By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Amedisys Hospice in Monongahela is hoping the community will come together to remember and honor people whom they have lost in the past year. A memorial event will b...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With Halloween just around the corner, the staff and volunteers of the McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center are calling on local residentss to help remember...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko handed out the city’s quarterly Message Awards at last week’s council meeting. Six recipients were honored for “displaying the charac...

WE CHRONICLE MANY celebrations throughout the year, so we’d like to take a moment to enjoy one that involves us. National Newspaper Week is marked annually in early October to honor the vital and long...

By the Mon Valley Independent Charleroi continued to show its offensive firepower in an 8-0 victory over Elizabeth Forward in nonsection play Saturday afternoon at Warriors Stadium. The trio of Cullin...

By Zack Zeigler For the MV Independent In soccer, goalkeepers generally stand out because of the unique jerseys worn to tell them a part from other players. For some, the jerseys allow them to express...

By the Mon Valley Independent Fresh off an upset of IUP last weekend, the California University football team stretched its winning streak to four games with a 41-27 victory over Clarion in PSAC West ...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. For the Mon Valley Independent The stage is set for another Interstate Conference showdown at Myron Pottios Stadium. Charleroi (4-1, 5-1) rebounded from its first loss of the se...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With a big game looming Friday at West Mifflin, Belle Vernon Area made sure there would be no letdown in its Class 4A Big 8 Conference matchup with Trinity at Jame...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Heading into Friday night’s Big East Conference showdown with North Catholic, Elizabeth Forward head coach Mike Collodi pointed at a few keys for his team to come aw...

By ZACK ZEIGLER For the MV Independent Ringgold held an early lead against Laurel Highlands Friday, but the Rams couldn’t find a way to keep up with the Highlanders’ high-powered offense in a 52-13 Bi...

By the Mon Valley Independent California put itself back in the hunt to potentially earn a share of the Tri-County South Conference title with a 24-14 victory over West Greene Friday night at Trojans ...

By the MV Independent Fresh off a 36-24 win over rival IUP, the California University football team returns to the field today. The Vulcans (3-2, 2-0) took down the former No. 2 Crimson Hawks thanks t...

By JERIN STEELE For the MV Independent Leechburg quarterback Dylan Cook was on the sidelines nursing a sore ankle while his teammates drove the ball down the field with the game tied late in the fourt...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Three Mid-Mon Valley school districts are among hundreds in the state that will be receiving “safe schools” grants. McKeesport Area School District will get a $20,000 ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A plan is in the works to move Magisterial District Judge Larry Hopkins’ office to the third floor of the Charleroi Municipal Building. Hopkins has been at his curre...

A Massachusetts man died after jumping off the Joe Montana Bridge Friday night. Around 10:30 p.m., Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco confirmed that Joseph T. Woods, 51, of Chicopee, Mass., died ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport-based Democratic state Rep. Austin Davis was joined by five other state representatives in the city Wednesday to discuss how to better prepare area students...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Heading into its 13th game of the season Thursday night, the Elizabeth Forward boys soccer team hadn’t allowed five goals in a game or been shut out all year. That w...

By JEREMY SELLEW and JOSE NEGRON jsellew@yourmvi.com, jnegron@yourmvi.com There will be no issues in determining the section champion in Section 3-2A this year. Charleroi put away Yough quickly in a s...