Multiple Mon Valley fire departments responded just after 6 p.m. Sunday to a fire in the 900 block of Summit Avenue in Monessen. The fire was contained quickly. Departments that were on scene included...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council will consider buying new equipment for the city’s two fire departments. The departments need a combined $63,263 for enough Self-Contained Breathi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The former First Commonwealth Bank building on Fifth Avenue in McKeesport has been donated to the city’s redevelopment authority. First Commonwealth Vice President of ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Live music will return to the Mon Valley this month when the Mon Valley Academy for the Arts’ EQT/MVAA 2021 Summer Concert Series kicks into full gear.   The program...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It’s been 45 years since the Collinsburg Volunteer Fire Department has hosted an open house, so residents may be a bit surprised by all the department has to of...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Residents in Carroll Township are tired of seeing trash littering the township’s streets. So, they’re doing something about it. On Saturday, the Victory Hill...

Myana King, 1, of Donora enjoyed playing in her pink car at Palmer Park this week.

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Losing a loved one unexpectedly due to COVID-19 can be a difficult experience, both emotionally and financially. The sudden expenses of a funeral service and...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Starting Monday, the Allegheny County Health Department will provide public alerts for the Mon Valley when forecasts indicate a potential for poor air quality. The not...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mayor Michael Cherepko talked this week about what McKeesport hopes to do with the more than $27 million worth of American Rescue Plan stimulus funding it is estimated...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents will be in for a sweet treat later this month when a weekend-long pop-up bakery opens at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish Park in Monongahela.   Bu...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Plans for improvements to the intersection of I-70 and Route 51 in Rostraver Township will be displayed for public comment. The virtual display will be posted o...

Serafina Mariana, 2, and her sister, Gabriella, 3, of Finleyville took a walk around the Ringgold High School campus Thursday afternoon.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport intends to hold International Village and other traditional summer events this year, Mayor Michael Cherepko announced at Wednesday’s council meeting. “The g...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council wants to delay payment of an invoice until it has a better understanding of the rails to trails feasibility study. In a meeting Thursday night, cou...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Jonathan Stark, a self-described “developer at heart,” doesn’t agree with naysayers who believe McKeesport’s best days are in the past. And few things motivate Stark m...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Six years ago, Laura Gillum experienced a parent’s worst nightmare. Her 23-month old son, Dean, snuck away out of her sight at their Canonsburg home and fell...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It will be months before The Lamp Theatre in Irwin gets back to performances, but a little bit of normal will return this weekend as the venue hosts an old-fash...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Food trucks have become a controversial topic in Charleroi as some worry the traveling food vendors may take away business from hometown restaurants.   The issue aro...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Fire crews from four Pennsylvania counties and one from West Virginia were fighting two forest fires on opposite sides of Ohiopyle State Park Thursday night. Ac...