By the MVI The Senate approved a bipartisan bill Wednesday aimed to improve Pennsylvania’s probation system by addressing “serious flaws that have trapped nonviolent offenders in a cycle of incarcerat...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Staying home during the coronavirus pandemic may be good advice, but for some people, staying home also means being cut off from meals and critical health ca...

Catherine Jean Pomponio, 87, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 13, 2020. She was born Feb. 3, 1933, in Gillespie, a daughter of the late Iva Hall and Michael Pudish. Jean was a home...

James Koussonmbus, 83, of Elco , passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at his home. Born in Elco on November 27, 1936, a son of John and Flora Bergen Koussonmbus, Mr. Koussonmbus was retired from the ...

Sally L. Waggoner, 84, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2020, at the Southmont Presbyterian Senior Care in Washington, Pa. The daughter of late Harry and Mary McKenna Lane, Sally was b...

Mary K. Martin, 66, of Monessen, died on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Born in Charleroi on Jan. 11, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Delores Adamczyk Gladys. She was a member of the Epipha...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The championship of the Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing is set and it’s no surprise. The two teams meeting tonight at 8 p.m. have set the standard when it come...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA Jr. MVI Sports The MVI Senior Swing semifinal game between Warriors Fast Pitch and Rams Fast Pitch came down to taking advantage of scoring opportunities. The Warriors cashed in ear...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A minute and a half into the second half of Tuesday’s game against BeeGraphix, Farmers Insurance coach Dana Zajicek thought he’d see a lopsided score become larger i...

By Joe Sabolek MVI Sports Elite Physical Therapy and head coach Vada Epps picked up their first win of the season Tuesday night by toppling Campy’s Pizza, 73-70, in Mon Valley Independent Summer Baske...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A single class in animal behavior at California University of Pennsylvania changed everything for Gina Munir, a 2011 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School. ...

The Monessen/Rostraver Rotary held a drive-thru spaghetti dinner Tuesday evening at the Pasta Shoppe in Monessen. Rotary member Tamlynn Bachetti and Rotary scholarship recipient Milana Sacco hand dinn...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council delayed a vote Tuesday on a policy that would outline how the city will deal with employees who have to quarantine due to COVID-19 concerns. Some...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf signed two bills into law Tuesday, marking the first two pieces of police reform legislation passed in the wake of George Floyd’s death and subsequent ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department warned people not to read too much into the relatively low new-case count Monday as testing and results usually slow over t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A furry, four-legged citizen in Speers owes his life to the Charleroi Volunteer Fire Department. Around 6 p.m. Monday, firefighters were called to Lillian Street in ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Fans of the Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation’s first-ever Movies at the Mounds event held last summer will be glad to know it’s returning. Schedul...

Rose Beatrice Turanin, 94, of Canton, Ga., passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020. She was born on July 15, 1925, in Monongahela, to father Gennaro Falorio and mother Rosa DeFrancesco Falorio, proud im...

Edward B. Reiger, 73, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020. A son of the late George and Eleanor Deter Reiger, he was born in North Charleroi on June 17, 1947. A lifelong reside...

Maximus Kenneth Till was born to heaven on July 10, 2020, at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. Max will be remembered by his parents, Brian and Melissa Mangino Till of Canonsburg; maternal grandparents,...