By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com When Brandy Daye was a little girl, she knew she wanted to be a teacher. And then in about seventh or eighth grade, her dreams changed.   But only a little. “I don’t w...

By Matt Petras For the MVI Che Hill has joined the military, just like his step-father, Les Carpenter, and much of the family of his mother Tamica Carpenter, who describes herself as a “military brat....

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Nearly two dozen young Ringgold cheerleaders are learning that leadership comes with responsibility. The Ringgold Division 3 Cheerleaders, which includes 23 mem...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com In a game marred by undisciplined plays, penalty flags, two ejections and a fight, Serra Catholic opened the season Saturday with a shutout win over rival South Al...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Despite coming off a winless season, second-year coach Jess Henry is optimistic and excited about the future of boys soccer at California. The Trojans were co-ed last year an...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Monessen is the newest member of the a county-wide land bank initiative.   The city, along with the Monessen School District, have joined the Westmoreland County Lan...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The recently merged Elizabeth Township Volunteer Fire Department will host its first-ever Community Fun Fest Sept. 11. The event will be held in the front yard ...

Catherine Piscitelli, 89, of Monongahela, Gallatin, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in AGH Jefferson Hospital. Visitations will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. W...

Fans show their support for the Rams at Friday night’s season kickoff against Elizabeth Forward.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s current city hall at 557 Donner Ave. is full of mold, according to officials, and municipal operations will be moved to a new setup at the former Commu...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com You don’t have to have a four-legged friend to be an advocate for animals in need. Mon Valley Paws, a local nonprofit organization, will host its first official even...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A feeling of pride in being an American radiated from the McKeesport Lions Club Bandshell in Renziehausen Park Friday night as the city marked its annual Patriotism Da...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Janice, a cat at White Oak Animal Safe Haven looking for a forever home, enjoyed sunbathing Thursday as the White Oak Rotary revealed a “purr-fect” project it recently...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Many people around the Mon Valley know there are a lot of “Cheap Old Houses” in Monessen but now, when the HGTV show bearing that name airs Monday night, an inter...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward head coach Mike Collodi entered Week Zero with achievable goals in mind for a young group poised to once again contend in Class 3A.   Collodi expre...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports Monessen and Washington entered their Week Zero matchup as two of the most storied football programs in WPIAL history, combining for 1,383 wins. But the teams couldn’t be mor...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports Slow starts are common in Week Zero games, even for McKeesport, which punted after running just five plays in Friday’s opener against Baldwin. But the slow start didn...

By Joe Napsha Trib Total Media A Rostraver native finished sixth Friday night in the triathlon competition in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Eric McElvenny, 38, of Bethel Park, representing the U.S....

Larry Joseph Clawson Sr., 68, of Clairton, passed away Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, in the Hospice Inpatient Unit, Lawrenceville, Pa. Born Aug. 2, 1953, he was the son of the late Lorraine School and Robert...

Helen M. Geho, 86, of Fallowfield Township, passed away Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at the Residence at Hilltop, Carroll Township. She was born Dec. 13, 1934, in Fayette City, the daughter of the late Ge...