By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Get your cameras ready. As the Mon Valley Alliance moves closer to finishing the Mon Valley Regional Economic Development Plan, also being referred to as the Mon Val...

The California Volunteer Fire Department will hold fish frys from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every Friday through Lent. Lt. Matt Cain places a piece of hand-breaded fried fish on a bun being held by junior fir...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Road crews around the Mon Valley and Greater Pittsburgh area were gearing up Friday night for a winter storm that was headed for the region. To read the rest of the st...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com David Grace was born to sing. The Belle Vernon Area High School senior was selected this month for the all-state choir, one of 240 singers who were picked by...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com City leaders in Monongahela heard Friday from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about upcoming changes to the Aquatorium and boat ramp as a decades- long projects wra...

  For the MVI The West Jefferson Hills School District held its first K-5 Curriculum Showcase earlier this month, with parents and students having the opportunity to learn more about a variety of subj...

Mia Woytovich of North Charleroi took her dog Cash for a walk on his second birthday Thursday evening on the campus of Charleroi Area School District.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The crumbling former Health Mart in Monessen moved one step closer to demolition Thursday. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley Inde...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Take Action Mon Valley contends that 16-year-old Phillip Payne of McKeesport should face a harsh sentence for shooting and killing his friend, 18-year-old Do...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Coal trucks aren’t a new issue for Donora council. For years, the trucks have caused concerns from infrastructure to safety and residential housing. To read the rest...

By PAUL   GUGGENHEIMER Trib Total Media It won’t exactly be a repeat of the unforgettable Blizzard of 1993, but the forecast for Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Pittsburgh includes rather heavy...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com When Stacey Wolfe took over care of the Charleroi Cemetery nearly five years ago, she would have never predicted the struggles that would come along with it. Wolfe, ...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A standing-room only crowd was on hand late Wednesday to hear proposals at Rostraver Township’s Zoning Board hearing. But when information started to pour ou...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi council voted Wednesday to begin the search for a new borough manager, but questions surrounding how the position will be paid still remain.  During last w...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A portion of Lincoln Way in White Oak remains closed as a result of a landslide. PennDOT hasn’t given a time frame for when the section of state road between Stewartsv...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com PennDOT has changed the schedule for work on the bridge carrying Route 51 over Interstate 70. Full overnight closures of westbound I-70 between Exit 46A (towards Union...

By RALPH E. STONE For the MVI Many readers throughout the Mid-Mon Valley may recall my past columns published in the former Valley Independent newspaper. For nearly three years, I wrote a column calle...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As they observe the holy time of Great Lent, parishioners at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Monongahela are heartsick as news pours in day and night about Russian for...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park will remain closed for more than a month as damage caused by vandalism and recent storms is repaired. To read the rest of the ...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Picking up students at Monessen High School/Middle School should soon be a safer process. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon...