By Zack Zeigler For the Mon Valley Independent Gigi Mele-Madigan was having a shaky night at the foul line Thursday as she prepared to shoot two free throws that could clinch a win over the defending ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Monessen nearly overcame a 13-point deficit Thursday, but fell short in its attempt to win its second straight game as Avella prevailed, 44-42, in Section 2-A play a...

By Dan Palm For the MV Independent It wasn’t enough to give the Ringgold wrestlers their first win of the season, but senior Jacob Duncan started Thursday night’s match with a significant upset. At 15...

By the Mon Valley Independent Ringgold was outscored, 28-15, in the second half of a 48-35 loss to West Mifflin in Section 3-4A play Thursday night. Faith Martin scored a team-high 13 points for the R...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The BVA Charitable Fund was in the giving spirit on Monday. During a school board meeting, the nonprofit organization driven by community leaders, awarded six grants...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Washington County Commissioners are expected to discuss the 2019 Local Share Account funding recommendations during their 10 a.m. meeting today. All projects were su...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport woman accused of being a thief and a child abuser and another McKeesport woman wanted on drug charges out of Ohio are both behind bars. The Allegheny Coun...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The new owners of the former Monessen Municipal Complex have been granted a license to house radioactive materials at the site. Best Medical Group, owned by Virginia...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com A Pittsburgh man is accused of shooting another man Tuesday night in McKeesport over a disagreement involving a cellphone. Around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Allegheny County 9...

By DAN PALM For the MV Independent Last nights AA Section 3B wrestling match between Elizabeth Forward and Derry Area came down to the final bout of the night. Derry was clinging to a 42-36 lead and E...

By the MV Independent Beth-Center put an end to its three-game losing streak with an 85-45 victory over Bentworth in nonsection play Wednesday night. The Bulldogs (2-4) had four players finish in doub...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Last season, the Ringgold boys basketball team won three games all season. It won a game at the beginning and end of December 2017 and won its season finale in Febru...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It may have taken a little sooner than expected, but the Belle Vernon Area boys basketball team and first-year head coach Joe Salvino were finally able to pick up ...

By Jeremy sellew jsellew@yourmvi.com She’s not sure if it was the pending trip to Florida or just something in the air at Ringgold Tuesday, but one thing was for sure. Elizabeth Forward girls basketba...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com  Belle Vernon Area girls head soccer coach Tom Cameron hasn’t given up on the job that was taken away from him Monday in controversial fashion by the Belle Vernon Ar...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com As a sports editor, my job is to come up with questions I need answered to develop a narrative I want to tell. So here are the questions I have pondered over the l...

By Jeremy Sellew jsellew@yourmvi.com Heading into the locker room following her team’s 80-74 win over Bloomsburg, California women’s basketball coach Jess Strom commented that it was the worst game of...

By Dean Dellamalva jr For the Mon Valley Independent The Charleroi boys basketball team forced 21 turnovers and had five players finish in double figures in a 69-54 win over visiting Brownsville in Se...

By the Mon Valley Independent McKeesport outscored Greensburg Salem, 20-13, in the fourth quarter to claim a 64-62 victory over the Golden Lions in Section 1-5A play Tuesday night. Deamontae Diggs and...

By Taylor Brown  tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Mon Valley “gems” received a visit from White House representatives Tuesday. White House appointee Michelle Christian stopped by The Good Ol’ Days House, a retr...