The final package includes numerous upgrades to the elementary school and middle/high school. Monessen school board approved $11.4 million in STEAM upgrades and infrastructure renovations to the distr...

Jon Wian and Judge Matt Schimizzi were sworn into office Tuesday. Westmoreland County’s new register of wills and judge were sworn in to office Tuesday at the courthouse in Greensburg. Jon Wian, 43, o...

Cody Ambrose suggested the new position Tuesday and volunteered to fill it. Cody Ambrose will now wear another hat in North Belle Vernon. Ambrose, who serves on the recreation committee and handles up...

Albany serves as an attentive listener for Monessen students. Four Monessen elementary students took turns reading from animal-themed books to a literary-trained black Labrador mix calmly sprawled out...

The annual freezing and thawing process damages area roadways. One of the drawbacks of winter is dealing with the growing number of potholes, but local street departments have been working round the c...

A restructuring of the recreation board process will also be considered. White Oak employees could receive a raise through legislation that council will consider next Monday. The ordinance includes co...

The supervisor first announced his intention to step down Nov. 19. The carousel never stops turning. That saying remains true when it comes to Forward Township Supervisor Dave Magiske’s continued atte...

Firefighters from Fallowfield and Charleroi responded to a vehicle accident on Interstate 70 Monday afternoon near the 43 mile marker. Crews were assisted by the Washington County Department of Public...

Alicia Galis of California and Angel Temoshenka of Rostraver Township prepare food for the annual Big Game Gyro sale Sunday at St. Spyridon Hellenic Center in Monessen. See more photos on A2. Heather ...

An SUV crashed into a gas pump at a station in Perryopolis. Four people were injured when an SUV crossed state Route 51 and crashed through a pump at a Perryopolis gas station before catching on fire ...

Chief Adam Janosko found someone willing to do it for free. Elizabeth Township Fire Chief Adam Janosko offered suggestions on how to improve the township and the department in his report at a recent c...

It will expand testing for bird flu and similar diseases. A new law in Pennsylvania will help combat high egg prices and give flexibility to farmers and their employees to test for dangerous transmitt...

Crews were called to a fire at an apartment complex on Main Street in Bentleyville early Saturday morning. According to Bentleyville Fire-Rescue, the call came in around 2:40 as a fire alarm with the ...

Camera Bartolotta and Kim Ward are among the sponsors of the bill. A group of female Republican state senators, including Camera Bartolotta and Kim Ward, introduced a bill to ban transgender athletes ...

Some local restaurants have started adding a surcharge to egg dishes. A spike in bird flu has increased the price of eggs throughout the country, including the Mon Valley, forcing local businesses to ...

The program hopes to spark an interest in music among young people and provide them with more career opportunities. Young people in the Mon Valley have a lot of potential, and a new youth education pr...

Washington County commissioners signed off on 67 grant recommendations, including many in our area. The Washington County Board of Commissioners has approved the recommendations of the Local Share Acc...

President Trump said the Japanese company will now be an investor instead of a purchaser. President Donald Trump suggested Friday that Nippon Steel is no longer trying to buy U.S. Steel and will becom...

The teammates took third place in the District 8 building construction competition. For the MVI Four McKeesport Area High School seniors in Brian DeCecco’s building construction class worked together ...

Earl McCorkle lost it in the Rhine River during the Battle of Remagen in 1945. A World War II soldier’s helmet has been returned to an Elizabeth family after 80 years in an unexpected reunion. Earl Mc...