By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, residents around the Mon Valley were watching. Some celebrated, others ridiculed the nation...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Washington County Local Share Account Review Committee will begin to evaluate projects that seek grant money in hearings set for today and tomorrow. The commi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several Washington Township residents are questioning whether or not a commercial developer is interested in property in Lynnwood. During Wednesday’s township supervis...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Students in the Ringgold School District will have the opportunity to return to the classroom this month. At their public meeting Wednesday night, school dir...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The first special project of the year for the Rostraver Township Commissioners could be new heating and air conditioning for the Rostraver Township Historical S...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Timothy Herd knows he has big shoes to fill, but he believes he’s up to the challenge. Accompanied by his wife, Carrie, Herd was sworn in Tuesday as the new mayor of...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With Charleroi Area students headed back to class Feb. 1, changing guidelines from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and state Department of Health have kept ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to Monongahela’s Main Street Program, historic buildings in the city’s business district are getting a facelift while still preserving the past. The F...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com An audit of the 2019-20 school year shows the Belle Vernon Area School District is in roughly the same shape as other districts in the region, at least when it ...

By the MVI Mon Valley snowbirds and local residents wanting to escape to the Florida sunshine are invited to the 41st annual Mon Valley Florida Reunion. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are some...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com “We haven’t come this far by faith to turn around now,” Monessen Councilwoman Lois Thomas said as she closed the Mon Valley NAACP’s virtual Martin Luther King Jr....

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ron Chromulak, commander of VFW Post 1190 in Monessen, was prepared to receive his first COVID-19 vaccination shot Saturday morning at the Veterans Administr...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Community members who live near oil and gas operations, including waste sites such as the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill, can participate in free education sess...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As snow fell outside the window, White Oak council looked ahead to warmer weather during Monday’s meeting. Council unanimously passed a motion approving and setting th...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Washington County Democratic Committee Monday marked the Presidential Inaugural Committee MLK Day of Service with a food drive. “Our entire office is filled...

Brianna Pappas, 13, and Alexi Gillon,12, of Centerville enjoyed the warmth of the fire at the annual Christmas Tree Burn held by the Elrama Volunteer Fire Department.

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Students will return to California University of Pennsylvania campus this weekend to get ready for the first in-person classes since last spring. The new semest...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” That’s a remark the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. posed to an audience in Montgomer...

By PAULA REED WARD Trib Total Media State Sen. Jim Brewster knew the initial Jan. 5 swearing-­in for members of his chamber could get dicey. He had been declared the winner of the 45th District race b...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Rev. David Kriss died more than 16 years ago, but his brother and sister are making sure his memory will live on for years to come. Kriss, pastor of the ...