By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Connecticut man accused of threatening to blow up Magisterial District Judge Beth Scagline Mills’ Forward Township courtroom has been ordered to stand trial. Josep...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The 2018 Monessen Downtown Demolition and Site Clearance Project is expected to be completed on time, despite a brief delay involving a gas line late last month. Cit...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport-based Auberle has released its annual report and CEO John Lydon says the organization, its affiliates and its beneficiaries are hopeful about “moving forwar...

Of all the Mon Valley traditions to honor our area’s veterans, the most enjoyable are probably the appreciation days held at area schools. Over the past two days, our reporters went to Charleroi Area ...

By TAYLOR BROWN  tbrown@yourmvi.com If you ask residents in the Magic City what makes Charleroi so special, they will probably have a few different answers. On Wednesday, one of those answers was very...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The race for the 49th Legislative District is still unsettled and answers may be days away. Representatives for incumbent state Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Tow...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport will have to foot the bill to replace a section of city hall’s roof after bricks fell from an adjacent, crumbling building, damaging the roof earlier this y...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It’s the matchup those in Leopard Country have wanted to see in recent years. Now they got it. No. 3-seed Belle Vernon Area will face No. 2 South Fayette Friday at...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent and partner BeeGraphix are proud to announce the Fab 15 boys and girls soccer all-star teams. Each year, we want to recognize the top at...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A trio of area boys soccer players were recently named to the All-WPIAL team. Belle Vernon Area’s Markello Apodiakos and Hunter Martin were selections along with Rin...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A sea of supporters wearing red shirts declaring they were  part of the “Camera Crew” filled the main banquet room at the DoubleTree Hotel in the Meadowlands, North St...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Last night’s race for the Valley’s 49th Legislative District seat was too close to call when the final precincts reported just before midnight. According to unoff...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Republican Mike Puskaric, a political newcomer from Elizabeth Township, worked hard to win a seat over Democrat Rob Rhoderick, for the 39th Legislative District in t...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Incumbent state Sen. Pat Stefano, R-Bullskin Township, defeated newcomer Pamela Gerard, D-Uniontown, in the race for Pennsylvania’s 32nd Legislative District seat. S...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Incumbent state Rep. Justin Walsh, R-Rostraver Township, retained his 58th Legislative District seat in Tuesday’s general election, with a win over Democrat Mary Pop...

By Deb Erdley Republicans chalked up a decisive victory Tuesday in congressional balloting in the new 14th Congressional District, where Republican state Sen. Guy Reschenthaler bested retired auto ind...

By Bob Bauder and Natasha Lindstrom U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb rolled to a commanding victory Tuesday against U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus in the nation’s only congressional race pitting two incumbents against e...

UNLESS THERE’S SOMEONE out there who really loves campaign commercials, we don’t imagine anybody is sad to see election season end. The campaigns have been dragging on since early spring as candidates...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Fourth-seeded Charleroi’s matchup with No. 5 Mohawk Friday night in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals will feature two eerily similar programs. Emerging as playoff-ca...

By the Mon Valley Independent The Bentworth girls soccer team set a new program record with its 18th win of the season Tuesday, claiming a 5-2 victory over previously undefeated Brockway in the first ...