By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Local libraries received a boost recently when the Washington County Community Foundation awarded $221,500 in grants to public libraries from its Community C...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone is defending Washington County’s practice of substituting community service work in place of court costs, fines...

By staff and wire reports Nearly every Pennsylvanian 65 and older is now at least partially vaccinated for COVID-19, according to the latest COVID vaccination data from the Center for Disease Control ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesporters proved Wednesday that it really is a good feeling to be a good neighbor. That’s because this year marked the 57th time residents and those who work in Mc...

For the MVI A prominent Underground Railroad site. The elaborate 18th century home of the leader of the Whiskey Rebellion. A scenic trolley ride in a vintage streetcar. An archaeological dig dating ba...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School District is poised to save more than $700,000 by the end of the year through bond refinancing. Public finance attorney Chris Brewer...

Oaklee Klecker, 5, of Lancaster, Pa., had fun with her cousin, Haven Blais, 2, of Charleroi at the spray park at Round Hill Park.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Parents in the Elizabeth Forward School District presented the school board with a petition Tuesday calling for an end to mask wearing at school functions and s...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com One of Charleroi’s most dedicated families lost a big part of their world over the weekend when Walter Hopkins passed away at 74. Hopkins was the current chairman...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “Who inspires you?” That’s the question members of the Tube City Writers group were asked in preparation for the second installment of Tube City Writers Live. At 6:30 ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com After a year filled with restrictions, closures, delays and other headaches, the Monongahela Historical Society’s Longwell House has finally started to see r...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has released its 2020 Act 13 Impact Fee distribution amounts from natural gas producers throughout the state, and ...

Jocelyn and Denver Crockard of Charleroi show off their patriotism Monday night at a Flag Day ceremony in Monongahela.

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com There were many devastating impacts of the 15-month COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses forced to lay off employees saw profits plunge. Many students saw grades de...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The first in-person supervisors’ meeting in Forward Township since the pandemic began attracted a crowd opposed to a request from the Coronado Mining Company. W...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Heavy rains and winds ripped through the greater Pittsburgh area Monday afternoon, and the Mon Valley wasn’t immune from Mother Nature’s wrath. Flooding was reported i...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The school year may be over for McKeesport Area School District students, but the district’s main campus is very much alive with activity and educational programming t...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Some people who have purchased vacant properties in Monessen have been surprised to find out that not all of the properties’ taxes have been forgiven. In the earl...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Admission to Heritage Hill pool was again a hot topic of conversation for White Oak Council at Monday’s workshop meeting. The subject of pool admission has been part o...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Rev. Lee Haney grew up in Texas, about 73 miles from Galveston, where the Juneteenth holiday began. He celebrated it as a kid and wanted to bring that tradition t...