By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A number of local cross country runners claimed medalist honors at the WPIAL Cross Country Championships Thursday at California University. Ringgold, Belle Vernon Ar...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The gymnasium at the Charleroi Area Middle/High School was buzzing on Wednesday, but not just for gym class. Sixth grade students at Charleroi Area Middle School wer...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com “This is a nightmare.” That was the feeling among the Mid-Mon Valley’s Jewish community this weekend, according to attorney Jack Bergstein of Monessen’s Temple Beth ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Three Monessen police officers are being hailed as heroes after helping to save a woman from a burning vehicle Sunday. Emergency crews responded to the scene of a on...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Lions club is calling on Mon Valley residents to “volunteer their  eyes to help someone else.” Club Secretary Annette James said the club discussed it a...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Tegan Moritz, a recent graduate of Douglas Education Center in Monessen, worked on special effects and acted in “Flicker,” an upcoming horror web series. ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts is preparing for its third annual “A Night at the Coaches” gala next weekend. The dinner show will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunda...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. For the Mon Valley Independent Charleroi got an unexpected challenge from Apollo-Ridge Friday night before pulling out a 34-24 victory. It appeared to be a classic mismatch for ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It may be a little less of a rivalry game looking at the scoreboard, but on the field it was obvious Belle Vernon Area and Ringgold still don’t like each other. Th...

By JESSE GELEYNSE For the Mon Valley Independent The No. 1 Gateway Gators made a statement for the No. 1 seed when the Class 5-A pairings are announced Monday night. The defending WPIAL Class 5-A cham...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward head coach Mike Collodi has raved all season long about quarterback Zach Benedek’s athleticism. The 6-1, 190-pound senior can do it all on the foot...

By JEREMY SELLEW & JOSE NEGRON jsellew@yourmvi.com, jnegron@yourmvi.com A coin flip will determine the seeding for the Tri-County South playoff teams after Monessen rolled past Avella, 30-0. Leading o...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com From firefighters to single mothers, heroes come in many forms. That’s the lesson Monessen Elementary Center’s students learned Friday during the second annual Heroe...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com When Monongahela Police Chief Brian Tempest asked Officer Larry Maraldo about becoming a K-9 officer more than a decade ago, there was only one stipulation: that whe...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com On this day, 70 years ago, the reality of the situation began to strike Donora residents as they ventured outside into the thickest smog they had ever seen. In 19...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A small act of kindness can go a long way. Just ask Mindi Sims. Her son, Brayden, is 7 years old and a second-grade student at Charleroi Area Elementary Center, wher...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com We belong – it’s the new rallying cry of the Charleroi boys soccer team. After dominating a scoreless first half, the Cougars exploded for four goals in the second...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For the second time in four days, Ringgold had its heart set on earning a bit of revenge. However, Thomas Jefferson had other plans. To read the rest of this story, ...

By the MV Independent Area boys soccer players from Bentworth, California and Monessen were selected to the Section 4-A Finest Fifteen team Wednesday. Bentworth had two players named to the team in ju...

By JASON BLACK For the MV Independent The Frazier volleyball team has its sights set on a deep run in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs. However, taking that first step toward a title was anything but easy....