Terry Heckert, 64, of West Newton, died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. He was born Oct. 4, 1956, son of the late Thomas and Gladys Robertson Heckert. Prior to retirement, he was employed by B.J.R.E.O. Inc. o...

By Ashley Chase MVI Sports Two goals in two minutes were too tough for Belle Vernon Area to overcome for in a 2-1 loss at Trinity in Section 3-3A play Thursday.   The Hillers (8-2, 8-2) avenged a 1-0 ...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports With 35 seconds left in its Section 2-A match against Trinity Christian, Serra Catholic watched all its hard work for nearly 80 minutes go out the window.   The visit...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com South Allegheny’s girls soccer team certainly took its lumps last season. The Gladiators won just three games and went winless in Section 3-2A. They lost 14 games an...

Vincenzo Destefano, 6, of Fallowfield Township and Jackson Lustik, 7, of Eighty Four make some adjustments on a remote-controlled car Thursday evening at Elementary Park in Fallowfield Township.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko is fed up with illegal dumping. He’s offering financial incentives to city employees who catch people and companies dumping in empty ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The house at 709 Waddell Ave. in Donora has sat vacant for about two years, according to neighbors, with one exception — roaches. Cindy Burns, who lives across th...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Lions across the region are collecting items for families living with the devastation caused by Hurricane Laura nearly two months ago. Past District 14-E Gov. Robert...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourrmvi.com Over the past 15 years, Jamie’s Dream Team has granted more than 10,000 dreams for children and adults in 32 states, and founder Jamie Holmes isn’t letting COV...

Kimberly Joy Watson, 62, of Charleroi, passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at Shady-side UPMC Hospital. She was born on Nov. 29, 1957, to Lorraine B. Jones and Jeffery Watson. She graduated from Charl...

Richard Stofko, 81, of North Strabane Township, formerly of Carroll Town-ship, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Concordia Hospice of Washington, Donnell House, following a battle with Parkins...

Marie A. Altomari, 88, of Monessen, died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born in Amherst, Ohio, on June 18, 1932, the daughter of the late Ralph and Angelina Caruso Alt...

John A. Tabron, 49, of Fairhope, Belle Vernon, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Friends will be received from 2 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, at ELEY/MCCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC., 334 Main St.,...

Samuel M. “Sammy’’ Balis, 78, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. Born in Pittsburgh on May 21, 1942, he was the son of the late Harry F. and Marion Weisman Balis. A graduate of Donora...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Bentworth scored within the first two minutes and never looked back in a dominant 7-0 victory over Monessen in Section 2-A play Wednesday. The Bearcats (8-3, 6-3) en...

By ASHLEY CHASE MVI Sports After a 7-0 trouncing of West Mifflin in the first meeting of the year, Elizabeth Forward only needed one goal to make it a clean sweep with a victory over the Titans Wednes...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Monessen residents Kristan Simmons and Nathan Lewis spent the evening fishing at the city’s Herman J. Mihalich Memorial Boat Launch on a beautiful autumn Wednes...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A staff member at the Charleroi Area High/Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19. On Wednesday, Superintendent Dr. Ed Zelich said the district was informed o...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For the first time in more than a half of a century, Santa Claus will not be ushered into the Tube City by way of a Christmas parade to mark the start of the holiday s...

For the MVI The Monongahela Woman’s Club donated $500 to the City of Monongahela’s Police Vest Fund, sponsored by the Monongahela Area Revitalization Corp. MARC has set up a separate account for the d...