By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The 2020-21 school year has been a learning experience for administrators in area school districts. With two grading periods completed, school officials are ass...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Taxpayers in Monessen won’t see a rate hike in 2021 as council approved a budget that holds the line on property taxes. The 2021 budget maintains the 2020 millage...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The COVID-19 pandemic has forced families, businesses and nonprofit organizations to adapt. But for the Charleroi Area Harvest Bounty Program, it has taught voluntee...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela council passed its 2021 budget, which doesn’t include a tax increase for residents, Tuesday morning. The real estate millage rate for 2021 will h...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After nine days of being on the lam, the man accused of shooting a McKeesport police officer Dec. 20 is in custody. In a release issued at 6:54 p.m. Tuesday, Allegheny...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com With 2020 being the year of the COVID-19 pandemic and its damaging impact on the economy, many store owners didn’t know what to expect when it came time for ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s council meeting Monday revealed the city was dropped by its health insurance provider, three union employees filed grievances and an accusation from Oc...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Washington County Commissioners adopted a $104 million spending plan Monday with no increase in taxes. The plan is supported by $94 million in anticipated reven...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Washington Township police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against the municipality claiming she is the victim of race and gender discrimination. Christina Good,...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Real estate taxes in White Oak are going up in 2021. In a special meeting at White Oak Athletic Association Monday, councilmen Chuck Davis, George Dillinger, Joe Nagy,...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township Commissioners adopted the 2021 budget Monday with no increase in taxes. The meeting lasted just 10 minutes, with no members of the public off...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The generosity of Mon Valley residents has left Monessen Salvation Army Capt. Sue Thwaite speechless. In an unprecedented year dominated by the pandemic, the organiz...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A day after the arrest of two people allegedly involved in helping the man accused of shooting a McKeesport police officer get away, warrants were issued for the ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township commissioners are taking action against the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill and County Hauling, which are both operated by Noble Environmental...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Don’t be so quick to put that Christmas tree out to the curb on garbage night. Live Christmas tree recycling programs are being offered in Allegheny, Washington and We...

The Grinch, Santa and Mrs. Claus stopped by the Charleroi Area School District’s Harvest Bounty to hand out treats. They’re with Elsie Moody, 9, and her brother Levi, 6. The Moody family also dropped ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Blight is such a nuisance in Monessen that when the city’s comprehensive plan advisory committee met with residents and stakeholders over the past couple years, i...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Even as a toddler, Karl Jamison found the sound of an out-of-tune piano irritating. The 18-year-old Elizabeth Forward senior has been tuning pianos for three ye...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As Mon Valley children woke up Friday to a white Christmas, a local family had several gifts under their tree thanks to 12-year-old Braedin Lunger of Charleroi. Brae...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A local auto dealer’s tradition of providing for furry friends in the Mon Valley continued this week. On Monday, #1 Cochran Toyota in North Huntingdon presented a $25,...