By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen might establish its own Human Relations Commission. But first, city council plans to pass an ordinance that updates its existing laws regardi...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s second surge, volunteer-based Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful says it’s still possible to help pick up litter in the region. The ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The way has been cleared for work to begin on the pressurized sewer line that runs from Buena Vista to the sewage treatment plant in McKeesport. Elizabeth Towns...

Abella Majors, 3, of Monessen was dressed as Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz” at the Halloween parade Saturday in Belle Vernon.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Carnegie Mellon University is taking an interest in current and potential business owners and developers in the state’s 45th Senatorial District and the Greater Pittsb...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Chris Sekora’s hard work in the face of adversity paid off Friday when he was named Water Operator of the Year by the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association.   Sekora,...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Friday the 13th might be considered an unlucky day for the superstitious, but local rock and roll fans can rejoice when the ominous date arrives in a couple ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Public Library now offers patrons a nearly touch-free system for checking out library materials. The automated system allows patrons to scan their...

From left, Josie, Katie and Molly Pugh, the sisters and mother of Thomas Jefferson quarterback Jake Pugh, offer their support during Friday’s playoff game against Mars.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The former Moose Building in Elizabeth has been demolished, but there’s still no parking lot on the site as anticipated. Larry Ross, president of the Elizabeth ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Authority of the Borough of Charleroi issued a statement Friday to clarify Wednesday’s announcement that its water termination moratorium would soon be l...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Religious leaders from the McKeesport Area Ministerium encouraged city residents to participate in a “community day of prayer” Friday. “This has been a difficult time ...

For the MVI Independent Mon Valley Hospital has adjusted its patient visitation policy due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the region. Effective Monday, the following guidelines will be in place u...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com A number of Mon Valley organizations are being recognized by the Washington County Community Foundation in its web-based People’s Choice Award contest, which...

Charlie Carson, 5, of Fallowfield Township uses a rainbow umbrella to stay dry after school on a soggy Thursday afternoon. Today is expected to be dry, but temperatures may not get out of the 40s.

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Despite opposition from Rostraver Township officials and residents, Westmoreland County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to allow Westmoreland County...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com More than 30 volunteers from the Mon Valley headed to the Youghiogheny River last weekend to make a difference. The Belle Vernon and West Newton Rotary clubs, with h...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Washington County Commissioner Nick Sherman has tested positive for COVID-19. In a prepared statement issued shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sherman, 41, confirmed h...

By Paul Peirce Trib Total Media Dozens of West Penn Power utility trucks and ambulances on Thursday lined Main Street outside of Beatty-Rich Funeral Home in Madison to honor 27-year-old Dillon W. Walt...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Burning has been temporarily suspended in Fallowfield Township. During a business meeting Wednesday night, supervisors unanimously agreed to no longer issue burn per...