David John Yoney, 47, of Monessen, died Friday in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. He was born on Feb. 19, 1972, in North Charleroi. He was the son of the late David Yoney Sr. and Toni DeRocco Holmes....

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area senior Rachel Wobrak knew she wanted her senior night to be a game to remember. It ended up being a game she and her teammates, and Elizabeth For...

  By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Rayna Andrews entered Thursday night’s section finale 32 points shy of 1,000 in her career at Serra Catholic. She knew it was going to take a big night to make his...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports When it’s senior night and you are the road team, you can throw out the records and expect a stiff fight. The Charleroi girls’ basketball team used a balanced scoring attack ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Charleroi Elementary Center third-graders celebrated the 100th day of the school year Thursday. Students Armani Staub, Caleigh Solidai, Naomi Snyder, Alexandria...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It will be more than a month before the Fallowfield Township Zoning Hearing Board makes a decision about whether a halfway house for addicts will be permitted i...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Lt. Terry Katz, a retired Maryland state trooper who spent two and a half years undercover as an associate member of the Pagans, testified Thursday that two “one-...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Residents in Donora may soon see a new bicycle and pedestrian recreational trail travel through the borough. At Thursday’s work session, council members were...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko presented five people “who exemplify the city’s motto of love, hope, respect and dignity” with awards during Wednesday’s council meet...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township received an additional $12,500 to go toward renovation of the John DiVirgilio Sports Complex thanks to the Rostraver Lions Club.   Bob ...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent Port Vue has a new addition to its police force as council voted Wednesday to hire Christopher Adams. Currently a part-time officer, Adams will replace forme...

Edward A. Bulko Carroll Township Edward A. Bulko, 84, of Carroll Township, passed at home in his sleep on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. Ed was born in Monessen, on Dec. 25, 1935, to the late Andrew and Anna ...

Mary Ann ‘Dolly’ Todd Allenport Mary Ann “Dolly” Todd, 77, of Allenport, passed away with her family by her side on Feb. 5, 2020. Dolly was born in North Charleroi on May 21, 1942, the daughter of the...

Dolores A. ‘Dee’ Stitch Carroll Township Dolores A. “Dee” Stitch, 81, of Carroll Township, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital in Carroll Township. She was born in Pittsburgh, o...

Barbara Volas, 84, of White Oak, passed away on Feb. 3, 2020, surrounded by family and friends after a brief illness. She was born on March 3, 1935, in Kremasti, Rhodes, Greece and is the daughter of ...

Harold E. ‘Spike’ Jones Yukon Harold E. “Spike” Jones, 86, of Yukon, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. He was born Aug. 13, 1933, in Elrama, son of the late Samuel and Alice Blackburn Jones. Spike was emp...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com A day after Shane Stump missed the entire second half of a game against Moon due to a knee injury, Thomas Jefferson head coach Dom DeCicco laid out a challenge to hi...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Two more players responsible for the revival of the Charleroi boys soccer program have signed on the dotted line to continue their playing careers. Cullin Woytovic...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR MVI Sports The South Allegheny boys basketball team went up in class for a non-section game against Class 4A Yough Wednesday. That didn’t matter much, though, as the result on th...

By DAN PALM MVI Sports Celebrating Senior Night, Elizabeth Forward’s veteran grapplers helped their team close out the team wrestling season with a dominating performance. Four of the five EF seniors ...