By Deb Erdley An Allegheny County man who says he was sexually abused for three years beginning in 1978 by a now-deceased priest in the Greensburg Diocese has sued the diocese, citing the August state...

By BOB PAJICH For the Mon Valley Independent Our Communities of Elizabeth welcomed several representative of Elizabeth Forward School District at its October meeting Tuesday. Dr. Todd Keruskin, who wa...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John J. Adametz, the Mon Valley will always be home. A Belle Vernon native who was recently appointed as commander of Naval Facilities Engine...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com One of the men who showed up at a McKeesport hospital early Saturday morning with gunshot wounds has been identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Dijuan B...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Main Street in Monongahela will soon be decorated with carved pumpkins that will glow during the city’s Halloween parade Oct. 24. For the third year in a row, the...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak Borough Manager John Palyo announced that financial assistance may be available for residents who experienced flooding after heavy rains that ripped through ...

WHAT MOTIVATES A MAN to wake up at 5:50 a.m. twice a week, take a bus to Pittsburgh, spend all day shining shoes and then give away all his tip money? For Albert Lexie, the answer was easy. To read th...

Albert P. Lexie, “The Shoeshine Man,” 76, passed away Oct. 16, 2018, in the Davenport Hall of Charleroi. Albert was born in Monessen on Aug. 1, 1942, son of the late Frank and Nellie Malinchak Lexie. ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com As the Belle Vernon Area girls soccer team rang the bell at James Weir Stadium, head coach Tom Cameron stopped and smiled. “That’s what it’s all about right there,...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Constant rain showers and temperatures in the low 60s made for harsh conditions for soccer Monday afternoon. Those conditions caused a premature ending to Charleroi’...

By the MV Independent Charleroi finished its Section 3-2A schedule with a perfect record after claiming a 6-0 triumph over Beth-Center Monday night. Cullin Woytovich scored a hat trick in the victory,...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A traditional recipe, a little laughter and a “pinch” of love are all you need for the perfect pierogies. Just ask the more than 30 dedicated volunteers at Monessen’...

By Natasha Lindstrom  The United Steelworkers union announced Monday it has reached a compromise with U.S. Steel that looks to halt the threat of its first strike in three decades. After six weeks of ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Representatives from the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County attended White Oak council’s workshop meeting on Monday to discuss residential flooding issues. MAW...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Washington County Veterans Day parade will be bigger than ever before this year. The parade is set for 2 p.m. Nov. 10 in Washington, almost exactly a century aft...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Greater Rostraver Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Belle Vernon Area School District, hopes to inspire and empower high school students to become imp...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Daisytown man is behind bars after he allegedly stole the identity of an uncle who died in August. Jason M. Quail, 43, of Evergreen Road, is charged with theft by ...

SATURDAY MORNING wasn’t a great time for a walk, but hundreds of people braved the rainy weather to raise money for a great cause. The 15th annual Monongahela Valley Hospital/ Lois Orange Ducoeur Brea...

By Jeremy Sellew jsellew@yourmvi.com Saturday was homecoming at California University, but for the first time in 14 years it wasn’t a happy homecoming for the Vulcans. Gannon running back Marcus Jones...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward’s Angus McHolme has been nothing short of consistent on the course throughout his career as a member of the Warriors’ golf team. The senior has bee...