By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com The first night of Renzie Rib Fest provided a wide selection of barbecue cuisine along with rocking tunes Friday in McKeesport.    This year, the annual Labor D...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School District is planning to hire a new superintendent during a special school board meeting Tuesday, but some residents are unhappy with the c...

Noah Varga, 14,   Brant Alekson, 14, and Tyler Morrison, 15, all of Perryopolis, enjoyed concession stand food to fuel them for the second half of Frazier’s football game against Mapletown Friday nigh...

By Bill Schackner Trib Total Media   Students attending Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities can now earn tech industry-recognized certificates during their undergraduate studies through a new part...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Greater Charleroi Community Development Corporation is ready to get back to work.   A nonprofit, grass-roots organization, the GCCDC is made up of citizens who a...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com The superintendents of Mc-Keesport Area, Clairton and Duquesne school districts banded together to create the Village Project, a volunteer program engineered to...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s sewer rehabilitation project is moving along and crews are preparing to close a portion of roadway following Labor Day. On Tuesday, Third Street will b...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Residents from across the Mon Valley gathered Thursday to share memories and stories of loved ones who lost their battle with substance use disorder.   Each year, Au...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Foster House II has been providing its crave-worthy “king sandwiches” to the Mon Valley for more than three decades. Dave and Theresa Bashada want to thank the commu...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Mon/Yough Trail Council is preparing to host its annual community day with the Yough-n-Roll bike ride and Party on the Trail Sept. 16 at the Boston access of the G...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Noah Quattro is officially in the business of saving lives. A 23-year-old Monessen resident, and with years of volunteering as a first responder and in the fire serv...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Motorists traveling on Route 48 in Elizabeth and Forward Townships recently have had some complaints over the seal coating that PennDOT has been doing to solidify the ...

By Staff and wire reports HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is considering changing the state’s 2024 presidential primary to an earlier day, although the proposed move may do little to give the state’s voters...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com As the media landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, many news outlets are shutting down around the country at an alarming rate. Point Park University’s ...

By Patrick Varine Trib Total Media A Perry Township farmer is asking for help trying to find more than 30 cattle that left their enclosure when a gate was left open over the weekend. “The utility comp...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Youngsters on Fayette Street in North Belle Vernon are eager to get to their bus stop each morning.   While it could be they are excited to see their teachers and fr...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Finleyville bar that was closed after a Monessen man was murdered in the parking lot last October has been given permission to reopen — with multiple requirem...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com At the annual John Walker dinner Tuesday night, Peyton “Bud” Clark, a descendant of storied explorer William Clark, spoke about the Lewis and Clark expedition and his ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Great Ducky Race has added a second event after nearly selling out of tickets in the first week. The event, in its second year, is sponsored by the Charleroi Com...

By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com Taking a stroll to the Aquatorium is now a bit more colorful while evoking memories of Monongahela’s past.   On Aug. 22, nonprofit Rivers of Steel along with Mo...