By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Monessen house that was badly damaged in a March 11 fire appears to be supported by a series of ratchet straps, some of which are anchored to large dumpsters. Mayor ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora police will invest in cameras at the Donora-Monessen bridge to capture license plates as vehicles leave town. The cameras will photograph the plates of car...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Police Department’s efforts to secure new bulletproof vests received a boost when members of cfsbank and the Monongahela Area Revitalization ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It started with a candle-making class in the state of California and has turned into a thriving specialty soap and candle shop in Elizabeth. Simply You recently...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area School District may consider pushing the start of the 2020-21 school year to Sept. 8. Superintendent Dr. Mark Holtzman said during Wednesday’s agen...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The City of McKeesport was on the federal government’s radar Wednesday. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Regional Administrator Joseph DeFeli...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The state Department of Environmental Protection filed repeat violations against Westmoreland County Sanitary Landfill in July, bringing the total number of vio...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A long standing tradition for Mon Valley walkers and runners has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During a workshop meeting Wednesday, Charleroi Council P...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A three-county crime spree may have come to an end as three people were taken into custody early Wednesday morning in connection with at least five armed robberie...

The driver of this Nissan Altima allegedly got distracted while traveling down Donner Avenue next to Foodland in Monessen around 11 a.m. Wednesday and struck a parked Ford Escape, pushing it almost 9 ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As local school districts try to determine the safest way for students to return to school, Pennsylvania is preparing for a change in its educational leadership.   S...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Many have looked for ways to help throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,   but some have found the little things we all can do don’t feel like quite enough. Washington...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Band camp at South Allegheny has been shut down for 14 days after a student tested positive for COVID-19. The district said the student, who has not been publicly iden...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An annual fall festival in Finleyville will look slightly different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.   Each year, Trax Farms hosts a fall festival — and d...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com As the Belle Vernon Area School District prepares for the new school year, there are concerns about electronic devices and internet connections for the students...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A large group of state and local lawmakers met with regional hospital leaders Monday at Monongahela Valley Hospital to discuss challenges facing rural community hospit...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Parents have decisions to make this week regarding educating their children in the Elizabeth Forward School District. In a special session Monday, the school bo...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Jessica Mascara’s dreams came true — in more ways than one — when she gave birth to her daughter. Jessica and Joel Mascara of Rostraver Township welcomed their daugh...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township commissioners are moving forward with the creation of the newly formed township manager position. At their virtual meeting Monday, commiss...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. The Salvation Army in Monessen has partnered with a local artist to take that advice and will use a creative twist to rais...