By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The St. Spyridon Hellenic Center was packed with Monessen pride Tuesday afternoon during the 31st annual Monessen Public Library luncheon. The event was organized by t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Residents who live on or around Hill Street in North Belle Vernon attended Tuesday’s council meeting to discuss a few problems in their neighborhood — primarily blig...

Charleroi Elementary Center hosted Donuts with Grownups for third-grade students Tuesday. Charlie Carson asked her cousin, Madison Codeluppi, to come to school and enjoy a donut with her. To purchase ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com At Tuesday’s Monessen School Board meeting, the board heard that a new program has gotten off to a good start. High school Principal Jason Minniti said the Beyond...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com PennDOT revealed its finalized plan for the Arnold City interchange project Tuesday at Rostraver Central fire hall.   PennDOT representatives were on hand to di...

Ella Machusko of Monessen was recently crowned 2023 homecoming queen at Greensburg Central Catholic High School. She   is the daughter of Sean and Allison Machusko and the granddaughter of Lorraine Ki...

By Bill Schackner Trib Total Media First-year enrollment is up for a second straight year across Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities, and leaders credit five successive years of freezing tuition a...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Forward Township is the latest community to give residents a new way to exercise with a pickleball court. The project, spearheaded by Chairman Tom DeRosa, adds the t...

By Michael Richter   mrichter@yourmvi.com Last year around this time, Sha’Ron Cash was getting in trouble, but he had recently joined the McKeesport Boys & Girls Club.   During the opening ceremony fo...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com More than 400 educators attended a daylong workshop Monday at Thomas Jefferson High School for a Science of Reading Educator Summit.   Educators from 45 school di...

From left, Mike Corcoran of Webster, Jesse Corcoran of Monongahela and Amara Behanna of Monongahela were at Saturday’s Fall Fleatique in Monongahela with dogs Jenny and Jet. See more photos on A2. To ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Volunteer Fire Department responded to a not so average call over the weekend that proves how helpful firefighters can be for a resident and their furr...

By the MVI The chilly temperatures and rainy weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of those who attended the inaugural Wall of Fame dedication at Monessen High School. The festivities kicked off Friday ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Thomas Jefferson High School hosted its 20th annual Fall Festival of Bands Saturday. The stadium was packed Saturday night for the festival, despite the chilly te...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com A historic building in Mc-Keesport is officially under new ownership.   Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania sold the McKees...

Belle Vernon Area High School crowned Tessa Rodriguez as its 2023 homecoming queen during halftime of Friday’s football game. To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go to our w...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to hold the state’s 2024 presidential primary election three weeks earlier. The bill was approved in ...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Dylan Holliday is one of many outstanding students in Belle Vernon Area High School’s senior class, but he recently reached a pinnacle that no other Leopard has before...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Earlier this year, Elizabeth-area 2-year-old Robbie Crall found a children’s book in his Easter basket. When he sat with his grandfather to look through it, his grandfather ...

By JOE NAPSHA Trib Total Media With deaths outpacing births in Southwestern Pennsylvania, counties will continue to lose people through 2050, with Westmoreland’s 16% projected drop the second largest ...