Cherie Nogy Perlmutter, 79, of Stillwater, Minn., formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, in the University of Minnesota Medical Center, after a short illness. Cherie was a v...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The president of the Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners announced a pair of agreements with a Chicago-based company that intends to develop a 550-megawatt gas...

By Dan Palm For the Mon Valley Indepenent While two Belle Vernon wrestlers fell short of their ultimate goal this past weekend, they were still able to punch their tickets to the state tournament in H...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The third-seeded Ringgold hockey team begins its quest for the Penguins Cup tonight when it hosts No. 6 Central Valley in the first round of the PIHL Division 2 play...

For the MV Independent Seven new inductees will join the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame during its 26th annual banquet at The Georgetown Centre in Pleasant Hills at 5:30 p.m. June 21.   The Cl...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Charleroi man was killed early Saturday morning in a fire at his residence, and police said he was in the front yard covered by flames when they arrived. Washington ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Southwestern Pennsylvania saw snow accumulation Sunday, and the Mon Valley wasn’t immune from it. Snow started falling in the Valley early Sunday afternoon and continu...

By Rich Cholodofsky A Westmoreland County judge on Friday rejected the appeal of a Rostraver man serving a life prison term for the 2015 murder of his sister’s boyfriend. Billy Ray Boggs Jr., 52, has,...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com One firefighter was injured during a two-alarm house fire in Elizabeth Township that broke out early Saturday morning. The Elizabeth Township Fire Department could not...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com This weekend, Ringgold High School will present “Once on this Island,” a wild ride through a peasant girl’s life on an island, guided by four gods and her love fo...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com California Area High School will take audience members on an adventure of gigantic proportions when it debuts “James and The Giant Peach” at 7 p.m. Friday.   Directe...

Glenn Patrick Johnson, 80, of California, Pa., went to be with the lord on Friday, March 1, 2019. He was the greatest husband, father, pap, and friend that anyone could ever ask for. He was the hardes...

John F. “Jack’’ Kerr, 95, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, March 1, 2019. Born in Ellwood City on July 22, 1923, he was the son of the late Charles J. and Effie Sulia Kerr. The Kerr family moved to...

David J. Roberts, 64, of Charleroi, died Saturday, March 2, 2019, in AHN Jefferson Hospital. Born in North Charleroi on Oct. 16, 1954, he was the son of the late Alfred and Genevieve “Jennie” Danko Ro...

Margaret “Annabelle” Mathias Walters, 95, of Monongahela, died Friday, March 1, 2019, in her home. She was born Feb. 9, 1924, in Finleyville, the daughter of F. Lloyd Mathias and Laverna Davis Mathias...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Preparing for the WPIAL playoffs, and ultimately the championship game, Serra Catholic head coach Justin Walther talked about valuing the basketball. As much as th...

By Ashley Chase For the MV Independent Record-setting performances by a pair Belle Vernon Area boys stole the show at the WPIAL Class 2A swimming championship on Friday afternoon at the Joe C. Trees P...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com It simply wasn’t the outcome Serra Catholic had hoped for.   After rolling through Section 2-2A during the regular season and defeating Sto-Rox and Sewickley Academy...

By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon Area’s Scotty Joll and Logan Seliga advanced to the PIAA Southwest Regional / WPIAL Class 3A semifinals after escaping through the opening rounds unscathed F...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Early Friday morning Monessen police arrested an alleged mid-level drug dealer and recovered three stolen handguns and six bricks of heroin in the process. Accord...