By Rich Cholodofsky For the MV Independent A Monessen man could serve up to six years in prison as terms of a guilty plea pitched Tuesday for his role in an early-morning shootout in which police say ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fresh produce won’t be in short supply for Mon Valley residents thanks to a new partnership between the Greater Washington County Food Bank and Grow Mon Valley. The ...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent The need to make an unexpected career change prompted Mon Valley native Gina Geffert Beck to start an animal sanctuary. She learned in 2015 that she has Guillain-...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Mon Valley drug overdose deaths declined 59 percent from 2017 to 2018 after a 21 percent increase the previous year, the Mon Valley Opioid Coalition revealed at i...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Lyrics from the hit song “Unwritten” bring home the theme of “Emma! A Pop Musical,” set to debut at Belle Vernon Area Middle School this week. Performances are set f...

The United Way of Mon Valley celebrated those who made contributions in 2018 during its 58th annual awards presentation reception at Off the Wall Arts in Charleroi. The Guttman Group was honored with ...

By Joe Grata Saturday’s BVA Derby Day 2019 at Amulet Farm in Rostraver promises to be as much about fashion as the party atmosphere coinciding with the world-famous Kentucky Derby. Last year, sponsors...

Eleanor E. Turnbull, 94, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully at Havencrest Healthcare Center with her family by her side, on April 29, 2019. Eleanor was born in Donora on June 1, 1924, daughter of th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District has reached a settlement agreement with the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and 11 high school students who filed a fede...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Westmoreland County detective said the floor of a North Belle Vernon bar looked like “it had been mopped with blood” following a triple stabbing in March. Durin...

By Jamie Martines Environmental groups are moving forward with a lawsuit against U.S. Steel over alleged federal Clean Air Act violations. PennEnvironment and the Clean Air Council announced Monday th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Two Merchant Marines from World War II shed tears and said thanks Monday as the City of McKeesport held a memorial commemorating a ship named after the city — the S.S....

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com While it wasn’t at its normal venue, the Scott Frederick Mid Mon Classic is a home away from home for Elizabeth Forward’s Bri Spirnak. The Pitt recruit won the gir...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com California’s Jelani Stafford and Monessen’s Darnel Howell are known for being top-notch athletes. Over the last several years, Stafford has served as a standout for ...

By Jeremy tepper For the MV Independent Elizabeth Forward knew that this was its year to win the section. Over the past few seasons, good Elizabeth Forward softball teams fell short of that mark, ofte...

By Jeff oliver For the MV Independent One of the most over-used adages in sports is the claim that a team never quits, no matter how dire the situation. However, few teams have worn the mantra of batt...

Robert Karl Hatcher, 94, of White Oak, died April 28, 2019. He was born in McKeesport, on July 23, 1924, and is the son of the late William P. and Clara A. Helfer Hatcher and the husband of the late V...

Geraldine Marmie McMurray, 83, of McMurray, formerly of Monessen, died Sunday April 28, 2019, in McMurray Hills Manor. She was born on Dec. 23, 1935, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Bernard A. a...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com “Something old is new again.”   That’s what Executive Director Gina Lynn said of the Greater Rostraver Chamber of Commerce’s new identity — the Twin Rivers Chamber o...

By TAYLOR BROWN Mon Valley students are once again preparing to change the lives of those fighting cancer, and this year they have a special message to go along with their theme: Game on!   Relay for ...