By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Six years ago, Laura Gillum experienced a parent’s worst nightmare. Her 23-month old son, Dean, snuck away out of her sight at their Canonsburg home and fell...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It will be months before The Lamp Theatre in Irwin gets back to performances, but a little bit of normal will return this weekend as the venue hosts an old-fash...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Food trucks have become a controversial topic in Charleroi as some worry the traveling food vendors may take away business from hometown restaurants.   The issue aro...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Fire crews from four Pennsylvania counties and one from West Virginia were fighting two forest fires on opposite sides of Ohiopyle State Park Thursday night. Ac...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Class 2A Serra Catholic scored early and often en route to a convincing 13-3 victory over Class 3A South Allegheny in a non-section matchup Thursday at Boston Field....

By Dean Dellamalva jr. MVI Sports The Belle Vernon track team swept Ringgold and Uniontown while the Rams did the same to the Red Raiders in a dual meet Thursday at Joe Montana Stadium. The Leopards’ ...

By Jeff Oliver MVI Sports There is an old saying that claims “let sleeping dogs lie.” Apparently, McGuffey’s softball team doesn’t believe in it and the Highlanders gave struggling Charleroi the awake...

Ronald E. Govenor, 79, of Charleroi, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Born on Sept. 11, 1941, he was the son of the late Emil and Phyllis Govenor. He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel...

Helen Dorothy Popovic, 102, of Port Vue, died on April 8, 2021. Born on Aug. 17, 1918, she is the daughter of the late Michael T. and Anna Gdovic Tutko and the wife of the late Stephen P. Popovic. She...

William A. “Bill” Weightman, 80, of Donora, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021, at his home. He was born in Pittsburgh on June 27, 1940, a son of the late William and Emma Haberstock Weightman. Bill...

Funeral services were held for Marlene J. DeRosa, 84, of Finleyville, Union Township, who died Saturday, April 3, 2021, in her home. Born May 30, 1936, in Monongahela, she was the daughter of the late...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Jaylie Bell, 11, and Evelyn Matthews, 11, both of North Belle Vernon, enjoy a cool treat on a summer-like day at Community Bank Park in North Belle Vernon.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf made a stop in McKeesport Wednesday to tour a COVID-19 vaccine clinic slated to open Monday at a city church. The governor also talked about “vaccine equ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township Commissioners Wednesday hired an environmental lawyer to provide consultation regarding potential actions against the Westmoreland Sanita...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute is closing its Monongahela office as of April 30, leaving patients with difficult choices to make. Linda Zuza of Monongahe...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Finally ready to take some well-deserved time off, Charleroi Code Enforcement Officer Robert Whiten Jr. will resign from his position. During an agenda meeting Wedne...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School District continues to move forward with its plans to hold a senior prom this year. School officials recently announced the prom will be h...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Kailey Larcinese outdueled fellow right-hander Emma Augustine to help lead Elizabeth Forward past visiting Yough, 1-0, in Section 2-4A play Wednesday at William Penn...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports The good news for Charleroi Wednesday was that the Cougars belted three home runs and scored five runs in a non-section contest against Class 3A Keystone Oaks. The bad news i...

By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports The season is young, but Ron Bishop thinks his McKeesport baseball team has reached a critical moment. Having lost two games in a row to Latrobe — both in the final inning ...