By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Mon Valley couple is accused of assaulting the man’s mother in Monongahela Friday. Sami Jo Lukach, 32, of Delaware Street, Monessen and Thomas Twigg, 41, of Vin...

By JILL RUNFOLA   For the Mon Valley Independent Protecting women against personal physical harm was the focus of a free self-defense seminar Sunday at Full Circle Karate in Monongahela.   Instructor ...

Julia A. Vigliotti Taddeo Julia A. Vigliotti Taddeo, 93, of Monongahela, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, five days after the passing of her husband in the Cambridge Creekside Personal Care Home, Charleroi...

By Rich Cholodofsky A Westmoreland County judge refused to grant a mistrial or dismiss the cases against two men charged in connection with a shooting on a Monessen street despite defense attorneys al...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania State Police are warning residents to be alert for scams that may attempt to take advantage of the current federal government shutdown.     These scams ma...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent   Glassport officials are hoping to clean up the borough by making the garbage ordinance tougher. Resident Kate Handra said she walks through the bor...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Knowing the importance of Tuesday night’s Section 2-2A matchup against second-place Jeannette, Serra Catholic coach Justin Walther wanted his first-place Eagles to s...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area head coach Joe Salvino has been waiting for his players to show their connection with one another. Tuesday night, it all clicked. The Leopards an...

By ZACK ZEIGLER For the Mon Valley Independent Jaden Taylor’s rebound and putback after a missed free throw helped Ringgold close out a 56-49 win over South Park Tuesday night. “It was a big possessio...

By the Mon Valley Independent After two consecutive losses, McKeesport got back on the winning track with a 77-62 victory over Gateway in Section 1-5A play Tuesday night.   Christian Moore hit five 3-...

By JAMIE RANKIN For the MV Independent Frazier boys basketball coach Zach Keefer said he expected Tuesday’s Section 4-(3A) game against host Southmoreland to be a tough one, and he was right. The Comm...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi man is behind bars after allegedly entering a Washington Avenue residence Sunday night and waiving a machete. Police said Prince Peters, 32, was threaten...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Koontz family of Donora has one less thing to worry about this week after the Mon Valley Sewage Authority Board voted to eliminate the past-due amount on thei...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents will be able to soak up even more entertainment this summer. The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts announced Sunday that it will be increasing its...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus announced Monday there’s a chance for some people with criminal histories to “clear up” outstanding warrants...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com In the spirit of the holiday season, the Mon Valley Alliance awarded three Town to Town mini-grants in December instead of a traditional single grant. Thanks to two ...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Bill Russell will never forget when he first saw blood in his urine in 2010. Because he was busy with tax season, he didn’t immediately seek medical help. When he...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There’s something about a game between rivals that brings out the best in each team. In Monday’s girls’ game at Belle Vernon Area between the Leopards and Warriors...

By JEFF OLIVER   For Mon Valley Independent A funny thing happened along the way to tonight’s highly anticipated showdown of titans in Section 2-2A between Serra Catholic and Jeannette. The Jayhawks w...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the first time in over four years, the Monessen girls basketball team has won consecutive games. The Greyhounds knocked off host Mapletown, 44-38, behind 12 po...