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...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Janice, a cat at White Oak Animal Safe Haven looking for a forever home, enjoyed sunbathing Thursday as the White Oak Rotary revealed a “purr-fect” project it recently...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Many people around the Mon Valley know there are a lot of “Cheap Old Houses” in Monessen but now, when the HGTV show bearing that name airs Monday night, an inter...

A state police officer drives under a flag held by ladder trucks from the Donora Volunteer Fire Department and Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Company during Thursday’s funeral procession for Washingt...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Mandatory mask wearing will continue on Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority buses at least until Jan. 18. That’s under a mandate from the Federal Transit Administr...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com With many Pennsylvania students back to class or about to return, Republican legislators don’t have any intention to pass a bill that would mandate mask wearing insi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There’s a big celebration coming to the Boston trail head of the Great Allegheny Passage.   This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Mon/Yough Trail Council being e...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township office of state Rep. Eric Davanzo is open for business, but not exactly as usual. Extra precautions are being taken following an incident...

On Wednesday, the Mon Valley YMCA, in partnership with Mon Valley Paws, hosted a “Doggie Paddle” at the Carroll Township facility. From the looks of it, humans and hounds alike enjoyed cooling off as ...

Staff and wire reports Gov. Tom Wolf has asked state Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Centre, and House Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster, to call lawmakers back to Harrisburg immediately t...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township Commissioners are being asked to consider allowing police officers to live outside the township. Officers currently must either be reside...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com RADical Days are here again. On Tuesday, the Allegheny Regional Asset District — known around Allegheny County as RAD — announced the line-up of free events and activi...