Thomas Jefferson defeated West Allegheny on the first night of the WPIAL football playoffs.

Area residents are being asked to reduce their water usage by 5-10%. Drought watches and warnings have been issued for 35 counties across the state, including the entirety of the Mon Valley. On Friday...

It appears to be electrical in nature, according to Fire Chief Delmar Hepple. A woman has been displaced from her Monessen home after a fire early Friday morning. Municipal Fire Chief Delmar Hepple sa...

The court turned down an emergency appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans. DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousan...

Pittsburgh Steelers legend Rocky Bleier is the team’s nominee for the NFL’s Salute to Service Award, the team announced Friday. A running back on the Super Steelers’ four-time Super Bowl champions of ...

Fallowfield Township and the Charleroi Area School District received the Allison Maxwell Outstanding Leadership Award at a Mon Valley Alliance symposium held Thursday. Township supervisors posed for a...

A Belle Vernon man surrendered his dog to police after an officer received a report about an “extremely thin dog living in a crate filled with feces.” David Allen Richards, 38, is charged with multipl...

At the Rostraver Township Halloween Hike held Thursday at the John DiVirgilio Sports Complex, from left, are Hadley Hrach, 8, and 4-yearold twins Tucker and Sawyer Hrach of Rostraver Township. Jeff He...

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Allegheny County officials warn that it may be too late to ensure they arrive by the deadline of 8 p.m. Tuesday. Don’t send that mail-in ballot if you want your vote to count. It’s too late. If you ha...

Speakers discussed strategies for attracting more people to visit the Mon Valley. The Mon Valley Alliance Foundation hosted its second annual Mid-Mon Valley Economic Symposium Thursday morning at the ...

Careesa Wood and Jocelyn Frucella, both of Fayette City and Jakki Ross of Rostraver Township got into the Halloween spirit to participate in the annual Halloween parade in Charleroi Wednesday night. S...

A lawyer for the Republican parties, Linda A. Kerns, said an appeal will be filed in the coming days. By staff and wire reports A divided Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Wednesday that the envelopes ...

The township’s current three-year agreement with County Hauling will expire Dec. 31. Fallowfield Township supervisors will meet again next week after opting to continue Wednesday’s meeting before deci...

The construction crew started working on the houses’ foundations about a month ago. Five modular houses were placed on their foundations Wednesday on Motheral Avenue in Monessen. Representatives from ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday to mark the completion of the Visitor Center’s rain garden and an allée. Members of the Allegheny County Parks Foundation and Round Hill Park employees gat...

The scholarship is in memory of Monessen native Frederic Feldman. For the MVI The Robert Miner Family Foundation established a memorial scholarship for education majors at Pennsylvania Western Univers...

Events will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Peter J. Daley Cultural Center in Brownsville. The Peter J. Daley Cultural Center in Brownsville will be a hub for music and entertainment this weekend. ...

The Ford Motor Company and Davies Ford of Charleroi held a Drive 4 UR School event this fall. Jim Davies presented the Charleroi Football Fans Booster organization with a donation check from the event...

By The Associated Press The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S. Daylight saving time ends a...