By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Laurie Chester looks back on her days with breast cancer as frightening times, and she carries that with her when she sees others suffering from the disease. “I was so afrai...

By Michael Richter   mrichter@yourmvi.com White Oak council voted Monday to reopen the 2024 budget, which will lead to consideration of a 1-mill tax increase.   “The proposed tax increase is due to de...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com During its first regular meeting of 2024, North Charleroi council discussed plans, projects and other reminders for residents in the new year. Counci...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council’s newest members seem intent on doing things their way — so far it’s amounted to changes they’ve asked for over the past few years...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Members of McKeesport’s African American community gathered Sunday evening at the Zion Baptist Church on Locust Street to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader ...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI A relative of Martin Luther King Jr. appeared virtually Sunday at Monessen’s Mt. Calvary Baptist Church as part of the annual MLK Day service.   Mt. Calvary, led by Bishop K...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com On a snowy Saturday morning with harsh winds, about 20 people gathered outside a church and cemetery in Long Branch to look for any clues that could indicate Ma...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com American Rescue Plan funding will benefit Allegheny County families with subsidized child care as an investment in a pilot program. The average c...

By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has received $3 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a Priori...

By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com   As Serra Catholic High School senior Drew Hairston walked into school Friday, he noticed a familiar truck parked nearby.   The pickup belonging...

By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com   After months of discussion, Charleroi has decided to opt in for at least one year to help Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services cover expens...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Monessen council decided Thursday to negotiate further before hiring an animal control officer for the city, as council was upset by the two companies’ policy o...

By the MVI The West Jefferson Hills School District Foundation for Education will distribute 10 grants to district teachers totaling nearly $10,000 through the Foundation’s fundraising efforts. All WJ...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward assistant Superintendent Mary Carole Perry offered a long list of educational updates during Wednesday night’s school board meeting. Perry mentioned ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com Fire departments from three counties converged on Monessen last night just before 8:30 p.m. when Alumisource crews reported a fire. Municipal fir...

By KRISTIE LINDEN Assistant Editor klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council agreed to reopen the 2024 budget and form a finance advisory committee, though the particulars of both are still being worked out....

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Area School District will take information gathered from a recent risk and vulnerability assessment to help improve the safety of stude...

By the MVI A day after state Sen. James Brewster announced he will retire at the end of the year and not seek reelection, a local legislator is the first candidate to throw his hat into the ring. Stat...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The controversial onsite leachate treatment and evaporation system that the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill hopes to install received a boost Wednesday when the state’s...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board accepted the resignation of the district’s security guard provider, Homeland Intelligence Protective Services, at Thursday’s meetin...