By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The City of McKeesport has been recognized by a local organization that prides itself on cleaning up litter at illegal dumping sites, along area rivers and more. “Alle...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Washington County District Attorney’s office has been represented by a Valley native for nearly a year and a half — now he’s running for election to a full te...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela got a little groovier this week with the opening of a new bohemian-themed bar. The Drunken Hippie officially opened Monday, replacing The Bar on Mai...

Monessen Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte greets Arienne Jackson, Jaymere Howze and Valentina Roberts as their bus arrives at Monessen Elementary Center Wednesday morning. Classes resumed this week aft...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Tension is getting thicker inside Charleroi Council chambers.   During its first meeting of 2023, council rang in the new year with quite a bang Wednesday as tempers...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township commissioners removed their representative on the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority board Wednesday after receiving a request to appoint a new...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Two McKeesport firefighters were lauded as “heroes” as they received proclamations Wednesday night from Mayor Michael Cherepko. Firefighters Matt Ursta and Nick Powand...

By MADDIE AIKEN Trib Total Media It will cost a bit more to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike beginning next week. On Jan. 8, tolls will increase by 5% for both E-ZPass and Toll-By-Plate drivers. Thi...

Caleb Wilkerson of Arnold City, Olivia Kostelac, 11, of North Charleroi, Joy Wilkerson holding her 2-week-old daughter Savannah, both of Arnold City, and Joey Hurst, 14, of Monessen enjoyed the Greyho...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The 16-year-old charged with homicide in connection with the shooting death of 16-year-old Amari Altomore was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing T...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The U.S. House of Representatives failed to select a new Speaker through three rounds of voting Tuesday, as majority Republicans split on which party leader to ...

JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania, Allegheny County and Mon Valley politics were a hot topic around the nation Tuesday as it was Swearing-In Day in Harrisburg and in Washington, D.C. Amid que...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com During a reorganization meeting Tuesday night, Fallowfield Township supervisors unanimously agreed on a resolution that they hope will peacefully resolve what has be...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Glassport American Legion dove into the new year Sunday with its fourth annual Polar Bear Plunge. Legion members and residents closed their eyes, held their bre...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A handful of local police departments have received grants to help keep their communities safe. Before Christmas, Gov. Tom Wolf announced $170 million in grants that...

By Maddie Aiken Trib Total Media If you have an outstanding balance with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, now is the time to pay up. On Monday, a new state law went into effect that suspends the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Christmas Day may have come and gone, but the folks at Auberle in McKeesport are still feeling the holiday spirit. Late last week, the social services organization, ba...

By Peg Luketic McKeesport Community Newsroom Derek Eastman, a 19-year-old McKeesport High School graduate, loves volunteering for the food bank at Mission Agape, something he’s done for three hours ev...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As is tradition, I’ll be ringing in the new year with at least a nibble of a sweet and filling Pittsburgh-style “grosse neujahrs-Breze.” If you’re not of German-descen...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Flooding this week in the evidence room at the Donora Police Department has raised new questions about the handling of evidence in the borough. The Washington C...