William Verne Flaherty, 75, of White Oak, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Aug.10, 2021, surrounded by those who love him. He was born June 6, 1946, in McKeesport, and was the son of the...

Patricia M. “Patty” Latour Simboli, 69, of Carroll Township, passed away peacefully at her home with her loving husband, Jim and her favorite pet dog, Bella, by her side. Born Jan. 10, 1952, in North ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A major roach infestation is once again a topic of frustration for Donora residents. This time it’s in the area of the 200 blocks of Meade Street and Castner Aven...

Robert Stephen “Seeds” Popovic, 83, of Port Vue, died on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. He was born in Port Vue on May 10, 1938, and is the son of the late Stephen, who died in 1983, and Helen (Tutko) Popov...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Every year since she turned 4, Kennedy Curcio has used her birthday as a way to give back to others. At her birthday party last month, Kennedy, an incoming fourth-gr...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com At a recent workout, Charleroi girls soccer coach Tom Cameron put talented sophomore Bella Carroto alone on the goal line. In front of her were 10 teammates and he...

Aaron M. Oblack, 52, of Belle Vernon, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. He was born on Aug. 6, 1969, in Pittsburgh, the son of John R. Oblack and Carole Nelson Oblack of Belle Vernon. He ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Students in the McKeesport Area School District get to choose whether they wear a mask in school for the 2021-22 school year. In a 6-3 vote at Wednesday’s meeting, McK...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports When Yancey Taylor was putting together his We Care for Kids Sports Summer Basketball League, he admitted he was pretty much winging it. “I didn’t know all the ins and outs o...

Dolores J. Mayllen Stankovich, 82, of Monessen, passed away Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, at Country Care Manor, Fayette City. Born Dec. 28, 1938, in Monessen, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ali...

By Matt Petras For the MVI After closing like other districts around the country at the start of the pandemic, Clairton School District brought its elementary students back full-time in the fall of 20...

Edmund Elder, 84, of Summerville, S.C., formerly of Charleroi, husband of the late Josephine “Josey” T. Elder, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at Low Country Community Hospice House. Ed was bor...

Rylee Sartori, 4, of Richeyville slides down the frog on a hot Thursday afternoon at Pine Cove Beach Club. More warm weather is in the forecast for today.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The festival grounds were packed Thursday as McKeesport’s 61st installment of International Village came to a close. For three days, people from the McKeesport area an...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council voted to reinstate the position of police chief and then to promote an officer to fill the role, while keeping police Superintendent Jim Brice in h...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For 26 days, people at five addresses in McKeesport’s Lower 10th Ward were unable to drink water from the tap. On Thursday morning, they got refreshing news. Following...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Volunteers are needed to help kick start the second year of Big Brothers Big Sisters in the Charleroi Area School District.   Pam Slomiany, program manager for the C...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com For veteran blues rocker George Thorogood, it wasn’t a question of if he’d ever become a rock star, but a matter of when. “When I was 19 or 20, my parents sh...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After a humid day where the temperature neared 100 degrees, heavy storms poured onto the Mon Valley Thursday night. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh spent th...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Ego, the California Borough K9 officer, is officially a retiree today. The 9-year-old Belgian Malinois will settle into civilian life with his career partner, P...