By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A single class in animal behavior at California University of Pennsylvania changed everything for Gina Munir, a 2011 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School. ...

The Monessen/Rostraver Rotary held a drive-thru spaghetti dinner Tuesday evening at the Pasta Shoppe in Monessen. Rotary member Tamlynn Bachetti and Rotary scholarship recipient Milana Sacco hand dinn...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council delayed a vote Tuesday on a policy that would outline how the city will deal with employees who have to quarantine due to COVID-19 concerns. Some...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf signed two bills into law Tuesday, marking the first two pieces of police reform legislation passed in the wake of George Floyd’s death and subsequent ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department warned people not to read too much into the relatively low new-case count Monday as testing and results usually slow over t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A furry, four-legged citizen in Speers owes his life to the Charleroi Volunteer Fire Department. Around 6 p.m. Monday, firefighters were called to Lillian Street in ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Fans of the Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation’s first-ever Movies at the Mounds event held last summer will be glad to know it’s returning. Schedul...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com To many who didn’t know him, Major Corley was an imposing figure.   He was 6-foot-8 and walked at a slow, mission-oriented pace. Not to mention his nickname was “T...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monessen residents will have an opportunity to travel to a land far, far away without leaving the comfort of their homes when students take to the stage to virtually...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com While few details have been announced, McKeesport Area School District said Monday it will explain this week what the reopening of schools will look like in the midst ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County reported a much lower new-case count Monday than it has had in the past few weeks, but health department officials caution against reading anythi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Monessen resident asked the Mon Valley Sewage Authority board Monday to seek a resolution for a recurring flooding issue he’s been dealing with on the Eastgate side ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela officials have issued a warning for landlords behind on 2019 inspections: schedule them now or prepare for litigation. At a meeting last week, co...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township is seeking letters of interest from residents and business owners who would like to be on the steering committee for the comprehensive plan. ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com To many who didn’t know him, Major Corley was an imposing figure. He was 6-8 and walked at a slow, mission-oriented pace. Not to mention his nickname was “Tuffy.” ...

Four-year-old Jonah Blasco of Dade City, Fla., visits the stables at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth to look at horses with his grandmother, Jean Blasco of Greensburg.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A recent fire at the Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Rescue Company Swimming Pool in Elizabeth Township isn’t stopping faithful pool patrons from splashing in the summer su...

By Joe Napsha Trib Total Media An elderly couple died in a fire that destroyed their home early Sunday morning in the Rostraver Township village of Collinsburg. The husband and wife, Marie A. Oblak, 8...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora passed an ordinance this week that will allow residents to own recreational fire pits, but those who are interested will have to get an inspection and purc...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Five Eagle Scouts who live in the South Allegheny School District were honored Sunday for their many years of community service and hard work in Boy Scouts of America ...