By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania American Water has officially purchased the Elizabeth Borough Municipal Authority’s wastewater system assets for $28 million. On Wednesday, PA American ...

By Ralph E. Stone MVI columnist Once upon a time, there were shoe repair shops that lined many of the neighborhoods throughout the Mon Valley. The one that I am most familiar with was Runfola’s Shoe H...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Junk and abandoned vehicles along Dawson Avenue in Fallowfield Township have been removed. During a business meeting Wednesday, secretary Karen Talbert told supervis...

Larnell Ferguson, Nalani Ferguson, Kymani Ferguson and Ernestine Ellis enjoyed Monessen’s girls basketball game Tuesday evening.  

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Westmoreland County judge wondered if he should order Rostraver Township officials to behave like adults and treat each other with respect as he denied a commis...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mary Altemara is the newest member of North Charleroi Council. During a special meeting Tuesday, Altemara was unanimously appointed to fill the council vacancy left ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Elizabeth residents voiced a desire to close Plum Street to car traffic for the summer during Tuesday’s council meeting. Elizabeth Area Development Corporation ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com On the heels of being named Allegheny CleanWays partner of the year for 2022, the City of McKeesport is celebrating being recognized by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. Ea...

Frankie Frezzell, 4, of North Charleroi, the granddaughter of Charleroi boys’ basketball coach Bill Wiltz, frolics on the basketball court after a recent game at Charleroi Area High School. Her parent...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A teenager is in critical condition after a shooting Monday afternoon in McKeesport.   At least 21 evidence markers could be seen on the ground in front of a driveway ...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board confirmed the resignation of board member Gloria Yuschak at Monday night’s meeting. Yuschak, who filled the vacancy left by Dan Engs...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Wise people have said, “It’s not about the destination — it’s about the journey.” Residents of Monongahela can expect the journey between Main Street and the Aq...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com One of the seven men charged in late December/early January in connection with an alleged drug trafficking organization based out of McKeesport appeared for his prelim...

Charleroi Area High School cheerleaders wore baseball caps at Friday night’s basketball game. The school held a “hat day” fundraiser for the family of student William Stupar, who was killed in a traff...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Westmoreland County Commissioners recently released a final report of a months-long broadband connectivity study. In August, public officials began to map inter...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An upcoming documentary will focus on the former Twin Coaches supper club in Rostraver Township. For nearly a half century, before a fire destroyed the venue in 1977...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Chase Bank has a new branch at Olympia Shopping Center, and through WQED recently decided to show it wants to be a good neighbor in the McKeesport area. Chase donated ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Community Development Corporation was one of the local organizations that gave presentations during the city’s first economic summit held Friday. In addi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A classroom at Charleroi Elementary Center was turned into a coffee shop Friday as teachers hosted a poetry slam with a “Starbooks” theme.   Fourth-grade students re...

By KRISTIE LINDEN   klinden@yourmvi.com State, federal, county, local and philanthropic leaders converged on Monessen Friday morning for the city’s first economic summit, and one of the strong themes ...