By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Now that Pennsylvania’s mask mandate has been lifted, the McKeesport Area School District is taking similar action. The district issued a statement Monday saying that ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Public input helped the Belle Vernon Area School Board develop at least part of its health and safety plan for the 2021-22 school year. After hearing from sever...

A man from the Pittsburgh area is missing and his family and police are asking for assistance from the public.   Luke Paglia, 50, was last seen at about 2 p.m. June 28 in the Highland Park neighborhoo...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com On or off duty, area fire departments always have each others’ backs.   When Fallowfield Township Fire Company Capt. Josh Payne wrote a letter to a nationwide nonpro...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Property owners in the Belle Vernon Area School District will see a slight tax hike in a budget passed unanimously by school directors Monday night. The general...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com After standing for more than a century, the chapel at Monongahela Cemetery was beginning to show its age. But thanks to the generosity of the local community...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A small plane crashed in Washington County Monday evening, leaving two people hospitalized. Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Department Chief Craige Pysh said there wasn’t muc...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com With construction season kicking into high gear, PennDOT reviewed and highlighted Monday what projects will look like across District 12, which includes Fayette, Gre...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The first 2021 Unity Party in Monessen brought together families, Westmoreland County legislators, city officials, the Salvation Army, churches and kids in search...

By Eric Seiverling and Taylor Brown eseiverling@yourmvi.com tbrown@yourmvi.com In an effort to better protect victims of crime, the Pennsylvania Senate passed legislation Friday that would help improv...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com History came alive Saturday in McKeesport. Those strolling the city’s Renziehausen Park as part of the McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center and McKeesport Lit...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Rotary Club honored three people as Paul Harris Fellows for their efforts to raise funds for humanitarian and educational programs of the internat...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela has many historic landmarks, and on Tuesday residents can learn about one of them that some people consider overlooked. The Monongahela Area Hist...

Jasmin Carter and Amira Jones, both of Monessen, spent a beautiful Friday afternoon having a picnic at Monessen City Park. Warm temperatures are in the forecast throughout next week.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Just pop up and play. It’s that simple. Children in McKeesport, thanks to the AIU McKeesport Family Center, the McKeesport PartnerSHIP, YouthCAST Youth Leadership Netw...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mary Ann Russen, a retiree, tried to hold back tears as volunteers from Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh and HRT Solutions put finishing touches on an improvement projec...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The California University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees adopted a resolution Friday expressing concerns about the western integration plan that would combin...

By Taylor Brown   tbrown@yourmvi.com A new memorial in Eighty Four will be dedicated this weekend in memory of loved ones who had a passion for motorcycles. A local nonprofit organization, Fallen Bike...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Donora has announced some temporary street closures and parking restrictions Monday as a result of filming for “American Rust.” A “filming notice” posted on the Donora...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ringgold school directors have approved the district’s 2021-22 final budget, which includes a tax increase for district residents. The balanced budget was ad...