By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com An 81-year-old woman who was driving the SUV that collided with a truck in a fatal accident Thursday on state Route 837 in Carroll Township has bee...

William E. “Bill” Bergstedt, 69, of Belle Vernon, formerly of Monessen, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital with his loving family by his side. He was born on M...

Alice Crilley Caramela, 81, of Speers Hill, passed away peacefully at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital on Feb. 8, 2024, with her family by her side. Born in North Charleroi on Dec. 6, 1942, Alice wa...

Janice M. Richter, 86, of Perryopolis, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in WVU Uniontown Hospital.  Born in Rostraver Township on Jan. 19, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Edgar F. and Henrietta M. ...

Timothy Roger Haney, 59, of Donora, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Timothy was born Nov. 8, 1964, in Waynesburg, Pa., to parents Wilbur and Louella Spencer Haney. He graduated fro...

Patricia A. Pettko, 85, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born on July 19, 1938, in North Charleroi, daughter of the late Milan and Ann...

Thomas R. Ririe, 59, of Baton Rouge, La., died Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Born in Monongahela on May 8, 1964, he was the son of the late Donald Johnston Ririe Sr. and Mary Rita Jonas Ririe. Thomas was a c...

Tracy Lynn Roberts, 55, of Washington, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, at her home. Born in North Charleroi on May 6, 1968, she was the daughter of Carol Hyatt Roberts of Roscoe and the late Les...

Monessen residents Khi’yah Scott, 4, and I’yah Scott, 7, rode their bicycles while their mother, Crystal Nichols, watched over them Thursday afternoon at Monessen City Park. To purchase these photos a...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com It’s tough to defeat an undefeated squad at any level of basketball, and it’s really tough to knock off a team with a shooter like Kaylee DeAngelo who sank seven three...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Coming into her final section, home game Thursday, California’s Rakiyah Porter had a lengthy “To-Do List” to accomplish. Get a win on Senior Night. Check. Record her 1,000-ca...

By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Two people were killed Thursday afternoon in a crash that shut down Route 837 in Carroll Township. One of the victims was 48-year-old Michael Bov...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Westmoreland Community Action will open a welcome center in Monessen to assist low-income individuals in the former bank annex building at 557 Donner Ave. Counc...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com The Bentleyville Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall will be filled with eager pets and their humans for a day full of pet-filled fun. From Barkery...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The long-debated issue of who will represent Donora on the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority for the next five years has been put to rest, but it wasn’t a decision...

By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Firefighters were called to the scene of a structure fire just before midnight Wednesday in the 100 block of Knox Avenue in Monessen.   Municipal...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The California (Pa.) women’s basketball team has been in this situation before. Actually, it was just last year. The Vulcans entered Seton Hill Wednesday desperate...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com In a frantic, high-scoring game between two PSAC West foes Wednesday night, it was California Pa. that left Seton Hill with a hard-fought, 100-93 victory. The Vulcans ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Juniper Guzur, 5, of Speers plays on the Little Cougars Kindergarten Basketball team that participated in half-time drills at a Charleroi Area High School varsi...