By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Community LIFE, a program of all-inclusive care for older adults, will open a new health and wellness center in Rostraver Township next summer. Community LIFE is a pro...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent There will be no tax increase for New Eagle Borough residents. Council unanimously voted Tuesday to pass the $498,120.47 budget for 2019 while holding taxes ...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Lynn Sokol was at a loss for words after being named North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park Volunteer of the Year during Tuesday’s council meeting. Sokol has spent t...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com The students of Mary of Nazareth School in White Oak will present the story of the birth of Jesus from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday with a live Nativity scene. The event will ta...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A 74-year-old Sewickley Township man has been ordered to stand trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a mentally disabled 24-year-old woman. Wayne E. Smith appeared...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is assisting Elizabeth Borough in a matter involving police Chief Tim Butler. District Attorney media spokesman Mike ...

Our MVI Live series will present a special webcast tonight that will bring together eight state office holders from the Mon Valley area. Three senators and five representatives will gather at 7 p.m. t...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak property owners will have to wait until month’s end to find out if they’ll see a real estate tax hike. During a Monday meeting, borough manager John Palyo an...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monongahela restaurant is serving fine food and holiday cheer in a big way this month. Angelo’s II, located at 111 Third St., is attracting major attention for its...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com About a month after the general election, state Rep. Bud Cook is declaring victory in the race for the 49th Legislative District. Yesterday, Washington County Cou...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The Forward Township Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted Golden Circle and Pond Lane as township roads during Monday night’s meeting. The township municipal bui...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Two McKeesport girls, described by Mayor Michael Cherepko as being “shining examples for the hope of the future,” were among the four people honored at the city’s quar...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Evan Portman has a passion for American history, especially Civil War history. The 19-year-old didn’t imagine he’d already be giving lectures about the to...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com More ground will soon be flying at Atla Vista Business Park in Fallowfield Township. On Monday, Mon Valley Alliance announced the sale of a more than 12-acre lot to ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Physicians and directors of UPMC McKeesport and the Mon River Fleet Lions Club joined forces Friday night with the McKeesport Hospital Foundation to celebrate the 25th...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Two North Belle Vernon boys received an early Christmas gift last week, when a soldier unexpectedly returned home from overseas. Andrew Johnson, 32, surprised his so...

By TAYLOR BROWN  tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area School District’s weekend food program is looking for vendors to help support a good cause. Harvest Bounty provides needy students in the middle and ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Allegheny County will receive $200,000 from the state to help homeless families. More than $5 million will be issued across the state to aid homeless people and prom...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Red Lion capped off its trip to the McKeesport tournament with a 47-35 victory over the host Tigers Saturday. Jhayla Bray, who had 22 points and 12 rebounds in McKee...

By Dan Palm For the MV Independent Veteran wrestling coach Mike Shrader has coached a number of great wrestlers in his years at Bentworth. Jon Vargo ranks right up there with the best of them even tho...