By JONATHAN GUTH MVI Sports Belle Vernon fought through heavy wind Monday in Fayette County and came home with a 5-0 victory over Uniontown at Bill Power Stadium. The match was originally set to be in...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com When Ringgold and Thomas Jefferson met last month, goals were in short supply.   The Rams led by a goal for a majority of the contest before the Jaguars scored a pai...

By the Mon Valley Independent Jillian Butchki scored career goal No. 100 as she and teammate Izzy Laurita each finished with a hate trick as the Belle Vernon Area girls walloped Uniontown, 13-0, in th...

Angel Hollis Vaccaro, 44, passed away on Oct. 9, 2020, after a short illness, surrounded by family at home. Angel was born and raised in Chesapeake, Va., before calling Northern Virginia her home. Her...

Mary Joan “Joann” Arrigoni, 79, of North Charleroi, passed away on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, at her home. Born in Dunbar, on April 8, 1941, she was a daughter of the late James Vincent and Madeline Ruse ...

Darlene L. Derrickson, 73, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away comfortably at home on Oct. 9, 2020, after a lengthy illness. Born on Feb. 18, 1947, to Alma Guthrie and Charles Patterson, ...

Mary Diane Ercegovich, 78, of Charleroi, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. Born on Sept. 18, 1942, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Buchak. She was a member of St. Andrew the Apostle...

Renee Annette Jones, 70, of Monessen, slept peacefully away with loved ones by her side on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, at her home. She was born April 27, 1950, at Charleroi Hospital to the late Theressa...

Frances Anderson, 95, of Charleroi, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Walnut Ridge Memory Care, Greensburg. She was born June 5, 1925, in North Charleroi, daughter of John Meikle and Leota Sutto...

Lorraine Monticelli Koper, 72, of Monessen, formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 at her home. Born March 28, 1948, in Monessen, she was the daughter of the late Mario and Anna T...

Clyde Wilson Myers, 74, of North Charleroi passed on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born June 11, 1946, in Washington, Pa., he was a son of the late Earl and Margaret Sumney ...

Charleroi Regional Police Officer William Goodwin, left, talks to his brother Max, 11, and Logan Jacobs, standing, about his new partner Blitz Sunday afternoon at a fundraiser for the K-9 unit at the ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The coronavirus pandemic has had an obvious impact on businesses, restaurants, sports and schools, but health officials are warning of another dire situation...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A special birthday is approaching that hundreds of families, volunteers and residents in the Belle Vernon Area are excited to celebrate.   The Bag Brigade is turning...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Civil War takes a decidedly personal and local turn at the Rostraver Township Historical Society. The organization recently opened its Civil War Room, featu...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport police officer involved in a motorcycle crash last week near the McKeesport/White Oak border is on the mend. Community members are showing their support f...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Two men are lodged in Westmoreland County jail in lieu of $100,000 bond after one allegedly threatened to shoot his stepfather Friday night and another with a gun...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Sunday that Serra Catholic High School football practices and games will be suspended for 14 days after someone involved w...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports The Mt. Pleasant boys soccer team got a second half goal from Lucas Toohey and held on down the stretch to claim a 1-0 win over Charleroi Saturday in Section 3-2A pla...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com For the first time in program history, the Belle Vernon Area boys soccer team has won back-to-back section championships.   The Leopards captured the program’s fifth...