By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Leaders of veterans’ organizations in Monessen are speaking out after losing their chance to host the annual Mon Valley Veterans Parade. Monessen learned earlier thi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The coronavirus outbreak is not keeping the volunteers at Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank from feeding those in need throughout the region. But it is making tho...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Children in Monessen have a free food option beyond the lunches being offered by the school district. Three evenings a week, the Salvation Army will make the ro...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Responding to an order from the state Supreme Court, the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), the 10th Judicial District (Westmoreland County), ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania ramped up its attempts to stop the spread of coronavirus Monday as Gov. Tom Wolf ordered non-essential businesses in the commonwealth to shut down by...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As coronavirus spreads throughout the region, grocery stores are struggling to keep their shelves stocked. Residents have been purchasing in bulk as recommendations ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Restaurants and bars in the Mon Valley — and across the state — shut their doors to dine-in customers at midnight. A similar move was implemented in five counties in...

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By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com As the mandatory two-week shutdown of schools in Pennsylvania continues, districts in the Mon Valley are making arrangements to continue their meal programs for...

By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media Today’s special election to fill the vacant 58th District state House seat is expected to be held as scheduled, despite widespread cancellations and shutdowns beca...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pleasant Hills borough announced new guidelines at Monday night’s commissioners meeting concerning how emergency calls and o...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Diocese of Greensburg, which includes all Roman Catholic churches in Westmoreland and Fayette counties, will be suspending all public weekday and weekend Ma...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, in Western Pennsylvania grew to five over the weekend, with one of those cases reporte...

Area senior centers will be closed in connection with the coronavirus pandemic starting Tuesday.   The Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging made the decision in conjunction with the commissi...

By Teghan Simonton Trib Total Media The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has canceled all weekday and Sunday Masses starting Monday to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “Although in many ways it saddens m...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Frank Paterra, commander of the American Legion in Charleroi, isn’t happy Monessen is no longer in the rotation to host the region’s annual Veteran’s Day parade. Mon...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com While students will be off school across Pennsylvania for the next two weeks, school administrators are still in the process of determining what that means for ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The first presumed case of coronavirus has been reported in Washington County, though county officials are still awaiting details from the Pennsylvania Departme...

On Friday afternoon, Gov. Tom Wolf announced the closure of all Pennsylvania schools from Monday through March 27, after many area superintendents had already started making decisions for their distri...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Tenacity and persistence appear to be the key words in the Belle Vernon Area School District. After more than a year of contract talks, including two marathon s...