spent Thursday clearing trash and debris from a yard in Cement City after Mayor Jim McDonough declared the site a public ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Students in the Charleroi Area School District are being disciplined after creating a “fight club” page on social media. Superintendent Dr. Ed Zelich said two parent...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A colorful sign now sits alongside Interstate 70 near the Smithton exit, calling attention to a tragic story. Many who pass it might not realize the loss that caused...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Characters from the beloved author Dr. Seuss will be on hand at the Pleasant Hills Public Library on Saturday. The Cat in the Hat, the Lorax and Thing One an...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Monongahela-based photographer Rich Pantaleo presented a series of photographs he’s taken of abandoned mines along the Monongahela River Wednesday at First Presby...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports There no slowing down Belle Vernon Area’s Ian Shahan when he hits the pool, especially at Pitt’s Trees Hall in the WPIAL Class 2A championships. The Leopards junior, ...