Fans endured a downpour Friday night to watch Thomas Jefferson host Latrobe in the WPIAL football playoffs.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The rum-tum of an entrance cadence played by student drummer Austin Trimble filled the air as a Vietnam veteran carried the American flag, posting it with a salute nex...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Monessen resident accused the Mon Valley Independent of being “in the pocket” of city council and the mayor at this week’s meeting. Pino Cianflone has at times ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Authority of the Borough of Charleroi has no interest in selling — and its board has taken action to solidify that stance.   In recent weeks, Charleroi Borough C...

By the MVI Architecture and design lovers — and anyone who has ever wanted to take a peek inside some of the Mon Valley’s most beautiful homes and landmarks — are invited to the annual “Homes for the ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com All the talk this week was red wave or blue wave. But all No. 9 East Allegheny saw was a green wave Friday on “The Beach” at James Weir Stadium. Top-seeded Belle V...

By GEORGE GUIDO Trib Total Media Usually, 12 fumbles isn’t the recipe for a victory. But McKeesport had built a big lead in the heavy rainfall Friday night before the fumble-itis set in. The Tigers sc...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For the first time in more than a decade, Shady Side Academy is heading to the WPIAL semifinals.   The No. 6 Bulldogs played stout defense and made big plays when th...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Bill Cherpak’s Thomas Jefferson program tends to play its best football during playoff season, and that was the case on Friday night as he earned his 300th career vict...

By JEFF OLIVER For MVI Sports Ryan Rimsek has been around the fight game for longer than he would like to remember. The Donora native spent a lot of time teaching and training young fighters and mixed...

By Mitch Montani Trib Total Media Bishop Canevin outlasted Clairton at a rain-soaked Dormont Stadium Friday night.   The top-seeded Crusaders battled the remnants of Hurricane Nicole en route to beati...

Marianne L. Turcheck, 60, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Born in Uniontown on Feb. 5, 1962, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Vivian Mueseler Lucy. A homemaker, Marianne...

Lori Eileen Huber, 65, of Fallowfield Township, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on Nov. 10, 2022. Born in North Charleroi on April 6, 1957, Lori was the daughter of t...

Ronald Lee Taylor, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Born on April 6, 1937, he was the son of the late Ford C. and Sarah E. Porter Taylor. Ron was born...

Patricia Jean Podsadowski, 82, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Born Aug. 6, 1940, in North Charleroi, ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Students at South Allegheny Elementary School gleamed with patriotism on the eve of Veterans Day. Dressed in red, white and blue — and with some wearing handmade paper...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com At Thursday’s meeting, Monessen council talked about how to best utilize its American Rescue Plan funds to benefit the city. First, council’s finance director, Co...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Legendary make-up artist Tom Savini and Douglas Education Center owner Jeff Imbrescia were among those who attended Thursday’s celebration of the 23rd anniversary of S...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Friends of a school bus driver who suffered serious injuries as the result of an Oct. 15 motorcycle accident are seeing an outpouring of support from the com...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A temporary borough administrator was hired Thursday in Donora. Council had discussed hiring Warren Cecconi to start the budget process, but after a special meeting ...