By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Independence Day celebrations began early in Charleroi this weekend. Food vendors, crafters and residents took to the borough’s Chamber Plaza parking lot Fri...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Six of Pennsylvania’s financially poorest school districts are located in the Mon Valley between Charleroi and McKeesport. Also nearby are Duquesne, East Allegheny and...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Dialysis is no fun, but it should be comfortable. For more than a decade, Amy Michalic has depended on weekly dialysis treatments to keep her alive. A Monongahela re...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A law signed by Gov. Tom Wolf this week will aim to hold local governments more accountable and increase citizen participation in matters that affect their communiti...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center is calling for a mulligan. Last year — just before the COVID-19 pandemic forced   restrictions and closures — the staff, ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township Commissioners are considering on-street parking restrictions. On-street parking may be eliminated for Beazell Drive near James Drive, as ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A memorial to honor a Charleroi man who received the nation’s highest military honor was brought to the borough Thursday by police and a motorcycle escort. Marine Sg...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The body of a Monessen man was found in a storm drain Thursday morning, according to his family. Relatives of Kevin Davis, 60, told WTAE-TV that he was on a walk overn...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Two dozen area fire companies and ambulance services are receiving state grants to help them meet the costs of providing service.   All fire and ambulance servi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Multiple state agencies are urging Pennsylvanians to keep safety in mind while driving, boating and using fireworks as we head into Fourth of July weekend. The Indepen...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A developer is proposing a planned residential development adjacent to Willowbrook Golf Course in Rostraver Township. Planner Stephen Victor of Victor-Wetzel As...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Countless 1980s slasher films have become cult-classics. Filmmaker Mark Cantu, who shot “Massacre Academy” in McKeesport and around McKeesport, is hoping it can become...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Two weeks before a vote on a plan which will consolidate six state universities into two universities, the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors W...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Supervisors in Fallowfield Township will consider abandoning a unused road that has become and eyesore and nuisance to the community. During a business meeting on We...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com It’s a rite of summer here in western Pennsylvania — a trip to Kennywood. Monongahela residents will have a chance to enjoy the beloved amusement park and he...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Tempers flared Wednesday as the Rostraver Township Commissioners’ planning session Wednesday neared the end of a lengthy agenda. More than two and a half hours ...

Ellie Miranda, 4, of Washington Township received a cold sno-cone from Capt. Sue Thwaite of the Salvation Army at the Monessen Pumpkin Patch on a hot Tuesday evening. Thunderstorms are expected to arr...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania lawmakers approved the state’s 2021-22 budget last week, and residents and businesses will not see a tax hike for the upcoming year. The budget ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com An issue with dogs in one Elizabeth neighborhood is being addressed by borough officials. There have been two incidents in the past month in which the same two ...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The community picnic tradition at Kennywood won’t be revived this year for residents of the Belle Vernon area. The park was shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemi...