By Stephen Huba Trib Total Media News Wire Services Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. Or so the saying goes. On Saturday evening, Lisa Meilander saw an example of simple kindn...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Students across the Valley are heading back to their classrooms — in fact, some have already started. Students in the Elizabeth Forward School District were suppo...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Belle Vernon man accused of swiping snakes, iguanas, worms, mice and other items from a West Newton pet store will stand trial in Westmoreland County Court. On Mon...

By the MVI The Monessen Public Library hosted its first-ever custom car show Aug. 10 and it was deemed a success by organizers. “The first (inaugural) Monessen Public Library Car Cruise was a wonderfu...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD), which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, has announced this year’s RADical Days. RAD — a special purpose area-wide unit ...

By Mary Ann Thomas When a pair of osprey that have been nesting in the Homestead and McKeesport area decided to build their nest on a utility pole this year, Duquesne Light and the Erie Bird Observato...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Students in the Elizabeth Forward School District will await a hearing in Common Pleas Court this afternoon that will determine if they will return to school Thursda...

By EMILY BENNETT ebennett@yourmvi.com An attempt to replace Andrew Kuzma as president of the Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners was turned aside at another tense meeting Monday. The effort was ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen School District’s choice to join other area schools in partnering with Seneca Valley School District could save taxpayers as much as $100,000 this year. ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com When Belle Vernon Area High School students head back to school next week they will be greeted by new leadership. Last month, the board voted to hire Dr. Michael Sable...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A local senator is all for Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to reform charter school law — and the Pennsylvania School Board Association is too.   Sen. Jim Brewster said he welc...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi borough has a new councilwoman.   After unanimously accepting the resignation of Robert Hodgson during a business meeting Monday night, council appoi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Washington Township man accused of breaking a dog’s leg and a police officer’s wrist earlier this month will stand trial in Westmoreland County Court. Kenneth Warr...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A few weeks ago, McKeesport Councilman Tim Brown “heard it through the grapevine” that there were some kids in the city who would be heading back to school on Tuesday ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Severe storms caused the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Company to have a busy afternoon on Sunday. Assistant Fire Chief Brian Billy said a severe storm with heavy winds ripped...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward Superintendent Dr. Todd E. Keruskin released a document Saturday answering “frequently asked questions” regarding a court injunction the district fil...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The first day of Donora Historical Society’s annual Cement City Home and Walking Tour will be held the same day as the borough’s fall festival next month, and org...

By RON PAGLIA It’s a question often asked by trivia aficionados in the Mid-Monongahela Valley. And the answer is always the same: Yes, television variety show host and New York newspaper columnist Ed ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com PA Coach Lines claims the Elizabeth Forward School District owes the company $1.1 million for past services and it contends there is no contract with EF for the 2...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com California University of Pennsylvania has received more than $1 million to benefit students who plan to work in fields related to the opioid crisis. The $1.3 million...