Javari Arnold, 7, of Monessen gets a fondant cookie covered with a Mardi Gras-themed layer of green icing Tuesday afternoon from sales clerk Ellen Gustafson at Keystone Bakery in Monessen. Arnold was ...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI When she’s home, Susan Hunter spends much of her time sitting on what her son affectionately refers to as “her chair,” a seat adorned with a blanket featuring photographs of...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon has two new members of council.   During a meeting Tuesday, council unanimously agreed on two new members to fill open seats. Ra...

Members of Epiphany of our Lord Catholic Church in Monessen gathered Monday night to prepare for today’s Mardi Gras celebration. From left are Father Michael Crookston, Mary Dzurik, Barbara Shoskey, R...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com White Oak council discussed creating a plan for receiving formal complaints about garbage pickups at Monday’s workshop meeting, as the borough, like many other ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Rostraver Commissioner John Lorenzo’s appeal of his summary harassment conviction related to events at the township’s 2022 Halloween celebration is set for 9 a.m....

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Two members of the Wedding Cookie Table Community didn’t let a bit of snow prevent them from delivering homemade goodies to the staff of NBC’s “Tod...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Somebody cashed in with the purchase of a lottery ticket Saturday at Par Mar, the convenience store at the BP gas station next to Bart’s on Grand Boulevard in Mon...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI The Elbow Room in McKeesport welcomed guests for the last time Sunday. Hundreds of people packed the restaurant/bar to say goodbye to old friends and to an establishment that ...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com At Thursday’s meeting, McKeesport Area School Board approved a contract with security guard provider Kellington Protection Service. Last month, the board accept...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com A Forward Township man who fled from officers on a motorcycle and hid in the woods is behind bars after police allegedly seized more than $21,000 o...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com When Mr. Donora — Dr. Charles Stacey — passed away nearly two years at age 90, he was still an active member of the Donora Public Library Board, even as his healt...

By the MVI Fourth-graders from Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy took a trip to Elizabeth Forward recently to battle their peers in a VEX Go Competition. The students spent the day at Mount Vernon...

Charleroi Elementary Center hosted a grades 3-5 date night Friday for students to bring a special person for dancing, photos, food and fun. Carson Colditz brought his mother, Dena; Dominic Shemansky b...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Valentine’s Day will be extra sweet this year for members of the Wedding Cookie Table Community as a national spotlight is cast on a tradition they...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council will hold a special meeting Monday to approve the final version of its 2024 budget after it was reopened and revised last month. The borough’s new ...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI For a new project based on the concept of “civic empathy,” two Donora historians could have focused on the borough’s historic smog disaster — but they figured that would be ...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com An 81-year-old woman who was driving the SUV that collided with a truck in a fatal accident Thursday on state Route 837 in Carroll Township has bee...

Monessen residents Khi’yah Scott, 4, and I’yah Scott, 7, rode their bicycles while their mother, Crystal Nichols, watched over them Thursday afternoon at Monessen City Park. To purchase these photos a...

By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Two people were killed Thursday afternoon in a crash that shut down Route 837 in Carroll Township. One of the victims was 48-year-old Michael Bov...