By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports When it comes to the postseason, football teams have to play to their strengths and stay true to their identity. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’...

By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media Hampton’s offense posted gaudy rushing numbers all season, but Thomas Jefferson still knows a little about running the football, too.   To read the rest of the story, ...

By JOSE NEGRON MVI Sports Serra Catholic and Laurel entered Friday night’s WPIAL quarterfinal clash as two of the higher scoring offenses in Class 2A. The Eagles were scoring just under 32 points per ...

Ralph H. Bell Sr. went to be with the Lord on Nov. 9, 2021. He was born Jan. 17, 1932, to the late William Elmer Bell and Pearl Terry Bell of Donora. He was employed by U.S. Steel Clairton Works for m...

William E. “Bill” Slosky, 94, of California, Pa., passed away on Nov. 10, 2021, at The Residence at Hilltop in Monongahela. Bill was born on April 5, 1927, to Mary Ballant and Edward Gottlieb Slosky i...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There were plenty of opportunities in McKeesport Thursday to thank veterans for their service. Three Veterans Day events were held — the city’s service at Memorial Par...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com This year’s Veterans Day observance at Elizabeth Forward Middle School honored local military veterans while   commemorating the 9/11 terror attack 20 years ago...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com For the second consecutive season, a pair of former conference foes will go head to head with a trip to the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals up for grabs.   To read the res...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak American Legion Post 701 didn’t hold a traditional ceremony Thursday, but instead said thank you to veterans with a good meal. To read the rest of the story,...

On Oct. 4, 2021, the Lord quietly, between evening and morning, called Zebulun Zachalla Jackson, 44, out of his pain and suffering. Zeb was born in Seattle, Wash., the only son to his mother, Karen Ja...

Alice “Roselyn” O’Brien, 68, of Monongahela, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in her home. She was born Sept. 2, 1953, in Hazlehurst, Miss., the daughter of the late Clifton Earl and Hattie Belle Snelle Bel...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The New York businessman looking to bring international student housing to Donora has asked to postpone today’s planning commission decision so he can attend a me...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com A trip to the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals will be on the line tonight when sixth-seeded Serra Catholic visits third-seeded Laurel in a 7 p.m. quarterfinal matchup. To ...

On Nov. 6, 2021, the Chief of the Universe dispatched a special team to come and receive a master controller, Jesse L. Frost Jr, 42, of West Newton, formerly of Donora, to come and be a part of a much...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The magic number is 620. That’s how many days its been between games for the Cal U men’s basketball team. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Frida...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN thrown@yourmvi.com   Monongahela City Council may see a significant savings in its electric bill in the coming years.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Frida...

Heather Hart / For the Mon Valley Independent Members of the Mon Valley Honor Guard are shown during Saturday’s Veterans Day Parade in Monongahela. See our special Veterans Day section inside today’s ...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Despite a state court on Wednesday throwing out an order by Pennsylvania’s acting health secretary that requires masks inside K-12 schools and child care faci...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Long-awaited playground equipment was delivered to Mounds Park in Monongahela on Wednesday. After stop-and-go work all summer due to delays in paperwork that ...

Brandon Victor Rands, 42, of Charleroi, passed away on Nov. 9, 2021. Born on Feb. 18, 1979, he was the son of Victor P. Rands of Charleroi and the late Margaret Motycki. He was a member of the Charler...