Some local restaurants have started adding a surcharge to egg dishes. A spike in bird flu has increased the price of eggs throughout the country, including the Mon Valley, forcing local businesses to ...

The program hopes to spark an interest in music among young people and provide them with more career opportunities. Young people in the Mon Valley have a lot of potential, and a new youth education pr...

Washington County commissioners signed off on 67 grant recommendations, including many in our area. The Washington County Board of Commissioners has approved the recommendations of the Local Share Acc...

President Trump said the Japanese company will now be an investor instead of a purchaser. President Donald Trump suggested Friday that Nippon Steel is no longer trying to buy U.S. Steel and will becom...

The teammates took third place in the District 8 building construction competition. For the MVI Four McKeesport Area High School seniors in Brian DeCecco’s building construction class worked together ...

Earl McCorkle lost it in the Rhine River during the Battle of Remagen in 1945. A World War II soldier’s helmet has been returned to an Elizabeth family after 80 years in an unexpected reunion. Earl Mc...

The party will kick off in May at Historic Hanna’s Town. Fresh on the heels of Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday celebration in 2024, local officials are looking to the forward to the nation’s Semi...

The Sunday school class at Lynnwood Lutheran Church in Washington Township displays the valentines they created for Meals on Wheels recipients as part of the Caring Cards program sponsored by the Bell...

They are accused of failing to report a sexual relationship involving a student and a security guard. Two McKeesport Area School District administrators were fired after facing disciplinary hearings i...

A proposal to reinstate the lieutenant and sergeant positions may have to wait for the next contract. Donora council members who favor reinstating the position of lieutenant to the borough’s police fo...

Crews ran into some terrain problems that delayed the project. At Elizabeth Township’s meeting this week, commissioners discussed some of the township’s past and upcoming projects and how grants can m...

A South Carolina man is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend at her Rostraver Township home late Wednesday. Robert S. Chaplin, 34, of Hollywood, S.C., was charged by Rostraver Township police wi...

The virus is spreading rapidly across the state. Flu cases are spiking in Western Pennsylvania as the region’s doctors treat high numbers of patients stricken with the seasonal respiratory illness. Dr...

The Washington County Republican provided insight on several issues. Mon Valley residents had a virtual opportunity Thursday to hear from one of the Mon Valley’s state representatives on current and u...

The Strom siblings, Jade, 7, and Jack, 4, cheered on their mom, Cal U women’s basketball team head coach Jess Strom, in style from the sidelines during the team’s home game Wednesday. See coverage of ...

Several school officials are optimistic about the proposed investment of $1.8 billion in public education. Some Mon Valley school district officials have a generally positive view towards Gov. Josh Sh...

Show times are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday. The auditorium at Elizabeth Forward Middle School will come to life this weekend with the production of “Annie Jr.” Show time...

Multiple fire crews responded to the blaze at the home on Millport Road Wednesday morning. By the MVI One person died after an intense house fire in West Mifflin on Wednesday morning. Firefighters fro...

Dogs designated as service animals by the state are the lone exception to the new ordinance. Dogs are no longer permitted at city-maintained playgrounds as pet owners neglecting to clean up after thei...

Council unanimously voted to amend Wednesday’s meeting to hire the new laborer for the shortstaffed department. With the street crew running with less manpower for the past month, Charleroi council op...