Donna Jean Hamilton Fayette City Donna Jean Hamilton, 89, of Fayette City, passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2020. She was born Feb. 26, 1930, to the late Alice Todd and Gilbert Hamilton and is predec...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent On a 31-degree afternoon Saturday, Cal U football player Aaron Carr waited to jump into 41-degree water at the Frosty Frolic.   “I’m more nervous for this than a ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elementary students at Madonna Catholic Regional School are getting an opportunity usually reserved for older students — they are working with an artist in resi...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Children spend a lot of time with their heads in the clouds, and thanks to a visit from the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh, Rostraver Elementary stude...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com For Pleasant Hills resident and Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company Lt. Tom Bonura, fighting fires isn’t just a job. Fire prevention is a way of life that ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Pittsburgh-based Education Partnership is slated to announce the winners of its Teppie Awards this weekend, and some of the educators nominated work in Mon Valley ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The 2020 WPIAL football schedules are set and local coaches have had a few days to digest what they’ve seen and take in who they will match up against next season.  ...

By Jeff Oliver MVI Sports A year ago, Bill Wagner kicked off his Charleroi girls basketball coaching career with a lackluster season. The Cougars managed only two wins in Section 2-3A. This year, the ...

By Dan Palm MVI Sports Some late match heroics gave McKeesport a 39-33 win over Elizabeth Forward Saturday.   Ethan Cain won a 2-1 overtime thriller over Bolivar Campusano at 182 pounds to give the Wa...

Mary Kahr formerly of Brownsville Mary Kahr, 88, formerly of Brownsville, passed away on Jan. 27, 2020. Born on March 22, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Mary and Joseph Kahr. She graduated fro...

John Mark Sutovich North Belle Vernon John Mark Sutovich, 64, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born Nov. 15, 1955, in North Charle- roi, he was ...

Donald K. Kissler Belle Vernon Donald K. Kissler, 81, of Belle Vernon (Seldom Seen), passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Grand View Estates of Elizabeth. He was born Oct. 26, 1938, in Speers, a son o...

Helen Panzo Rostraver Township Helen Panzo, 97, of Rostraver Township passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at her home. She was born in Monessen, a daughter of the late John and Mary Lakotas Desko...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It’s not just fun and games when students at Mt. Vernon Elementary School in Elizabeth Township play the classic electronic game Operation. In fact, playing was...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of two members of the Pagan Motorcycle Club accused of attempted homicide in the beating of a former Pagan last spring. ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Although an official date has not been announced, State Sen. Jim Brewster announced Friday that one lane of Bunola River Road in Forward Township will reopen “once a n...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Two juveniles accused of robbing and beating a Monongahela man with a baseball bat will stand trial. Christopher Urista, 16, of Washington and Jamie Watkins, 15, ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A police chase that began in McKeesport following two alleged armed robberies in the area ended with a crash on Route 48 in Monroeville and two men and a juvenile goin...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Behind a record-breaking performance by Cam Nusser, Belle Vernon Area made it a clean sweep of its rivals across the river this season. Nusser drained nine 3-point...

By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports When asked what led to South Allegheny’s quick start Friday, Bryce Epps had a simple explanation. It was the crowd. As the Gladiators have piled up wins, the community has ...