By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Clergy from churches in and around McKeesport gathered at Zion Baptist Church this week to pray for peace and the healing of the nation amid a pandemic.   Other topics...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A courtyard in the center of California Area High School has been unused for years, but a group of students is working to change that. The honors English 12 cla...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Second-seeded Serra Catholic started fast and never let up, easily advancing to the WPIAL semifinals with a 60-37 win over No. 10 Carlynton Thursday on the Eagles’...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com With less than three minutes remaining in Friday’s WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal matchup, Elizabeth Forward looked on the verge of a monumental upset.   The Warriors, ...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports Area swimmers will converge at Upper St. Clair High School today for the WPIAL swimming championships.   The event usually takes place at Trees Pool on the campus of ...

Lloyd Aldrich Jr., 56, of Monessen passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. He was born Nov. 8, 1964, in Charle- roi-Monessen Hospital, the son of Lloyd and Rosetta Aldrich. Lloyd, better kno...

Robert M. Fuoco, 56, of Monessen, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021, in U.P.M.C. Presbyterian-Mon-tefiore, Pittsburgh, following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 29, 1964, in North Charleroi...

Dorothy Hartman, 83, of Roscoe, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Mon Valley Care Center. Born in Allenport on Jan. 26, 1938, she was a daughter of Dushey and Sarah Suzich Semich. Dorothy wa...

Edward Gladys, 93, of Monessen, died Thursday, March 4, 2021, in West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh. Funeral service information will be announced at a later date by ROBERT A. BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC., Gr...

Dolores Matush, 90, of Monessen, died Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Mon Valley Hospital Inc. Born in East Pittsburgh on Nov. 25, 1930, she was the daughter of the late George and Julia Tabak. She was a ...

Kimberly “Bo” Woodrow Rife, 67, of Roscoe, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at home, surrounded by his family. Born in Williamson, W.Va., on Aug. 30, 1953, he was the son of Woodrow and Eunice ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com While Belle Vernon Area is the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 4A bracket, the Leopards feel disrespected. Head coach Joe Salvino doesn’t feel many people give his t...

By Ashley Chase MVI Sports A “total team effort” led to a convincing 59-43 victory for No. 7 McKeesport as the Tigers knocked out No. 10 Oakland Catholic to advance to the WPIAL 5A girls basketball qu...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Top-seeded South Allegheny opened up postseason play with a statement victory Thursday. The Gladiators featured three players in double figures and ran away with a l...

By Jeremy Tepper MVI Sports With six minutes left in the third quarter, Elizabeth Forward’s Zach Boyd shot a corner three that spun around the rim twice and rimmed out.   On the next possession, the W...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports The same problems that plagued the No. 6 Monessen girls team all season came out in full force in its WPIAL Class A playoff game against No. 11 Union.   As a result, ...

Monongahela Valley Hospital hosted an appointment-only COVID-19 vaccine clinic Thursday at the Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Department’s social hall. Edwina Bykowetz of Donora received her first do...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com There is never a dull moment in theater. On Wednesday night as Charleroi Area students prepared to take their bows for the final dress rehearsal for their spring mus...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A day after Charleroi council agreed to demolish a blighted, dangerous structure at a cost of $9,000 and discussed working with Donora on future demolitions, Dono...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Local communities were among those benefiting from infrastructure improvements Pennsylvania American Water Company made in 2020. The company, which operates bot...