Amos L. “Toby” Rager Sr., 80, of Lincoln Borough, died Jan. 19, 2019. He was born in Fairmont, W.Va., on Jan. 26, 1938, son of the late Frank and Mildred Keener Rager. He was the sole proprietor of A ...

Janet D. Scott, 87, of Roscoe, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at Cambridge Hills, North Charleroi. She was born in Granville on July 16, 1931, a daughter of Edward and Helen Fitzgerald Hannen. Janet was ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Despite early reports calling for Winter Storm Harper to pummel the region, Mid-Mon Valley residents woke up to little snow on Sunday. The National Weather Service i...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In an effort to reduce the backlog in failure-to-appear bench warrants, two Allegheny County law enforcement agencies are joining forces. Together, the Allegheny Count...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport-based lawmaker will be taking on extra responsibilities again this year in Harrisburg.   State Sen. Jim Brewster, a Democrat, will serve as Democratic Cha...

By RON PAGLIA It’s not unusual for athletes of the past to get together to relive their glory days at California University of Pennsylvania.   Myriad special events for the former Vulcans are coordina...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For more than 30 minutes, the Belle Vernon Area boys basketball team played a game of catch up against Monessen Saturday afternoon. Trailing by as many as 17 points ...

By Les Harvath For the MV Independent Elizabeth Forward senior Gabby Kite shoots in the mid-to-high 40s for the Warriors’ girls golf team and is a member of the swimming team’s relays and 50 and 100 f...

By the MV Independent Ryan Michaels’ first place finish at 113 pounds helped lead Elizabeth Forward to an 11th place team finish at the Allegheny County Tournament held at Fox Chapel High School this ...

Samuel E. Thorpe, 80, of Monessen, passed away peacefully on Jan. 16, 2019, at U.P.M.C. Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. A retiree of U.S. Steel, Sam was born Jan. 10, 1939, in Monessen. Preceding him in...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A state agency letter provided after Friday’s special meeting of Monessen City Council responds to some of Mayor Matt Shorraw’s concerns and offers to help him retur...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com It’s time to bust out the shovels, rock salt, calcium chloride and ice scrapers because an intense winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow, high winds, sleet and ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com On Monday people across the nation, including residents of the Mon Valley, will come together for events to commemorating the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luthe...

By Jacob Tierney and Tom Davidson People who depend on food stamps to feed their families face uncertainty as the federal government’s partial shutdown drags on. About 1.8 million Pennsylvanians on th...

By the Mon Valley Independent A pre-release screening of a documentary following a Pennsylvania community’s fight against oil and gas corporations and state government will be shown at 7 p.m. Jan. 31 ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com South Allegheny is among 764 Pennsylvania school districts that will be receiving a newly established grant aimed at making students more technologically advanced. Bui...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Health Department reported Friday that the county has had its first flu death in this year’s season. “We have been notified that a female resident of ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Charleroi head coach Bill Wiltz has raved all season about his team’s resiliency.   Regardless of the deficit or the final outcome, the Cougars have found a way to s...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. For the MV Independent The California boys basketball team has not been known as a team that starts fast this season.   However, the Trojans came out of the locker room at the b...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent When Belle Vernon Area hosts Monessen in a boys basketball game this afternoon, it won’t be just another non-section contest. It will be the first time that BVA c...