By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Calling all dog lovers! The annual Puppy Up Walk returns to Monessen this fall.   Following a successful inaugural event in 2018, event organizer Randy Marino hopes ...

By Rich Cholodofsky A Rostraver Township man will serve up to five years in jail for driving drunk when he collided with another vehicle in which a young child rode as a passenger. John Summers, 47, p...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com An arrest warrant was issued Friday for a Carmichaels man accused of raping a 9-year-old girl in a Belle Vernon borough residence.   Donald Ray Huffman II, 29, of Ol...

Pamela Bindi Walsh entered this life on July 9, 1941, in New Eagle, and entered into the larger life on Jan. 31, 2019. Pam was the daughter of George and Ginny Bindi, formerly of Monongahela. She was ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward stands alone atop the Section 3-4A totem pole. The Warriors earned sole possession of the top spot with a dramatic 45-44 victory over Southmoreland...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Monessen girls basketball team has come a long way this year. Unfortunately, they still have a bit more growing to do before becoming a contender. California’s...

By Paul Peirce and Renatta Signorini A propane tank being hauled in a tractor-trailer exploded Thursday, shutting down Interstate 70 eastbound for four hours in Westmoreland County and snarling traffi...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township landlord avoided arrest this week by paying more than $23,000 in fines to multiple Washington County municipalities.   Debra Hardy, owner of A &...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Less than a month into his new role as director of operations for the Mon Valley Alliance, Ben Brown — and the Mid Mon Valley Council of Governments — is ready to hi...

By Jamie Martines U.S. Steel is anticipating $40 million in costs during the first quarter of 2019 related to the Dec. 24 fire at Clairton Coke Works, according to earnings reports released Wednesday....

By the MV Independent More than 100 Mon Valley snowbirds and former residents will bask in the Florida sunshine next month as they come together for their 38th annual reunion. The 2019 Florida Mon Val...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Greater Rostraver Chamber of Commerce will host its third annual Educational Conference Feb. 27 at Monongahela Valley Hospital in Carroll Township.   Chamber Exe...

For the MV Independent The Elizabeth Borough Municipal Authority has been approved for an $8.8 million low-interest loan to install a new pump station.   State Rep. Mike Puskaric, R-Washington/Alleghe...

Raymond R. Coughanour, 88, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Born in Fayette City on Jan. 8, 1931, he was the son of the late Hugh E. and Erma L. Anderson Coughanour. Ray was a retir...

Mark R. Parkinson, 61, of California, Pa., died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. He was born Thursday, Nov. 21, 1957, in Wilkinsburg, son of the late William R. and Ruth Cairns Parkinson. He was a member of t...

There is a new furniture showroom in McKeesport, but it isn’t a store meant for the average shopper. In fact, it isn’t a place where you can spend money at all. An entire storefront and warehouse are ...

By JILL RUNFOLA For the Mon Valley Independemt With warmer weather on the horizon in a few months, North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park is gearing up for another busy event season. Recognized as a t...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Fallowfield Township supervisors are finally making progress on replacing and repairing the municipal garage and its contents that were damaged by a fire in November...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com An annual event aimed at making sure hungry families in White Oak and Versailles borough have food in their cupboards is slated for next month. The White Oak Police De...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Coming off a win at then No. 1 IUP last week, California University women’s head coach Jess Strom admitted her team suffered a bit of a letdown in a six-point win ...