By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Facing a must-win game Tuesday at Tom Rodriguez Field, the Belle Vernon Area softball team saw their playoff chances take a final, crushing blow after celebrating ...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent After 2 ½ innings, Monessen led California, 4-0, in a battle for at least a share of the lead in Section 2-A at Malden Yards Tuesday. It wasn’t a sign of things t...

By the Mon Valley Independent Chase Angotti’s walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning gave Ringgold a 5-4 victory over McKeesport in Section 3-4A play Tuesday afternoon.   With the game tied at 4-4 in ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the first time in six seasons, the Ringgold Rams knocked off Belle Vernon Area on the softball diamond. And it came with two claps and a Ric Flair. The Rams, f...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com With four days off from practice and games due to the holiday weekend, Serra Catholic head coach Brian Dzurenda was concerned his team might come out flat and play a...

By Jeremy Tepper For the MV Independent Usually it will take Kaitlyn Conard an inning or two to gauge just how she’s feeling on the mound. After facing enough batters, Conard can figure out what’s wor...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Residents of an apartment building at 400 Donner Ave. in Monessen were evacuated just after 7 p.m. Monday after a portion of the brick facade along the top of the...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A hearing on a lawsuit against McKeesport Area School District filed by 11 high school students was continued Monday by a federal judge. The students claim the distric...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Washington County judge will soon hear the first ALS football-related injury trial in the country.   Judge Michael J. Lucas is slated to preside over the case agai...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A West Newton man accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl has been ordered to stand trial in Westmoreland County Court.   David L. Hresko, 32, of Greensbur...

For the Mon Valley Independent Old and new activities will be part of BVA Derby Day 2019. The event will be held May 4 at Amulet Farms in conjunction with the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby. “The...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office on Monday added an area man to the list of alleged fugitives deemed “high priority” by the county court’s family division. Sherif...

Mary E. Dombrowsky, 93, of New Eagle, died Monday, April 22, 2019, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born Aug. 20, 1925, in North Charleroi, the daughter of James Oliver and Helen Flenniken Levy...

Keith Alan Richter, 46, of Perryopolis, died Saturday, April 20, 2019, in Uniontown Hospital. Born in North Charleroi on Dec. 17, 1972, he was the son of Janice M. Snyder Richter, who survives and res...

Blair M. Wojton, 75, of Glassport, died Saturday, April 20, 2019. He is the son of the late Matthew and Sophie Ekiert Wojton. He is survived by his siblings, Carol (Richard) Dziki, Fran (Mike) Hoover,...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen street which has caused problems for residents over the past two years is finally slated for paving. Nelson Yates said Dale Avenue became an eyesore and i...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The family of a Charleroi veteran who took her own life after battling post traumatic stress disorder is hosting their annual fundraiser in her honor this weekend. D...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com It wasn’t something he always dreamed of, but it has certainly been a career to be proud of as Monongahela police Chief Brian Tempest prepares to retire at the en...

Dr. C. Robert Brown, 89, of Elizabeth, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 20, 2019. He was born July 19, 1929, in Elizabeth, and was the son of the late Homer R. and Marjorie A. Thompso...

JoAnn Crumrine, 86, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Mon Valley Hospital.  A daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth McCreary Abbott, she was born in Pittsburgh, on...