By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania American Water will begin an estimated $11.3 million project today to enhance the wastewater system in McKeesport.   The project is expected to rep...

By Renatta Signorini Trib Total Media It’s dark, and Westmoreland County Park Police Officer Bill Meyers is looking for a suspect. His police dog, Rico, can sense the right spot to find the person and...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Several area stations responded to a structure fire in Charleroi Sunday morning. Shortly before 7 a.m., Lock No. 4 Volunteer Fire Company, Fallowfield Township Volunte...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Tori Shuckhart opened her new California-based business FloCal Fitness Studio Sunday afternoon, billing it as a yoga studio for people of any size looking to exercise in a r...

Monessen High School homecoming queen Sidney Campbell and king Daevon Burke were crowned in a ceremony Friday night. To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go to our website at...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com As students enter high school and start getting closer to graduation, there are a limitless number of choices of what to do next. It can be an exciting time or a ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Since relocating to Monongahela, the Finleyville Food Pantry has had an influx of people stop by to help fill their refrigerators each week, but donations have taken...

By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com The 12th annual Joan Burns Fun Walk 4 Kane will be held today at the Kane Community Living Center to raise money for resident outings and activities.   “It is a...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com During Wednesday night’s school board meeting, Elizabeth Forward School District Superintendent Keith Konyk expressed condolences for the passing of district maintenan...

Lailah Watkins, 7, a member of the Charleroi Youth Soccer Association, runs with Charleroi Area High School soccer captain Bryce Large during starting lineup introductions Thursday night at Myron Pott...

By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com Donora council approved a motion to accept bids for a forensic audit on the borough’s finances after a heated discussion at Thursday’s meeting. The audit, which...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi may be getting closer to finding someone to help tackle code enforcement in the borough after being without a full-time officer for more than a year. Counc...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Peoples Natural Gas laid new pipes along Schoonmaker Avenue, which left behind gravel-filled trenches, and has now submitted paperwork to PennDOT to complete the ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The AP Delsandro Memorial Fund has received $1,000 thanks to a partnership between the Mon Valley Alliance Foundation and cfsbank. The fund was founded in the early ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Monessen High School will host homecoming festivities prior to the home football game 6:30 p.m. Friday Memorial Stadium. The 2023 homecoming court, front row, f...

By the MVI Mon River Arts will put on a production this week unlike anything it has ever done before. “Annie Jr.” will be performed at the Grand Theatre, 207 S. Second Ave., Elizabeth at 7 p.m. tonigh...

By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com As September is just about halfway over, Wednesday’s council meeting unofficially served as a preview for some of Monongahela’s fall events. The city’s trick-or...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough residents who have taken to social media recently to discuss crime and illegal activity are encouraged to go to the source before posting informati...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com WEC Engineers have let Monessen officials know that Third Street will be open the remainder of the week. Officials expected to close the road for six weeks starti...

LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School Board highlighted the contents of next week’s regular meeting during a brief committee of the whole session Wednesday night. One of the main ...