By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Crisis Intervention Team was at Belle Vernon Area High School Tuesday after the unexpected death of a student. In a letter sent to parents and guardians Tuesday, P...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A section of Route 906 just north of Interstate 70 was closed for about two hours Tuesday after a man was spotted on a nearby railroad trestle bridge apparently...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com With Jefferson Hills borough council seeing an influx of new members during the past few months — three in January and one in December — the borough is takin...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Voters now have another resource to ensure they are prepared to head to the polls. Department of State Secretary Kathy Boockvar announced recently announced the laun...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Through one half of play Tuesday night, the Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team looked destined to end a nearly 30-year absence from the WPIAL championship game. I...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Many would consider No. 6 Belle Vernon Area’s 66-61 WPIAL quarterfinal win over No. 3 Quaker Valley as an upset.   Looking at the seedings, technically speaking, i...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports Charleroi is in the market for a new football coach after Lance Getsy resigned the position after two successful campaigns. Getsy, a teacher in the Elizabeth Forward School D...

By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Chartiers Valley and Thomas Jefferson know each other well. Last season, the two teams played four times, including in the WPIAL championship, a game that Chartiers Valley ...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports While the Rochester girls basketball team doesn’t field a senior-laden group, the Rams have the experience necessary to compete for a championship.   Fourth-seeded Cl...

Sha-Nikka Ti-era Dickerson, 29, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Monessen, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, at home. How blessed we were to be given 29 years to raise such a beautiful and ...

Regina Feryok, 93, of Monessen, died Tuesday Feb. 25, 2020, in Havencrest Nursing Center. A full obituary will appear in Thursday’s edition or go to www.dalfonso-billick.com for more information. Arra...

Debra Marie Greco, 64, of Coal Center, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. Born on April 27, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Dell and Dorothy Baciak Vance. Mrs. Greco was previously employ...

William W. Hrach, 86, of Smithton, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Bill was born and raised on a farm in Barren Run to the late William and Pauline Barcovitch Hrach on Nov. 3, 1933. Bill attended South ...

Lois E. Hughes, 88, of Rostraver Township, died peacefully in her home on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. Born in Belle Vernon on Dec. 24, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Goldwyn and Mary Summers Weekl...

Frances Marie “Fritz” Bucich Sanko, 89, of Center Township, formerly of Dono-ra, passed away at the age of 89 on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Moon Township. She was born in Donora, on Oct. 24, 1930, in t...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com A slow start, nearly 20 turnovers and foul trouble are part of the formula for an upset as No. 1 seed Serra Catholic found out the hard way in a Class 2A semifinal...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com South Allegheny’s quest for its first WPIAL championship in program history came to an end Monday night.   The third-seeded Gladiators held No. 2 North Catholic to a...

By jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com When the Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team takes the court for tonight’s WPIAL Class 5A semifinal against Laurel Highlands, it will do so with one goal in mind: ...

By Stephen Nagler Trib Total Media Monessen native Tim Tyree and his top-seeded Vincentian Academy Royals had revenge on their minds. The Royals used multiple defenses and a hot start offensively to d...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Serra Catholic’s Hayley McCullough and Chloe Pordash react after Monday’s loss to Laurel that knocked the top-seeded Eagles out of the WPIAL playoffs.