By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com While the Grinch was up to no good in Elizabeth Township this weekend, he showed the true size of his heart when he ran into the community’s youn...

By Vickie Babyak McKeesport Community Newsroom Robert Babyak of Dravosburg grew up in Chapmanville, a populated place in Plum Township, located in Venango County. Traveling with the carnival from age ...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com After Mark Cantu completed “Wolf Hollow,” he was physically and mentally exhausted. “There was so much to get done in like a really short amount of time, and we...

Frazier High School senior Lexi Murphy dressed as Santa and led the student section in cheering for the Frazier wrestling team against West Greene Friday morning. See match results on Page B1. To purc...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com Christmas magic comes in many different forms.   Perhaps the most special, and always sure to bring back memories, happens when you get together with...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com The holiday season at The Salvation Army Mon Valley Worship and Service Center has been the first for Capts. Angie and Mike Smith, and they’ve be...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com ’Tis the season of giving, and many charitable people throughout the Mon Valley have been doing their part by donating time and money to those in need. Elizabeth’s Gua...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Valerie Parsons, a pastor in Wheeling, W.Va., and wife of Dave Parsons, passed away in May 2022. Mirroring her real-life job, Valerie plays the role of a pastor...

By Max Robinette For the MVI The Monessen teen accused of killing Amari Altomore filed a motion last month to transfer charges from adult court to juvenile court. Terry Newton, 17, is charged with cri...

By STACY WOLFORD MVI Managing Editor Fifty years seems to have gotten here awfully quickly. I still remember my younger days vividly, and it seems like yesterday I was playing kickball in the front ya...

Firefighters helped Santa visit several Mon Valley communities Thursday night. At Lookout Avenue in Carroll Township, from left, are Mark Baldini, Mia Baldini, 2, Brandon Baldini, Vivienne Baldini, 6,...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Samantha Kalkbrenner spread light, laughter and positivity wherever she went, and now a spot on Serra Catholic’s campus honors her memory. Friends and family can now...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com When a fire broke out on Park Avenue early Wednesday morning, less than a week before Christmas, the City of Monongahela did what it normally does in these situat...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Three U.S. veterans will finally receive a proper military funeral next week.   The previously unclaimed remains of three veterans from Washington, Pa., includi...

By Bill Schackner Trib Total Media A chemist who has focused on endeavors such as student success and improved health care access in McKeesport has been chosen as Penn State Greater Allegheny’s new ch...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Anthony “Tony” Isaac Cookloved many things, including the holiday season and playing basketball. And, he especially loved basketball shoes. This year, the TONYSTRONG F...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A mother and her three children used their fire escape ladder to escape a house fire in the 400 block of Park Avenue in Monongahela that broke out around 4 a.m. W...

Staff and wire reports Members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation have asked the federal government to block the sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese company. In a Tuesday letter to U.S. Treasury ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com No changes were made to Fallowfield Township’s operating budget before it was unanimously passed Wednesday. The $2.3 million spending plan for 2024 will hold the lin...

By Jeff Himler Trib Total Media The area’s first significant snowfall of the season Tuesday didn’t stop progress on reconstruction of the Route 51 interchange on Interstate 70. On Tuesday night, crews...