By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Borough Police Department is expanding with the addition of two new part-time officers. Tuesday morning, part-time officer Tobias Yuhouse worke...

Mark Gira, 64, of Perryopolis, passed away Monday, July 25, 2022, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born April 7, 1958, in North Charleroi, he was the son of the late John S. Gira Jr. and Eli...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com From the moment Ringgold head boys basketball coach Matt Rowland first saw Zion Moore step on the floor as a sixth grader, he knew he was something special.   To rea...

Megan Keturakis, an eighth-grade Bentworth student, enjoys a Fruity Pebbles milkshake Monday afternoon at Scoops on Main in Bentleyville.  

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com New details have been released about Sunday night’s incident in Monongahela that resulted in police fatally shooting Cody Bennett. According to State Trooper Forrest...

By the MVI A plaque that read, “Enter to learn. Go forth to serve,” was featured prominently on a wall in the lobby of the former Donora High School. And, that’s exactly what Stan Musial, one of the s...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After her high school graduation, California’s Amanda McKula was supposed to continue playing softball at Cal U.   A quad accident derailed her playing career, but...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area elementary students and their families can bask in late summer glory one last time before the start of the school year at family movie nigh...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Local animal rescuer Brenda Rupert found herself in the right place at the right time Sunday at Mingo Creek Park. While searching for a missing cat, Rupert happened ...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Charleroi recently announced the appointment of Ashley Abbott as their new athletic director after the departure of Brady Barbero. To read the rest of the story, pleas...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Those with the compassion and courage to serve as frontline first responders are called to scenes where people are often experiencing one of the worst days of their li...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Megan Ferraro is the second Elizabeth Forward School Board member to go public with an opinion about the Heracles Well Pad proposition.   To read the rest of...

By DAVE WILLIAMS Trib Total Media The storm that blew through the region Saturday left tens of thousands of households without power, as one of the region’s two major power companies reported signific...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com It has been well documented that the WPIAL – and the entire country in general – has been struggling in its search for officials. To read the rest of the story, please...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Simcoach Games, headquartered on Pittsburgh’s South Side, held its summer apprenticeship finale Friday, showcasing area youths’ video game design projects over ...

Judith “Judy” “Aunt Pooder” Williams, 72, of Monongahela, passed away unexpectedly on July 20, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in New Eagle on Dec. 12, 1949, daughter of the ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf issued a statement this week urging older Pennsylvanians to take precautions as high temperatures and humidity moved into the region. To read the ...

Robert F. “Bob” Kotch, 87, of Monessen, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2022, at his home. He was born on Aug. 11, 1934, in Monessen, son of the late John Kotch Jr. and Julia Drabik Kotch. Bob was a l...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The state Department of Environmental Protection has published a draft air quality plan approval to allow the construction and initial temporary operation of a leachat...

David R. Gray Sr., 80, of Monongahela, Carroll Township, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was born on May 25, 1942, in Charleroi, to the late David K. a...