By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The body of a 15-year-old Jefferson Hills resident who had been missing since Nov. 21 was found Friday after an extensive search. Elizabeth Borough police Chief...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In his 2021 mayoral budget message and during Wednesday’s council meeting, Mayor Michael Cherepko offered an update about garbage and recycling hauling in McKeesport. ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com December might not seem to be the best time to head to the river, but the winter season for rowing will soon start in the Mon Valley. While it’s a bit too cold to hi...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In Monessen, COVID-19 has reared its ugly head in several areas of the city’s operations.   City Hall had to close all of Thanksgiving week and the first couple o...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com To Monongahela resident Laura Magone, baking cookies means more than just satisfying a sweet tooth. Magone, president of the Monongahela Area Historical Soci...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Vine Street Park in West Newton looks like a scene from a Hallmark Christmas movie. Though annual holiday festivities were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Although the city’s Recreation Board had to scale back some aspects of the celebration due to pandemic restrictions, McKeesport’s Festival of Trees kicked off Thursday...

Lennie Boso puts the finishing touches on a flocked Christmas tree at Joseph’s Nursery in Monessen. They are still taking orders for flocked trees and have a variety of colors.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The former superintendent of Belle Vernon Area School District violated the state ethics act by taking district equipment home for his personal benefit — includin...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Members of the Charleroi Volunteer Fire Department are upset. The first responders addressed council Wednesday regarding rumors about the department’s finances and f...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area Superintendent Dr. Mark Holtzman provided an update on COVID-19 cases and mitigation efforts during Wednesday’s school board meeting. “We’re looking fo...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com When Rostraver Township officials began planning this year’s community Christmas event, they wanted to make it a point of stability in the year as well as a fun...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com On the heels of the Mon Valley’s first significant snowfall of the season Tuesday, McKeesport Meals on Wheels volunteers and staff on Wednesday worked to make sure cli...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Residents of the City of Monessen will not face a tax increase in 2021 if the preliminary version of next year’s budget is formally approved at the end of the mon...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Despite nearly an hour of debate, Ringgold School District directors remain deadlocked about bringing students back to classrooms. The district currently uti...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com A middle school gym teacher in the Elizabeth Forward School district has landed a grant to promote joyful and creative learning. The $2,500 grant from the Alleg...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With less than a month to present a preliminary budget for approval, Charleroi Borough Council is still crunching numbers. Councilwoman Jeannine Motycki, who is head...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “Meteorological winter” has come to the Mon Valley and Greater Pittsburgh region. Western Pennsylvania residents woke to snow on their walkways, cars and lawns Tuesday...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area students will not head back to class until after the new year.   Students moved to a temporary virtual learning model Nov. 23 and had been expected to...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com PurePenn, a medical marijuana cultivator and producer located in McKeesport, has been acquired by Florida-based Trulieve Cannabis Corp. The company announced that the ...