By Kristie Linden klinden@yourmvi.com A McKeesport man turned himself in Friday night, telling police he’d shot and killed a man that afternoon. Eben Brown, 46, was charged with homicide and was lodge...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area Middle School teacher Chad Pappasergi has one hope for his students: to become better, caring people through his lessons. That hope was confirmed rece...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com This year’s Christmas House Decorating Contest participants are about to get pumped up. The second annual contest, organized by Monongahela Area Revitalization Co...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Not all is merry and bright in Monessen, as taxpayers could receive a major tax increase for Christmas this year. City council approved advertisement of its 2019 pro...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A 74-year-old Sewickley Township man is accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled 24-year old woman. Wayne E. Smith was charged by state police with rape of...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com For the second consecutive day, a parole violation led to a major drug and weapons bust for Monessen police. Officer Jeffrey Smaracheck said he was once again contac...

By TAYLOR BROWN  tbrown@yourmvi.com Moments after receiving a prestigious accolade Thursday, Correlle Brands announced a $16 million project to upgrade the World Kitchen facility in Charleroi. Corelle...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com An unidentified resident of Kane Community Living Center in McKeesport has died after possibly being exposed to an unknown substance. Allegheny County spokesman Brent ...

By TAYLOR BROWN  tbrown@yourmvi.com A Fallowfield Township man who allegedly broke the hand of a state trooper and injured several others who were attempting to take him into custody earlier this mont...

By TAYLOR BROWN  tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Mon Valley parents are wanted by police after allegedly leaving their 10-month-old baby unattended earlier this month. Jordan L. Nixon, 21, of Washington and Al...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com This weekend, local architecture and home design buffs who have spent their lives admiring “the big beautiful homes” around the Mid-Mon Valley will have their chance t...

By the Mon Valley Independent The Carnegie Science Center recently unveiled the latest historic installation of its annual Miniature Railroad & Village exhibit: Cement City in Donora. The new model of...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com World AIDS Day is Saturday, but Mon Valley residents are being encouraged to head to McKeesport today to help spread awareness, get educated and get tested. The HIV/AI...

By Jeremy Sellew & Bill Beckner jsellew@yourmvi.com The WPIAL received substantial recognition from the United Soccer Coaches — the former National Soccer Coaches Association of America — on Thursday....

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The fall sports season is officially behind us here at the Mon Valley Independent sports departmen as we unveiled the Mon Valley Independent -BeeGraphix Finest 25 ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com In year number one of his high school career, there wasn’t much freshman Devin Whitlock didn’t do well for Monessen. He threw the football effectively under center, ...

By Jeremy Sellew jsellew@yourmvi.com For the second straight year, Ringgold will be in the market for a new football coach. Head coach Mike Zmijanac tendered his resignation Monday, according to Ringg...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A routine parole visit led to the seizure of 19 firearms, drugs and other contraband and the arrests of three Monessen men. Monessen police charged Richard William H...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fallowfield township supervisors aren’t sure how long it will be before they are able to replace everything lost in a garage fire two weeks ago, but in the meantime ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela city council voted to approve a preliminary 2019 budget in a special meeting Wednesday morning. The draft version of the spending plan shows a $31,296...