Three Mid-Mon Valley volunteer fire departments responded to an early Sunday morning vehicle accident that left two people injured. Lincoln Borough, Blaine Hill, Elizabeth Borough and Elizabeth Centra...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com In the days leading up to his team’s nonsection bout with Penn Hills Saturday, Serra Catholic head coach Justin Walther had the utmost confidence in his team’s abili...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Prior to a nonsection loss to Yough Thursday, there weren’t many squads as red hot as the California boys basketball team.   The Trojans had won six games in a row, ...

By Les Harvath For the MV Independent Their names may not be William Tell or Robin Hood, but they are already making a name for themselves. In only its fourth year of competition, Belle Vernon Area’s ...

R. David Mackey, 51, of Rostraver Township, went to be with his family in Heaven on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. A son of the late Russell E. and Juliann Fernandez Mackey, he was born on Jan. 6, 1968, in No...

By Zack Zeigler For the MV Independent There are a few moments more special in the game of basketball than when a high school player scores their 1,000th career point.   For Serra Catholic senior Jimm...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com With his team trailing 42-41 less than two minutes in to the fourth quarter Friday night, Charleroi’s Bill Wiltz knew he had to come up with a strategy to give his t...

By the Mon Valley Independent Darnel Howell and Devin Whitlock combined to score 42 points in Monessen’s 62-52 triumph over Bishop Canevin in Section 2-A play Friday night.   Darnel Howell and Whitloc...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The owner of a Mid-Mon Valley-based real estate company that owes thousands of dollars in fines is the subject of dozens of bench warrants alleging a lack of upkeep on...

By MEGAN GUZA and KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County police Friday arrested a former headmaster of Monongahela Valley Catholic High School for the alleged assault of a 10-year-old boy...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Public Library has a lot to look forward to in 2019, including the possibility that its expansion project could get under way later this year. The library ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Volunteer Fireman’s Association of Liberty Borough has announced several events aimed at raising money for the fire department, and one initiative it hopes will at...

By JILL RUNFOLA For the Mon Valley Independent Hosted by Shortbread City Designer Desserts, the fourth annual Shortbread City Valentine’s Day Craft and Vendor Show is an early celebration of the roman...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The parishoners of Mc-Keesport Shared Ministries’ Beulah Park United Methodist Church say that although their favorite football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, won’t be...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After having issues plowing during recent snowstorms, the White Oak public works and code enforcement departments have issued a warning to residents regarding street p...

Gerard C. Sabolek, 61, of Arnold City, Belle Vernon, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in UPMC Shadyside hospital. He was born Dec. 25, 1957, in Charleroi, son of Andrew Sabolek and Catherine Kess...

By ZACK ZEIGLER For the Mon Valley Independent After beating McKeesport earlier in the season, Krystal Gibbs knew her Elizabeth Forward team would be in for a battle Thursday in its second round with ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It wasn’t the typical effort, but Belle Vernon Area girls basketball coach Ronnie Drennen will take it.   Visiting Mt. Pleasant overcame a lead as high as 11 point...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. For the MV Independent When a team has struggled and battled like the Ringgold girls basketball squad, it’d be easy to look up at the scoreboard down 8-0 early and just mail in ...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Serra Catholic snapped a short two-game losing skid with a 48-41 win on the road at Winchester Thurston in Section 2-2A play. Chloe Pordash, a Charleroi resident, ...