By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com After months of confusion and suspicion, Monessen seems closer to getting its 2019 audit completed. Some council officials have said the audit can’t be completed ...

By TAYLOR BROWN   tbrown@yourmvi.com Carroll Township police, sporting a new ride, are doing their part to help the environment.   Thanks to a grant through a $300,000 Vehicle Emissions Reduction Fund...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com While speaking on police matters during this month’s council meeting, Mc-Keesport Mayor Michael Cherepko announced the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system is in use i...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Councilman George Pambacas is expected to talk about White Oak’s annual spring clean-up day at tonight’s meeting. The event is slated for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, a...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Uncertainties over funding and expenses due to pandemic-related issues mean the Elizabeth Forward School Board will wait until May to review its preliminary bud...

Jake Haney, Dylan Seliga and Tyler Kovatch take a break from walking Millie the dog to pose for a picture. They are all from Rostraver Township.

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Nearly a year after a Dodge Journey SUV crashed through the foundation of an unoccupied apartment building in Charleroi, the structure will be torn down. The driver,...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Businesses on Monongahela’s Main Street received a shot of inspiration and innovation this week when the national Main Street America program held its annual...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Dolly, a spaniel mix who doesn’t have the use of her hind legs, and Nika, a shepherd mix, is a double amputee. But neither of the dogs allows their physical disabiliti...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The PPG Artificial Intelligence Pathways Institute and Teen Accelerator Program from Boys & Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania is expanding in the Mon Valley. The stat...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A group of Elizabeth Forward Middle School students worked a bit of technological magic to produce this year’s entry for the annual “What’s So Cool About Manufa...

Lucy Oslowski, 2, of Monessen kicks around a soccer ball at the Dunlevy soccer fields.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Monessen has been remiss about advertising its public meetings for an undetermined amount of time. The Pennsylvania Sun...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Public Library is literally branching out this summer, offering a virtual garden club for children. Growing with Gardens is offered every other Sa...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The pause in distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been extended through next week. On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health notified all COVID...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com State officials visited Mc-Keesport Thursday to discuss economic redevelopment efforts, including the city’s ongoing McKeesport Rising Initiative. State Reps...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak council took action this week to apply for funding from Allegheny County to tear down blighted properties through a newly developed “demolition fund.” The fi...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Taxpayers received a respite this year from both the Internal Revenue Service and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue when they pushed back the deadline f...

By Staff reports The Rostraver Township Central Volunteer Fire Department reported the Westmoreland County Hazardous Materials Team and firefighters were able to contain a diesel fuel spill Wednesday ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Three independent Giant Eagle stores, including two in the Mon Valley, have been sold to the company. Earlier this week, shoppers learned the stores in Carro...