William D. Schmitt, DDS, died Feb. 21, 2021, at age 86. He was the beloved husband of the late Linda Whitaker Schmitt; devoted father of Bernadette (Richard) Semenick, Marian (Matthew) Wolford, DMD, K...

Nicholas Tarpley, better known as “Nick,” 28, of Donora, departed this life unexpectedly on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, while doing one of the things he had a passion for —cooking. He was born on June 2...

  Edward D. Snyder, 87, of Mechanicsville, Md., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 1, 2021. Born in Perryopolis on Oct. 28, 1933, he was the son of the late Edward and Annetta Rhodes Snyde...

Joseph Paul Galayda, 93, of Pricedale, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. A son of the late Joseph and Helen Gyruchko Galayda, he was born in Grindstone on March 15, 1927. Joe previously resided...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Serra Catholic may be the No. 2 seed in Class 2A, but the Eagles remained one of only two unbeaten girls basketball teams in the entire WPIAL after its WPIAL baske...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com With junior forward Kendelle Weston ineligible for the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs, California head coach Chris Niemiec knew he’d have to see others step up in her absen...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The Belle Vernon Area girls basketball found themselves down double digits early in the fourth quarter.   But the young Leopards showed their guts and stormed back wi...

Devin Rumbaugh, 3, of Rostraver Township lands after coming off the slide at Community Bank Park in North Belle Vernon on a sunny Tuesday afternoon.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A former McKeesport councilwoman has joined a group of “McKeesport Citizens” in filing a lawsuit against the city and its council, alleging First Amendment and Pennsyl...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Monessen Recreation Board and city council plan to hold a joint meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday in City Hall. According to recreation board Chairman Ed Lea, the me...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A Monessen woman has been ordered to pay more than $1.1 million to the Washington Area Humane Society to cover the cost of care and veterinary bills for animals...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Officers from the Monongahela Police Department will now be able to have new tactical vests. Thanks to a $500 donation Tuesday from Lenzi Service Station, th...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The merger of Central Elizabeth Fire Company of Elizabeth and Elizabeth Township Fire Department No. 1 just needs the final approval of Allegheny County Orphans...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Carroll Township supervisors are one step closer to starting a roof replacement project for the township’s municipal building. At Tuesday’s meeting, supervis...

  Nicholas “Nick” Clarence Coban, age 90, of McKeesport, died Feb. 28, 2021, at UPMC McKeesport. Born March 24, 1930, in Versailles Borough, he was the son of the late Anthony and Pauline Selac Coban ...

Rosemary Pileggi, 92, of Catonsville, Md., formerly of Monongahela, died Monday, March 1, 2021, in St. Joseph’s Nursing Home, Catonsville, Md. Born Jan. 3, 1929 in Cokeburg, she was the daughter of Gi...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Charleroi’s Will Wagner couldn’t have asked for a better game on his birthday. The Cougars sharpshooter finished with a game-high 29 points on his home floor as No...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com As head coach of a young McKeesport team that features six sophomores and eight freshmen on the roster, Eric Smith encouraged his girls not to overlook No. 26 Kiski ...

By Jeremy Tepper MVI Sports Ringgold coach Matt Regula readily admits that in a normal season his team wouldn’t have been deserving of a playoff spot.   But no matter, his coaching staff and his team ...

By GREG MACAFEE Trib Total Media Like all teams want to be doing, the Knoch boys basketball team is hitting its stride at the right time, and it showed during a dominant WPIAL Class 4A preliminary-rou...