By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Every player, no matter the sport, dreams about scoring the big goal, hitting the winning shot or getting the big hit, when it matters most.   Monday, Belle Vernon...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For a brief period of time, Olivia Wilkerson stood speechless on the sideline.   The head girls soccer coach of the Ringgold Rams tried to come up with the words to ...

Elizabeth Forward High School fans Julia Jennings, Matilyn Cegelski and Emma Stover smile as Ryan Messina holds up an image of girls soccer player Alyssa Terza at Monday’s game against Ringgold.  

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com While it was a relief for many when Fox Stop Road in Fallowfield Township recently reopened after being shut down for nearly four years, one couple is frustrated wit...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Penn State Greater Allegheny is celebrating after being recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for 2022-2025. The Silicon Valley-based tech company recognized the...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The Women’s Club of West Newton hosted a talk Monday that grappled with the topic of financial crimes that target the elderly. Rostraver Township police Chie...

George W. Deneen, 61, of Jeannette and formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Canterbury Place, Lawrenceville, Pa. He was born April 14, 1961, in Sumter, S.C., son of Zane L....

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com WQED will feature an hour-long block of stories about Monongahela at 8 p.m. Thursday, including two recent Emmy-winning documentaries about the 1952 Mon City Li...

Cheryl “Rennie” Barcus Donaldson, 61, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Ohio on Nov. 26, 1960, to the f...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com There’s big news today out of Cupertino, Calif., for a local school district. Apple, Inc. has recognized Elizabeth Forward as an Apple Distinguished School t...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Rain, rain didn’t go away Saturday for the Fleatique on the Mon. But even with light foot traffic, many vendors stuck it out through the damp conditions. To rea...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board has entered into a five-year agreement with BusPatrol America to provide “a stop arm signal arm enforcement system” on each school bus ser...

By Jeff Himler Trib Total Media Nikki Williams listened to what her body was telling her. That’s what helped her to learn she was suffering from breast cancer and to get the treatment she needed to be...

Charles “Bob” Wilson, 72, of Newell, passed away Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at his home. Born May 26, 1950, in North Charleroi, he was the son of the late Charles W. “Pinky” and Nancy Malaspina Wilson. A...

By the Mon Valley Independent The California Vulcans scored on offense, defense and special teams en route to a dominant 59-14 victory over Clarion in PSAC West play on Saturday afternoon.   Noah Mitc...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com An apartment building fire on the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Fifth Street in North Charleroi displaced around a dozen people Sunday evening. To read the rest ...

By JOHN   RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com In line with nationwide trends, police departments throughout the Mon Valley are facing labor shortages and a struggle to recruit and retain officers.   Pa...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com RAD is planning its spending for next year, and its 2023 preliminary budget was approved Thursday. The board of directors of Allegheny Regional Asset District, known b...

By Adam Brewer MVI Sports After suffering its first loss of the season last week against Monessen, California was looking to bounce back Friday at home in a Tri-County South Conference contest against...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For the first time in more than 50 years, Monessen featured a pair of 200-yard rushers on Friday night.   Daevon Burke and TyVaughn Kershaw combined for 445 rushing ...