By STACY WOLFORD Managing Editor swolford@yourmvi.com LaRae Stieman has treasured memories of growing up on her grandparent’s Elizabeth Township homestead, where they often hosted memorable parties an...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com Lexi Fox has already made a name for herself in the Washington County junior baking world — having earned the first-place blue ribbon in the juni...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Ringgold School Board directors clashed over the possibility of restructuring committees and adding a new one that would govern the board and oversee policy. Sc...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com A Charleroi woman is wanted on a warrant for cruelty to animals after police found a dog in her backyard in the freezing rain with no shelter. Ch...

By the MVI The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announced the scheduling of an extensive series of 12 in-person and telephonic hearings in late January and early February to gather public input ...

California Volunteer Fire Department Second Assistant Chief Jeff Mosher operated a snowplow on the station’s parking lot Tuesday morning. Behind him is a California Municipal Borough vehicle working t...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com Washington County Controller April Sloane waived her right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday without stepping foot inside a courtroom. Sloane’s de...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Denise Stasko asked Belle Vernon officials at Tuesday’s meeting why her husband, Edward Stasko, wasn’t awarded a seat on council after receiving a majority of w...

By the MVI State Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, announced $1.9 million in grants for economic development in the 45th Senatorial District. “These grants will help local leaders complete a variety of...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI A program on “Wild Birds and Where to Find Them” will be presented from noon to 1:45 p.m. Saturday at the McKeesport History and Heritage Center in conjunction with the Audubo...

Duane Gazi-White of Charleroi, Rhonda Lynch of Monessen, Rashgene Gazi-White of Charleroi, Lou Book of Monessen, Penny Garcia of Monessen, Jeri Book of Monessen and Bill Lynch of Monessen watched the ...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Laurie Chester looks back on her days with breast cancer as frightening times, and she carries that with her when she sees others suffering from the disease. “I was so afrai...

By Michael Richter   mrichter@yourmvi.com White Oak council voted Monday to reopen the 2024 budget, which will lead to consideration of a 1-mill tax increase.   “The proposed tax increase is due to de...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com During its first regular meeting of 2024, North Charleroi council discussed plans, projects and other reminders for residents in the new year. Counci...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council’s newest members seem intent on doing things their way — so far it’s amounted to changes they’ve asked for over the past few years...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Members of McKeesport’s African American community gathered Sunday evening at the Zion Baptist Church on Locust Street to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader ...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI A relative of Martin Luther King Jr. appeared virtually Sunday at Monessen’s Mt. Calvary Baptist Church as part of the annual MLK Day service.   Mt. Calvary, led by Bishop K...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com On a snowy Saturday morning with harsh winds, about 20 people gathered outside a church and cemetery in Long Branch to look for any clues that could indicate Ma...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com American Rescue Plan funding will benefit Allegheny County families with subsidized child care as an investment in a pilot program. The average c...

By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has received $3 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a Priori...