From left, Carter Schultz, Joe Colapietro, Viviana Colapietro, 7, and Denielle Colapietro, all of Perryopolis, sat in the front row to cheer for Frazier volleyball player Addison Schultz and the team ...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area School Board met Tuesday to discuss the district’s ongoing financial concerns, as it has yet to approve a new contract for the teachers unio...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and other stakeholders will visit the Charleroi Area School District next month to see work being done to cre...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com While Belle Vernon Area and Thomas Jefferson were adversaries on the football field last Friday night, both communities came together before the game to embrace a much...

For the MVI It’s been more than three years since the Jefferson Hills Police Department and the Rostraver Township community unexpectedly lost one of their own. Provins died in June 2020 of injuries s...

California Area Elementary School first-grader Olivia Rice, at right, raises her arms for an exercise led by Principal Rachel Nagy and school psychologist Emily Walentosky for the school’s CRUSH IT pr...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The cat is out of the bag in Charleroi surrounding a special meeting called Monday in the borough.   Four members of council didn’t show up and another remained outs...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Big’s Sanitation was sold for an undisclosed amount last week to Ben Woods of Pittsburgh.   Joe Eori, president of the Rostraver Township waste management compa...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area Charitable Fund announced the recipients of several grants during Monday night’s school board meeting. Jack Lofink, chairman of the fund, was at ...

By JOE NAPSHA Trib Total Media The president of the United Steelworkers was remembered Monday as a fighter for workers and a contract negotiator in the steel, aluminum, oil and other major industries ...

Forest Minyon, 3 and Blue Minyon, 8 of Boston, Pa., try out a display Saturday at the Greenock Log House Days and Apple Fest.  To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go to our ...

By BILL SCHACKNER Trib Total Media Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson announced in February that she was leaving PennWest University’s presidency, but in the seven months since, Western Pennsylvania’s largest st...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Valley Art Club opened its annual exhibition Sunday at Monessen Public Library, kicking off with an afternoon reception featuring an awards ceremony judged by Brentwood ...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Three-quarters of a century ago, one of the worst environmental disasters in United States history altered the future of Donora and the entire nation.   The Don...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon officials are looking for volunteers who aren’t afraid to get a bit spooky. Last year, the borough took over organizing its annual Halloween parad...

By Justin Vellucci Trib Total Media The morning unfolded in chaos. When Serra Catholic High School Principal Bob Childs heard that a school van carrying four of his students to the McKeesport school h...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Entrepreneurs Forever kicked off its southwest expansion efforts in the Mon Valley on Wednesday. The organization recently received $1.17 million in federal funding ...

Maylin Neidermeyer and Gionni Traeger were crowned as Ringgold’s homecoming queen and king Friday night. To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go to our website at www.monvall...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The community is coming together in Monessen to help area youths reach their full potential. The Full Potential Project, formed out of Christian Center Church in Bel...

By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com Transportation in Monongahela could look a lot different in the next few years if the city’s plan to improve accessibility fully comes to fruition – it might ev...