By MAX ROBINETTE mrobinette@yourmvi.com Comcast announced Thursday that it will award $1 million in grants to 100 small businesses owned by minorities and women in Allegheny County. To read the rest o...

John A. “Jack” Dunlop, 86, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022, at his home with his family. Born Oct. 22, 1935, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Carl and C...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com His Place Coffee, Community and More in Monessen will open its doors to single mothers today, giving them a place to   not only find their new favorite drink and ind...

Susan Ann Labash Naylor passed away at her home, the “Naylorosa,” on May 12, 2022. Susan gave a valiant fight against ovarian cancer, proving how strong of a hunky woman she really was. She was born N...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com As coaches schedule playoff “tune-up” games, they’re looking to put their team in some situations that they’ll face in the playoffs. To read the rest of the story,...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Beth-Center flexed its offensive power Thursday night at Bulldog Stadium, as they pounded out 12 hits and ended Charleroi’s regular season with a 12-2 triumph in non-section ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com It was two years ago Thursday that McKeesport Councilwoman Jamie Brewster Filotei passed away. Brewster Filotei’s family, fellow McKeesport lawmakers and some close fr...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With more than a dozen people in attendance Thursday, a Donora Council meeting had to be canceled due to a lack of a quorum. To read the rest of the story, please se...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Virginia-based millionaire entrepreneur who purchased the former Monessen Municipal Complex May 1, 2017, has made his final payment and now owns the building ...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Normally I get a little miffed when a subject is late for an interview appointment. When Port Vue fire Chief Brandon Hale let me know he would be late for our meeting, it didn...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Health Department held a hearing in Clairton Wednesday to take public comment on proposed amendments to coke oven regulations. And prior to the public...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After taking a 5-1 lead over neighbor South Allegheny, Serra Catholic claimed an 8-1 win a month later to capture a non-section win a month in the making. The game...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A new borough manager has been hired in Charleroi, but as per usual, not all of council agreed on the move or the contract tied to it. During a business meeting Wedn...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora police Superintendent Jim Brice has filed suit against the borough and each council member for failing to raise his wages in tandem with the two police chi...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com The Charleroi softball team overcame a four-run deficit in the seventh inning to secure a second-place finish in Section 3-2A with a dramatic 7-6 victory over Carmic...

Marybelle Grimes, 84, of Coal Center, died Wednesday, May 11, 2022. She was born Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1937, in East Millsboro, daughter of the late Harry and Mary Jane Franks Porter. She grew up in Elra...

By the MVI Three local schools and two students have been named finalists for the coveted Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. On Wednesday, Pittsburgh CLO and Dolores Kara...

John Ziak Jr., 98, of Wickhaven, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family, Friday, March 11, 2022. John was born Nov. 21, 1923, in Bentleyville. A son of the late John and Katherine Ziak...

By RAPLH E. STONE For the MVI In last week’s column, I reminisced over my childhood admiration for Popeye the little muscular sailor who influenced my taste for spinach. As time passed however, my her...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com An economic development task force that will focus on fixing the blight issue in Monessen met for the first time Tuesday and included developers, nonprofits and t...