By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com When the clock strikes 2 a.m. tomorrow, it will be time to “spring forward” and turn the clocks ahead an hour for Daylight Saving Time. Allegheny Emergency Services Ch...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County’s McKeesport Filtration Plant is being recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency for producing consistently high-qua...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Monessen head coach Dan Bosnic knew that District 10 champion Jamestown’s weakness was its depth. And when the Greyhounds saw their chance, they pulled away from t...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com An 11-point halftime deficit turned out to be too much for Serra Catholic   to overcome in its PIAA opener. The Eagles got as close as four points in the fourth quar...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Serra Catholic boys basketball team looks to overcome the devastation of a WPIAL championship loss as it begins play in the PIAA Class 2A playoffs today. The E...

By DAN PALM For the MV Independent Frazier’s Thayne Lawrence will look to defend his PIAA AA state wrestling title this afternoon at the Giant Center in Hershey. The Commodores junior will take on two...

Carol A. Dansak, 72, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, March 7, 2019. Born in Fellsburg on July 4, 1946, she was the daughter of the late William and Christine A. Schwindling Berg. Carol was an en...

Alan Davis, 77, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Mon Valley Hospital, Carroll Township. Born May 16, 1941, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late El...

Jerry Frost Sr. went home to be with the Lord on March 4, 2019, surrounded by his loving family, after an extended illness. He was a son of the late Edward Sr. and Roberta Tartt Frost. He was preceded...

Felix Pritchett, 56, of Donora, passed away March 5, 2019, in Mon Valley hospital. He was born Feb. 17, 1963, to Margie Scales Pritchett and the late Thomas A. Pritchett. He served his military time i...

By DAN PALM For the MV Independent At the PIAA Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey, four Mon Valley wrestlers have advanced to today’s quarterfinals. Frazier’s Thayne Lawrence, Eliz...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com When the matchup was decided that the Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team would face District 10 champion Villa Maria at Edinboro University in the first round...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent McKeesport’s first test in the PIAA 4A girls basketball playoffs is a big one in more ways than one. The Tigers (13-9) will take on North Catholic (22-3) 3 p.m. S...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For the second consecutive year, the Serra Catholic girls basketball team is playing in the month of March.   With Our Lady of the Sacred Heart’s WPIAL Class 2A cham...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Three people were stabbed multiple times following an altercation at Just A Tavern in the 500 block of Broad Avenue early Thursday morning. North Belle Vernon poli...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A man who left Mon Valley Hospital’s behavioral health unit without permission Thursday morning was found in a little more than an hour thanks to several emergenc...

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent A longtime White Oak police department tradition continued this week with officers and local kids taking to the basketball courts together. White Oak police...

By Natasha Lindstrom Bunola River Road in Forward Township reopened to traffic Thursday after crews finished clearing debris and downed trees spurred by a landslide, PennDOT officials said. Crews had ...

By Jim Busch For the MV Independent Port Vue council heard complaints about its tax collection service during Wednesday night’s meeting. Borough resident Ron Perkosci expressed his dislike for Keyston...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Rostraver Public Library will host its first-ever children’s chess tournament this weekend. While millions compete annually in chess tournaments, library Executive D...