By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Increased COVID-19 testing will be available in Washington County next week, as numbers start to decline in area communities.   According to data from the state Depa...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Friday night’s loss hurt McKeesport head coach Kevin Kovach. And in the locker room after the game, the Tigers’ mentor could tell it hurt the entire team. Franklin...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports No matter if it’s the fourth game of the season or the first or even the final game, Monessen will always rely on its defense. Offense can come and go on any night, but the G...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Over the last two seasons, Elizabeth Forward became accustomed to starting slow when beginning section play.   In 2018-19, the Warriors lost two straight to begin th...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports Thomas Jefferson overcame a sluggish start and relied on a gutsy second-half performance from Graci Fairman in a 44-36 nonsection win over Southmoreland Friday. Fairm...

Ronald C. Kenney, 67, passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Ill. He was born on June 23, 1953, the fifth of nine children to the union of George and Ruth Kenney ...

Dorothy Filicko Maki, 99, of Monessen, died surrounded by loved ones on Jan. 12, 2021, in Delaware, at the home of her nephew, Michael J. Filicko, where she had resided since June. Dorothy was born on...

Mary Kay Panepinto, 83, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Born in Charleroi on Aug. 10, 1937, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Sophia A. Gongosky Somers. A homemaker, M...

The Lindsey family of Pittsburgh, Joel, Amy and Levi, 2, enjoyed the mild temperatures Thursday while looking at the animals at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Township. Rain and snow showers are expecte...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com' There’s nothing like being tested right out of the gate. On Thursday, South Allegheny passed their first big test of the season with flying colors. Playing withou...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School District has a detailed plan to bring students back to school buildings full time by the second week of February, but the administr...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley NAACP is bringing a modern twist to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On Monday, the Mon Valley NAACP will hold an online remembrance of Dr. King on...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora council talked Thursday about a section in the police union contract that has been interpreted differently by union members and borough officials. Councilw...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., announced in early December that it would begin providing COVID-19 vaccines for VA staff and veterans.   O...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two new part-time officers will soon begin patrolling in North Belle Vernon. This week, council unanimously approved a motion to hire two part-time police officers, ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Interested applicants in a state-wide search for candidates will have three more weeks to apply for a new position in Charleroi. The application process for the boro...

Joseph A. Patch Jr., 83, of Donora, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at his residence. Born in McKeesport on July 30, 1937, he was a son of the late Joseph A. Patch Sr. and the late Margaret Kub...

Florence M. Bowers, 86, formerly of Brownstown, Fayette City, went to be with the Lord with her family by her side on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Excela Health Frick Hospital. She was the daughter of...

Teresa Trozzi, 91, of Monessen, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born on April 26, 1929, in Palena, Italy, the daughter of the late Giovanni and Maria Campana Isacco....

Ronald O. Valdiserri, 90, died Thursday morning, Jan. 14, 2021, at the Hawthorne Woods Assisted Living Facility in Washington, Pa. He was born on June 16, 1930, in Belle Vernon, the son of the late Or...