By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Mon Valley Initiative leader says although the economy is picking back up after hits taken amid the coronavirus pandemic, there is still “a high percentage of people...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A portion of McKeesport’s Lower 10th Ward remains under a drinking water warning. The part of the neighborhood still under a “do not use” advisory is near the site of ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen is looking for a full-time code enforcement officer. Todd Carter, the city’s former building code officer and code enforcement officer, resig...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Residents in the Mon Valley area ready to chow down on some of the best pierogies in the region. The Epiphany of Our Lord Parish’s summer festival will return Saturd...

Pastor Mary Kay Glunt blesses Walter and Teddy, owned by Natalie Brewer of Belle Vernon, during a blessing of the animals service Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Belle Vernon. See more photos...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A house in Donora that caught on fire Saturday was demolished over the weekend, according to Donora Mayor Jim McDonough. The fire was reported at the Waddell Av...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Housing Authority Deputy Executive Director Diane Raible is putting an emphasis on attracting seniors to McKeesport Towers, a senior living high-rise apartm...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen, its mayor, two councilmen and city administrator have filed their response to a lawsuit accusing them of defamation of character and the all...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Daisytown native and country music singer/songwriter Andy Gregg doesn’t want to be lumped in with today’s country music stars. Eschewing the mainstream tende...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Time is ticking to prepare an entry for this year’s Anything that Floats race being held Saturday as part of the Elizabeth Borough Volunteer Fire Company’s Rive...

Cameron Olstein, 9, and Arabella Davis, 9, both of Charleroi, enjoyed the swings this week at Fallowfield Elementary Park.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The size of the area under a “do not use” water advisory from the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County got smaller Friday, but about 30 customers in the Lower 10...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monessen officials and residents gathered at City Hall Friday evening to meet with members of a substance abuse recovery group that plans to open a recovery ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com An activity usually found at high-end resorts and pricey beach vacations is being offered free to children in the Elizabeth area. Elizabeth businessman Gabriel ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The eighth annual Raise Your Voice Music Festival kicks off today at noon at Monessen City Park. The event is free and features six musical acts from different ge...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A show by a greater Pittsburgh writer/musician duo that made its debut at McKeesport Little Theater in the 1990s is back on stage. Paul Michael Brown’s “Dracula, A Mus...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com LuEthel Nesbit works in the weatherization program at ACTION-Housing, and as a Mon Valley resident and representative of the program, she encourages area residents to ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com As the Journey hit “Don’t Stop Believin’” rang out over Monessen, Mayor Matt Shorraw and Josh Gibson’s great-grandson, Sean Gibson, unveiled a historical marker T...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A Belle Vernon woman has been named the substitute interim superintendent for the Belle Vernon Area School District following the unexpected resignation of the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A “do not use” advisory remains in effect for the Lower 10th Ward in McKeesport, Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County announced Thursday afternoon. “Do Not Use t...