MVI staff reports Several residents were rescued and roads were closed as flooding spread through the Mon Valley Wednesday, As more rain fell Wednesday morning, creek and river levels around the area ...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com First responders who spent most of Wednesday helping victims of rising waters in river communities along the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers didn...

By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to hire new police officers as well as promote current veteran officers to sergeant. During Wednesda...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com McKeesport police have implemented new measures to help foster positive relationships with residents in the community. Resident Courtney Thompkins told council ...

By Jeff Himler Trib Total Media The work includes everything from reconfiguring a highway interchange in Rostraver to improving traffic signal features at nearly 50 intersections. The projects represe...

By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward High School cast members will be out there on the road — or some would say Alabama — for this year’s musical. Their musical production of “Big Fis...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Heavy rain and storms swept through the region Tuesday, leaving several Mon Valley communities flooded, and the wet weather is far from over. A flo...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monessen church was vandalized over Easter weekend.   Pastor Gabriel Morin said he returned to his church, Last Call for Salvation Church of Chri...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com The West Newton Community Pool is looking to reopen this summer as major renovations are nearly complete.   “We totally replumbed the whole pool filtration syst...

By Michael Richter   mrichter@yourmvi.com School districts in the Mon Valley have altered their schedules to give students and staff a chance to safely experience a total solar eclipse.   The eclipse ...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Monongahela business have recently had to address rumors that they are closing.   Chloe & Me Candles operates a brick-and-mortar shop along Wes...

By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township commissioners voted unanimously Monday to hire Jacob Powell as township’s newest police officer. Surrounded by his family and new coworkers, Powe...

By Quincey Reese Trib Total Media The conditions are right for severe weather today, according to the National Weather Service. The Pittsburgh area may see tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail. To...

Amor Joirdan, 7, Noah Brown, 5, and Delphon Brown, 6, of McKeesport participated in the city’s Easter egg hunt on Saturday. See more photos on Page A4. To purchase this photo and more from our online ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI Donora council will likely talk about code enforcement at Thursday’s work session. Patsy Vince, the borough’s fire chief and animal control official, told council at the ...

By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com   An iconic path at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Township will look different this year.   The rows of maple trees by the Visitors Center in Roun...

By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com Motorists traveling along Route 51 in Forward Township may be curious as to why a police car with flashing lights is sitting on the side of the busy highway.   Eliz...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Monessen officials are mounting efforts to clean up litter strewn throughout the city. Councilwoman Karen Cosner announced Thursday that a community cleanup day...

By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com Keith Bassi isn’t sure what to expect each Tuesday morning when he walks into First Presbyterian Church in Charleroi to teach English to immigrants through the Lite...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Main Street Tavern owner David Ekves is determined to get his Monongahela establishment up and running again after it was ravaged by a fire three weeks ago.   “...