Robert Earl Fretz Jr., 65, of Monongahela, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022. He was born June 20, 1957, in North Charleroi, son of the late Robert E. Fretz Sr. and Irma Henry Fretz of Speers Hill, who...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Sweeney’s Steakhouse in Rostraver Township was deemed a public nuisance Friday by Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli. To read the rest of the stor...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Friday marked the official launch of Pennsylvania Western University.   PennWest is now the second largest university in Western Pennsylvania, consolidating Cal...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A Monessen boy reminded neighbors of their sweetest coming of age memories when he set up a lemonade stand Friday on the corner of Patton Avenue and Watkins ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Maren Metikosh had a season to remember this spring for the Belle Vernon Area softball team, and it became an even more unforgettable season Thursday. To read the ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com There will be plenty to do across the Mon Valley to celebrate America’s birthday this weekend – and the weather is expected to cooperate. A stormy and hot start is e...

Carol Anne Lusk, 79, of Athens, Ga., passed away on Friday, June 17, 2022. Born on Nov. 26, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Michael Posmoga and Mary Jane Kozon Pankiewicz, and stepdaughter to P...

Rosalie R. Segin, 53, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Feb. 10, 1969, in North Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late Mic...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com One hundred birthday cards for 100 years. That’s the goal for friends and family of Roscoe native Lois Downes, who will become a centenarian on July 19. To read...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Three Frazier Commodores and a Serra Catholic Eagle found themselves reaping Class 2A All-State honors Thursday when the PA High School Softball Coaches Associatio...

Zachary Lawson, 9, Monessen, jumps into the deep end of the pool at the Pine Cove Beach Club in Charleroi,Thursday, June 30, 2022.

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Lawmakers failed to come to an agreement on Pennsylvania’s proposed $42 billion spending plan by Thursday’s deadline, which means a new fiscal year will begin withou...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township’s planning commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend the further consideration of a two-part conditional use application submitte...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A large fire broke out early Thursday morning in McKeesport, spreading to multiple houses and an SUV parked on Soles Street, according to area first responders. To rea...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com What do filmmakers, Portland, Ore., and goat-milk soap have in common? Anywhere you find one of these things, you might find LJ Kahl, the new executive director...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Despite Makhai Valentine and Notorious Grooms combining for 56 points, Elite Physical Therapy head coach Vada Epps was most impressed by his squad’s tenacity in their ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Two days after suffering a slim 8-point loss with just five players, Dax Thomas State Farm was in a similar situation Thursday night.   To read the rest of the story...

Nina Pasini Deibler, 51, of Baldwin Borough died unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Jayme Deibler; loving mother of Elise Marie and Wesley Benjamin Deibler; cherishe...

Leonard A. Stringhill, 83, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Dunlevy Gardens. Born Nov. 22, 1938, in North Charleroi, he was the son of the late Anthony F. and Julia A. De...

Nancy Ann Klasmeyer, 82, of Speers Hill, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in Mon Valley Hospital. A daughter of the late Phillip and Vera Nuzzaci, she was born in North Charleroi on April 22, ...