By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Congress has approved a $483 billion coronavirus aid package to replenish the Small Business Association’s Paycheck Protection Program and provide funding for another ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District Superintendent Dr. Mark Holtzman warned board directors during Thursday’s virtual meeting that he foresees a tax increase coming for 20...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported a decrease in probable cases of COVID-19 and probable related deaths Thursday. The changes have impacted the total ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Graduation remains on track for Monessen High School seniors. Monessen School District Superintendent Dr. Leanne Spazak said discussions Wednesday about graduation w...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an environmental services company awarded several “green gifts” to several sustainability projects throughout ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Small business owners in the cities of Washington or Monongahela and the boroughs of Charleroi, Donora and Bentleyville can apply for a special low-interest loan....

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Monessen Lions Club lived up to its motto of “We serve” this week. The 32-member Lions Club donated a combined $6,750 to three Monessen-based organizations dedicat...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com When Gov. Tom Wolf announced April 9 schools would remain closed for the remainder of the academic year, Elizabeth Forward Superintendent Dr. Todd Keruskin noted the...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The plan to reopen Pennsylvania will happen in three phases, starting in the northwest and northcentral parts of the state. Gov. Tom Wolf said there are several m...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com While Earth Day was celebrated Wednesday with social distancing in mind, many residents and organizations took to social media to share the things they did – big and...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com First responders and essential employees who work overnight shifts now have another late-night option for midnight snacks thanks to a Mon Valley bakery. Valdiserri’s...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley quilters have a plan to get through the COVID-19 pandemic: keep sewing. The Mon Valley Quilt Club, chartered in 1988, has been helping charitable causes f...

By Megan Guza Trib Total Media A day after Gov. Tom Wolf laid the groundwork for a gradual reopening of businesses in Pennsylvania, he warned in a call with reporters Tuesday that a much more robust c...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi students have a lot of “Cougar Champions” in their corner. With school being held virtually for the rest of the year, district administrators have been wor...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Health continues to find new ways of updating the public on the coronavirus impact in the state. One of those new tools is an anima...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com During the COVID-19 pandemic, Leesa Kassler has been finding ways to help her community.   From donating food and offering free meals to children to spending countle...

By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media Westmoreland County taxpayers will have four additional months to pay county property taxes at a discounted rate. Commissioners said Tuesday they will vote later t...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A former White Oak police officer, who was fired in 2018 after being accused of assaulting his wife, will be offered a conditional reinstatement. Following a brief — b...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Residents and business owners are dealing with the ramifications of enforced mask wearing — whether they like it or not. State Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine sig...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf has extended the stay-at-home order until May 8 and said that date will mark the beginning of Pennsylvania’s gradual reopening. Wolf said the state ...