Frank H. Graham, 86, of McKeesport, died Jan. 28, 2019, at UPMC McKeesport Hospital. Born Sept. 29, 1932, in Gray’s Landing, Pa., he was the son of the late Chester Frank and Edna Irene Yutzy Graham a...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com When the rosters for the PIHL D2 All-Star teams were announced last month, Ringgold head coach Rick Kalinowski showed an abundance of pride in having six players nam...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Cougars Safety Alliance has officially completed its first project. Thanks to the group, which was established in October by staff member Mishelle McKi...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com After sunshine and moderate temperatures on Monday, Mon Valley residents should get ready to bundle up as subzero conditions move in.   A hazardous weather outlook w...

By KAYLIE MOORE kmoore@yourmvi.com To gavel or not to gavel?   That’s the question Belle Vernon Area School Board President Lou Rood will ask himself when a meeting turns tumultuous.   On Monday, boar...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com At a hot chocolate stand that raised money for the McKeesport K-9 Unit held Sunday by 7-year-old Christy Park resident Peyton Estochin, Officer Nick Matthews gave an u...

Steve J. Lipovic passed away peacefully, of natural causes, at Riverside Care Center on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Betty Jane Lipovic for 69½ years. Steve was born in McKeesp...

Residents in California and surrounding areas were without water Monday morning as Pennsylvania American Water crews made emergency repairs on a leaking water main in Brownsville.   Customers along Wa...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In a meeting last week, Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority board members voted to keep a bus stop in California borough at its new location, despite complaints from...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com   California University of Pennsylvania will celebrate “Black History Through the Decades” in February. The university will host a series of events, all of which are...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After a dominating performance on the court, the Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team got some welcomed news from head coach Ronnie Drennen. The Leopards are he...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Points have come in short supply for Section 2-2A teams facing the Ellis School girls basketball team this season. The Tigers, who are allowing a little more than 30...

By JASON BLACK For the MV Independent With a playoff spot secure, the Southmoreland girls basketball team has its sights set on a Section 3-4A title. On Monday, the Scotties remained at the top of the...

Paul A. “Butch” Pasterick, 60, of Donora, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.  Funeral arrangements have be...

Denise Kay Pike, 64, of North Huntingdon, formerly of Rostraver Township, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. Born in North Charleroi on Dec. 24, 1954, she was the daug...

Dorothy Wallace Foisy June 26, 1915 - Dec. 19, 2018  Details of a ‘Celebration of Life’ service in Corvallis, Ore., and burial service in Monongahela Cemetery are to be announced . Obituary, photos an...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Peyton Estochin, a 7-year-old from McKeesport’s Christy Park neighborhood, says there isn’t a complicated story behind her inspiration to sell hot cocoa to raise money...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A fire early Sunday morning that destroyed an abandoned home in Charleroi appears to be suspicious, according to fire chief Bob Whiten Jr. Responding around 4 a.m. Sun...

By JEFF OLIVER For The Mon Valley Independent When Larry Price flew in from California to attend his 25th class reunion in 2006, he was underwhelmed to say the least. “We had it at the Ice Garden,” re...

By RON PAGLIA Bonus stamps at supermarkets and other businesses are on the minds of some readers these days. A woman in California, for example, posed this question: “You have often written about S&H ...