By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Community members are mourning and demanding action after a 15-year-old girl was killed and other students injured following a violent crash involving a school van i...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Early Saturday morning, many families on Hollywood and Mutich streets in Washington Township, Fayette County, were awakened by loud crashing sounds and came to find ou...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com More local schools received threats as a hoax continues to disrupt education around the state. Several districts were the target of swatting emails this week, with B...

By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com A concerned resident’s inquiry reignited a conversation about the contents of the district’s libraries at Wednesday’s Ringgold School Board meeting. Joe Ravasio...

LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com With White Oak Borough’s 75th anniversary celebrations continuing, borough officials and volunteers are excited to put on an Oktoberfest event the whole community can enj...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com In the wake of nationwide lead cable line discoveries that found high counts of lead in Coal Center, a New York University professor brought a university student to th...

The smokestack at the former Elrama power station was imploded Tuesday morning by B&B wrecking. Roads in the area were closed beginning at 10:45 a.m. and reopened before noon. The main building of the...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Seven Charleroi Area School Board directors were recognized by the Pennsylvania School Board Association Tuesday for their dedicated service to their community and d...

By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com Glassport’s police department will receive some improvements, including a new vehicle, updated computers and IT improvements.   At Tuesday night’s meeting, Glas...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Two Belle Vernon Area graduates were unanimously approved to return to the district as teachers during Tuesday night’s school board work session. Stephanie Baker-Espej...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com South Allegheny High School unveiled its brand new Career Resource Center Monday morning with the help of a furry friend that attracted students and staff alike. The c...

By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com A town hall held for five Ringgold school board candidates Monday night focused heavily on banning books, an issue that has been continually raised by a local c...

Brayden Diehl, 14, waits to catch a Frisbee thrown by Nathan Speicher, 13, both of Monessen, Monday afternoon at City Park. To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go to our web...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A rescheduled workshop to talk finance has again been postponed in Charleroi.   Council originally intended to invite the public to an open discussion among council ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With code enforcement in full swing in North Charleroi — and visible improvements being made — council decided Monday to help further compliance efforts.   Middle De...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Mon Yough Trail Council hosted its 29th annual Yough-N-Roll Ride biking event Saturday morning, followed by its Party on the Trail, offering music, food and children’s a...

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...