By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township police are investigating a report of vandalism at Mount Vernon Park. Elizabeth Forward Youth Athletics Vice President Chris Thoma said someon...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Rain couldn’t stop local festival goers from having a good time at the Mary, Mother of God Parish Festival. The festival kicked off Thursday night in White Oak with Th...

By KRISTIE LINDEN   klinden@yourmvi.com Donora will switch its ambulance service from Mon Valley EMS to Rostraver West Newton EMS after concerns about response times. Mon Valley EMS Chief Bill Hess me...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Fire Department is used to responding to flood calls at residents’ homes, but Thursday evening the department was dispatched to its own stati...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The Fun Fest will return to Cedar Creek Park this year. The Westmoreland County Bureau of Parks and Recreation will sponsor the 34th annual August Fun Fest from 10 a...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Pittsburgh Big Band Legends will prove this weekend “it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” The 17-piece orchestra will perform a free concer...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Two local fire departments will benefit from a community event in the Mon Valley this weekend. The eighth annual Bike Run and Car Show, sponsored by Just A Tavern an...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Plum Street Saturday Morning Market resumes this week in downtown Elizabeth. The market will be held the second and fourth Saturday of the month through Aug...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com A world-renowned business has its eyes on the Mon Valley for its newest location that could bring at least a hundred jobs to the area. Last week, Canadian co...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com While Rostraver Township’s comprehensive plan calls for town homes to be developed in the community, a builder explained Wednesday that the market is actually b...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko on Wednesday said the city is aiming for September to once again permit residents to attend council meetings. An in-person audience, ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Charleroi Regional Police filed felony charges against a motorist who allegedly pinned another man between two vehicles during a mishap at a Charleroi gas stati...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com While Charleroi’s annual Community Days celebration was smaller than usual, it went off with a bang over the weekend and brought families and neighbors together. Ven...

Two-year-old Elliott Brown talks to the chickens at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Tuesday morning during a visit with his father, Jesse Brown of Belle Vernon.

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A new state law will give parents an opportunity to decide if their children should advance to the next grade level or be held back a year due to learning disruption...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com At a scarcely attended special meeting Tuesday evening, McKeesport Area School Board voted to hire Dr. Mark Holtzman Jr. as superintendent, after first accepting his r...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Most area historical societies are returning to normal operations now that COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in Pennsylvania. The Rostraver Township Histor...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation’s third annual Movies at the Mounds event will begin Friday, and this year’s selected features will satisfy s...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com As COVID restrictions ease, Carroll Township police calls are seeing a return to pre-pandemic totals, according to the township’s police chief. At Tuesday’s ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State troopers were on the lookout for irresponsible and drunk drivers over the Fourth of July weekend. State police across Pennsylvania made 503 arrests for driving u...