By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to mandate masks in schools has sparked both criticism and support from area legislators.   The order, signed under Acting Secretary of Heal...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For the second year in a row, the “Fun Walk 4 Kane” will be held virtually as a result of concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the precautions are being ta...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com After 16 years without a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant, the Gallatin-Sunnyside Volunteer Fire Department has landed its second FEMA grant in as many...

Dominic Shemansky and Reid Bilitski were ready to start second grade Monday morning at Charleroi Area Elementary Center.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Hurricane Ida blasted ashore in Louisiana Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States. And although the storm is currently classified as a ...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com More than half a million Pennsylvania residents will no longer receive unemployment benefits starting this weekend. Federal unemployment benefits will end Saturday f...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Sometimes it’s the little things that get between a student and completion of a college education. Now, for students at three state universities including Calif...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A new Washington County district attorney has been sworn in after the passing of the late District Attorney Gene Vittone. Jason M. Walsh, who served as first assi...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Township Volunteer Fire Department’s Quick Response Teams are getting assistance from Pennsylvania Skill Games. The Williamsport company presented...

The final farmers market of the season was held Saturday at Renziehausen Park in McKeesport. The Resnik brothers, Cole, 5, and Carter, 8, hold up vegetables that were grown on their family farm, CCR G...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The treasurer of the City of Monessen will no longer accept partial payments for property taxes or garbage bills or any other payments made to his office. At a sp...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com When Brandy Daye was a little girl, she knew she wanted to be a teacher. And then in about seventh or eighth grade, her dreams changed.   But only a little. “I don’t w...

By Matt Petras For the MVI Che Hill has joined the military, just like his step-father, Les Carpenter, and much of the family of his mother Tamica Carpenter, who describes herself as a “military brat....

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Nearly two dozen young Ringgold cheerleaders are learning that leadership comes with responsibility. The Ringgold Division 3 Cheerleaders, which includes 23 mem...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Monessen is the newest member of the a county-wide land bank initiative.   The city, along with the Monessen School District, have joined the Westmoreland County Lan...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The recently merged Elizabeth Township Volunteer Fire Department will host its first-ever Community Fun Fest Sept. 11. The event will be held in the front yard ...

Fans show their support for the Rams at Friday night’s season kickoff against Elizabeth Forward.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s current city hall at 557 Donner Ave. is full of mold, according to officials, and municipal operations will be moved to a new setup at the former Commu...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com You don’t have to have a four-legged friend to be an advocate for animals in need. Mon Valley Paws, a local nonprofit organization, will host its first official even...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A feeling of pride in being an American radiated from the McKeesport Lions Club Bandshell in Renziehausen Park Friday night as the city marked its annual Patriotism Da...