Mike Darnay / MVI Sports Belle Vernon Area High School seniors Lexi Daniels, Maren Metikosh and Olivia Kolowitz raise the WPIAL Class 4A championship trophy with the Pirate Parrot following their 8-7 ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Like the river it services, construction on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Monongahela River Lock and Dam 4 keeps rolling along. The engineering project, whic...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Two environmental groups partnered to hold an informational meeting at the Rostraver Public Library Wednesday to discuss the health effects of the Westmoreland Sanitar...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Charleroi business owner who shot a man found squatting in an apartment over his McKean Avenue store front has been cleared in the May 25 shooting. Washington...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com It’s a grand old flag. Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Starkweather Circle No. 173, held its 112th veterans memorial service Wednesday at the Noble J....

Vaeyda Conrad shows off her flowers and a certificate at Monessen Elementary Center's pre-kindergarten graduation ceremony Tuesday.   To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Three Belle Vernon Area Middle School boys rescued an elderly woman from a house fire Tuesday on their way home from school. Around 3 p.m., Brayden Epple, Hunte...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen removed a stop sign from Third Street several years ago, but now it’s back and officials want residents to be aware. To read the rest of the ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Community leaders from across the Mon Valley gathered for a luncheon last week to update their neighbors on what’s happening in each of their communities.   The Mon ...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Crystal Baranowski said she’s been graciously embraced by the community since opening Sly Fox Hair Studio in Monessen.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Two commercial buildings in downtown Monessen are complete losses and one has already been demolished after a massive fire Saturday. Monessen Fire Chief Delmar He...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Monongahela paid its respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country during the city’s annual Memorial Day observance Monday morning. To read the r...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Multiple Mon Valley students and theater programs were recognized for their work Saturday at the 32nd annual Gene Kelly Awards. To read the rest of the story, p...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Rostraver Township Historical Society hosted a Memorial Day event Monday morning that featured readings from Belle Vernon Area High School students and a presentation ho...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI For his floral business, Scott McCullough likes to use the slogan: “It’s all in the creative detail.”   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Val...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com This Memorial Day weekend, a group led by two local veterans will walk 22 miles across the Mon Valley in remembrance of veterans lost to suicide. To read the re...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s veterans and the city’s Shade Tree Commission likely share a similar passion for the importance of trees. Last year, a car crashed through the fence su...

By Jennifer McCalla McKeesport Community Newsroom Volunteers gathered early on a weekday morning in the basement of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in McKeesport to cut homemade dough i...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com McKeesport clergy and congregation members ended a 24-hour fast Wednesday with a community service at the blue-top pavilion in Renziehausen Park. To read the re...

Karen Wolff, Deborah Nash and her husband, Terry Nash, of Chattanooga, Tenn., rode their bicycles by the West Newton Visitor Center on the Great Allegheny Passage Friday afternoon. It was the first da...