By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania lawmakers are one step closer to passing a bill that would reinstate the commonwealth’s work search and registration requirements to receive une...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School District will reduce its debt by more than $500,000 by taking advantage of a favorable bond market. The school board had initially ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In a somber tone at this month’s council meeting, McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko reflected on the upcoming one-year anniversary of the passing of late council Vice ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Changes are coming to the Greater Washington County Food Bank, with three new outreach programs starting in July. “With an outside organization overseeing the b...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The food truck debate in Rostraver Township has come to an end, with the mobile food vendors permitted in residential areas for private parties and community ev...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com With his shaved head, muscular arms and black patrol uniform, Monongahela police Officer Bill Fusco makes an imposing impression. But Fusco was all smiles an...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Two candidates are seeking an open seat on Washington County Common Pleas Court. Both judicial candidates, Joyce Hatfield-Wise and Jesse Pettit, are cross-filed...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com An announcement this week from Gov. Tom Wolf that the vast majority of Pennsylvania’s pandemic orders will be lifted come Memorial Day “pretty much solidifies” that Mc...

For the MVI Greenock United Methodist Church in Elizabeth Township will host a “Drive By and Donate” to local food pantries as a novel way to honor mothers from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Residents from around the Mon Valley were in Carroll Township Tuesday morning, thanks to Monongahela Valley Hospital. The hospital held another vaccination c...

By MEGAN GUZA, JULIA FELTON and DEB ERDLEY Trib Total Media Pennsylvania plans to lift its COVID-19 mitigation orders on Memorial Day, and Gov. Tom Wolf said the state’s masking order will be dropped ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Two hours of information and public comment on a proposed power plant in Elizabeth Township left many participants and organizers feeling a bit frustrated Tuesd...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport Area junior has earned a shot at getting his wings and hopes to head for the big skies over Florida this summer. Cadet Aaron Elm, a member of the McKeespo...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Carroll Township supervisors will move to Plan B for an upcoming paving project. On Tuesday, supervisors rejected a bid by Grindstone-based Redstone Excavati...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After a year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Charleroi Area High School students are ready for today’s fifth Bring Your Kid to Work Day. Senior Samantha Flemin...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council held a work session meeting Monday night that seemed more like an election or campaign event.   The meeting began with Mayor Matt Shorraw, who is...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Washington Township residents who’ve been upset about rumors that a Dollar General store might open in town received news they didn’t want to hear Monday. At a townshi...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Township commissioners are tackling blight through grant programs. They are seeking $100,000 through a county grant program to demolish 10 propert...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A state representative from the Mon Valley introduced a bill Monday to close the health insurance gap and possibly cut the number of uninsured residents by half. Rep. ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com It’s a story that grabs headlines, but the numbers stay in the shadows. The past year’s COVID-19 pandemic resulted in job losses, school closings and holiday...