By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As part of its announcement about quarterly service adjustments, Port Authority of Allegheny County said COVID-19 vehicle capacity limits will be increased on Memorial...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MVI South Allegheny school directors approved the preliminary 2021-22 school budget Wednesday. The $27,819,000 budget includes a millage increase of .91 — from 20.26 to 21....

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com While thousands of voters headed to the polls across the state Tuesday, precincts around the Mon Valley reported low voter turnouts compared to the general election ...

Monessen High School hosted senior night festivities at Memorial Stadium Wednesday evening, which featured a traditional homecoming celebration. The events had been postponed earlier in the school yea...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ringgold school directors approved the district’s 2021-22 preliminary budget Wednesday, and the initial numbers point to a tax increase for property owners w...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com In the past five months as mayor of Speers Borough, and after securing his spot on the November ballot Tuesday, Timothy Herd still does not consider himself a politi...

By the MVI Cecilia Pennline Sciortino is getting 102 very-special gifts for her birthday this year. To commemorate the Charleroi resident turning 102 on May 28, her niece Jennifer Pennline helped orga...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District Superintendent Dr. Mark Holtzman Jr. thanked district police officers and staff members who acted quickly when faced with an unthinkabl...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen appears to have overwhelmingly voted for change as Ron Mozer has beaten incumbent Mayor Matt Shorraw by a wide margin. Mail-in ballots are no...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Five candidates will battle for four seats on the Charleroi Area School Board this November. Incumbents Barbara Pepper, Thomas Nutting, Joseph Caruso and Ken Wiltz a...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A district judge in Peters Township will become Washington County’s newest Court of Common Pleas judge after winning both the Democratic and Republican nominati...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com For Monessen School District teacher Matthew Strine, a sudden change of heart one week before he left for college 20 years ago has proven to be a good decisi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Despite a tumultuous year for school board directors and administrators due to the pandemic, property owners in the Charleroi Area School District will not see a hik...

For the MVI As   COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease, life as we know it is beginning to return to normal. The performing arts are no exception.   So, the timing is perfect for the Belle Vernon Area M...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@youmvi.com Bob Macey, the incumbent who is running to hold the District 9 seat on Allegheny County Council, faced opposition this year in the Democratic primary. But unofficial re...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Along with selecting their candidates of choice, voters will face a host of new questions when they arrive at the polls today. The COVID-19 pandemic and its ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen, its mayor, two councilmen and city administrator have been sued for defamation of character and for the alleged targeting of a whistleblower...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com State Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, is calling for a two-year delay in moving forward with any plan to merge state universities. Brewster made the request Mo...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@youmvi.com White Oak officials aren’t sure how federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds being issued next month can be used.   The council’s uncertainty about what American Rescue P...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Grab a lawn chair or a blanket and head to James Weir Stadium this week for a theater-in-the-park experience for this year’s Belle Vernon Area High School music...