By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Taxes could be going up in 2021 in Elizabeth. Council last week approved a tentative budget that calls for a tax increase of 1.5 mills to keep it balanced. The ...

Santa Claus waves as he stands in front of BeeGraphix on Broad Avenue Saturday afternoon at the Christmas on the Avenue celebration in North Belle Vernon.

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Like many other Mon Valley school districts, California Area students will begin a 100% virtual learning model today. Superintendent Dr. Laura Jacob made the announc...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Signs that the holidays are upon us are everywhere: A chill is in the air, Christmas decorations light up the night and scarves and other winter accessories ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Thursday is Thanksgiving, and thanks to state Rep. Austin Davis and his staff, 800 families in the Mon Valley won’t have to worry whether they’ll have a turkey on thei...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Salvation Army is counting down the days until Christmas. With a need greater than ever before due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization has come up with cr...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The pandemic won’t prevent Santa from making his annual stop in Elco this year. The jolly old elf, and possibly some of his helpers, will be at the Elco Civic C...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District has announced plans for remote student food distribution this week. Last week, MASD announced that after recommendations from Allegheny...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Veterans and their families now have easy access to needed resources. Following Veterans Day observances around the globe, officials have launched a statewide outrea...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mon City residents and members of the Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce made sure not to shout, cry or pout this week in anticipation of Santa Claus coming to town....

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School District will begin moving toward full remote instruction starting Monday. Superintendent Dr. Michele Dowell made the announcement Frida...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School District announced Friday that all its schools will adopt full remote learning for the next two weeks. The Pennsylvania Department of Edu...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Teachers at McKeesport Area’s Twin Rivers Elementary School and members of the McKeesport Kiwanis Club have found a way to help children in need — the main goal of the...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School District is sticking with its current educational plan despite a recommendation from Allegheny County that all districts go to full...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Washington County Common Pleas Judge Katherine B. Emery this week ruled in favor of state Rep. Bud Cook in his open records battle for copies of documents relat...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School District officially welcomed its new assistant superintendent Wednesday. At their public meeting, school directors approved the hiring of...

Santa and Mrs. Claus listen to Christmas wishes from Kayden Kantner, 5, and Mikayla Kantner, 2, of Elizabeth during light-up night festivities Thursday in Elizabeth.

By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media Republican challenger Nicole Ziccarelli has pulled into a tie with Democratic incumbent state Sen. Jim Brewster in the race for the 45th District seat. Ziccarelli,...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After 75 years of providing services to McKeesport area youths, the Boys & Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania is closing the LaRosa of McKeesport Clubhouse. In a prepa...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After weeks of design, an eight-mile section of Interstate 70 between Bentleyville and the Belle Vernon Bridge will soon be modernized. Preliminary engineering for t...