By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With residents wondering when the Mon Valley might see its first significant snowfall this winter, the Mon River Fleet Lions and Mc-Keesport Area Meals on Wheels are t...

By MAX ROBINETTE mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Civil Rights Era brings certain images to mind. We picture student sit-ins, Black and white drinking fountains, fire hoses, attack dogs, policemen with rais...

Rick Bailey, 54, of West Newton, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at home. Rick was born in McKeesport Hospital on March 16, 1968. He was working part time at Mama Pepina’s Pizza Shop in West Ne...

Anna M. Hansen, 89, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Born on Sept. 17, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Lena Barcelona Cardinale. She was a member o...

Jacqueline R. Hartley, 83, of Uniontown, formerly of the Belle Vernon area, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Born in Allison on Jan. 10, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Katherine Porter...

Frank David Szallay, 68, of Pittsburgh, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. He was born on Sunday, June 13, 1954, in Brownsville, son of Frank John Szallay Jr. and Julia Dorothy Tompos Szallay. Frank gradu...

Shirley L. Walters, 86, of Monongahela, died Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, in ProMed-ica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, McMurray. She was born July 29, 1936, in Monongahela, the daughter of Alfred and A...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Last month, a local fuel and energy group sold ownership shares to an employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP. After nearly a century of being privately owned, G...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 16-year-old Monessen resident who is accused of shooting his friend and football teammate, Amari Altomore, in the ci...

By STEPHANIE RITENBAUGH Trib Total Media Trulieve, a medical marijuana company with locations throughout Pennsylvania, is laying off an unspecified number of people at its growing facility in McKeespo...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area Elementary students are on their way to developing their own personal libraries.   Students in the elementary center were given free books by the Coug...

By Anna Lisa Haughwout For the MVI Michelle Tomczyk, looking more like a fashion model than a farmer, attacked the weeds at the McKeesport Garden Club with a vengeance worthy of an avid gardener. Tomc...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward began Section 3-4A play with a dominant 52-17 road victory over Ringgold on Thursday night.   The Warriors (3-3) marched out on a 15-0 run to start...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com After a slow start to action, Thomas Jefferson outworked Albert Gallatin to come out with an emphatic 56-40 victory to start Section 3-5A play Thursday night. “We did ...

On Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, Timothy Bryon “Timmy” Fabiseski, 19, of Rostraver Township, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep. Beloved son of Bryon Edward Fabiseski and Jennifer Renee Harris; loving ...

By VIVA KREIS For the MVI Hello from the Big Apple! As the female winner of the Heisman High School Scholarship, I was invited to New York City to accept my award while attending the Heisman Trophy Ce...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Charleroi overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to claim a 74-68 road triumph over California in nonsection play Wednesday night.   The Cougars (2-2) used a stout ...

By JONATHAN GUTH For MVI Sports In arguably one of the biggest dual meets in program history Frazier wrestling downed visiting Southmoreland, 49-24, on Wednesday night in Section 2-AA action. The Comm...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi was beaming with pride Wednesday at the newly opened Dee’s Event Center on McKean Avenue, as community leaders gathered to make a historic announcement. Th...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough Council doesn’t frequently agree on anything, but council members surprised those in the audience Wednesday night by unanimously deciding to table ...