By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A three-year-old boy had to be taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Monday afternoon after falling through ice and into an a large pond filled with cold wat...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi man is behind bars after being accused of holding a woman against her will and sexually assaulting her for nearly 48 hours last week.   Ryan Walker, 44, ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area girls basketball senior Lindsay Steeber played the final game on her home court Monday. And she made sure it was memorable. Steeber and fellow se...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com It wasn’t an ordinary five-day span for Serra Catholic’s Jimmy Moon.   Over the course of three games from Jan. 25-29, the 6-9 standout reached a career milestone, n...

By the MV Independent With a 59-19 Section 3-4A victory over Yough and Southmoreland’s loss to Belle Vernon Area, the Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team claimed its first section title since 2015...

Joseph James Campus, 83, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Dunlevy Manor. Born in Monessen, he was the son of the late John and Ann Povernik Hnatko and the late James Campus. Mr. Campus was an...

Keith E. Davis, 60, of Charleroi, formerly of Forward Township, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, in his home. Born Aug. 23, 1958, in New Eagle, he is the son of Martha Cuthbert Davis of Duquesne and the l...

David Lee Hula, 45, died unexpectedly at home on Feb. 3, 2019. Born on April 21, 1973, David was a graduate of Yough Senior High School. He was a member of the West Newton VFW and was involved for man...

Melva Marlene Pocky, 87, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. She was born Aug. 10, 1931, in Speers, daughter of the late Albert and Sara Cady Pocky. Melva graduated from Monesse...

Patricia Louise Yanachik Wood, 61, of Carroll Township, passed peacefully on Feb. 1, 2019, surrounded by her loving family at Mon Valley Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Born March 25, ...

Frances C. Zollars, formerly of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Feb.1, 2019, in her residence in Indianapolis, Ind. She spent most of her life in the Mon Valley before relocating in 2008. There w...

Joseph Allen Reale, 87, of Monongahela, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC., 427 W. Main St., Monongahela...

Ronald W. Sable Sr., 77, died Friday evening, Feb. 1, 2019, at Washington Hospital. Ron, a Pennsylvania native, lived a simple but rewarding life. He was a loving husband and father, an Army veteran, ...

Emilie F. Smith, 81, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, in Lehigh Valley Hospital. A daughter of the late Eugene and Flora Viola Green Russell, she was born in Cookport...

Patricia L. Stimmell, loving wife, mother and grandmother, of Rostraver Township, died suddenly on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at the age of 86. She was the daughter of the late Oscar and Ethel Strenske o...

Michael J. Yankosky, 84, of Fallowfield Township, died on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 14, 1934, in Charleroi, son of the late John and Lydia Yagoszewski Ya...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com More than $18 million in grant funding will be used to reduce homelessness in McKeesport, Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. The Allegheny County Department of Hum...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com After only six months after relocating to John K. Tener Library in Charleroi, a children’s clothing ministry has nearly doubled its outreach and has found a new home...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent Local elected officials, community leaders and interested citizens gathered for a community mixer Friday to celebrate the McKeesport Community Fund’s first year of ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com   The University of Pittsburgh’s Small Business Development Center will soon offer Mid-Mon Valley business owners and entrepreneurs a chance to expand their efforts....