Dorothy Marie Zippay Yagodich, 84, of Fallowfield Township, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family, on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Born on May 13, 1934, she was the daughter of the late George ...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Tattoos of characters from the 1978 horror film “Halloween” adorn Jonathan Patrick Hughes’ left arm.   The 39-year-old Elizabeth resident and 2015 Douglas...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Thankfully for Donora residents, temperatures didn’t fall below 30 degrees Saturday as 1,700 residents were without natural gas service.   Around 5 p.m. Saturday, Co...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Some professional athletes are coming together at Penn State-Greater Allegheny this weekend to raise money that will help Hispanic students at the McKeesport campus pa...

By Natasha Lindstrom Voters in southern and western Allegheny County and part of Washington County will return to the polls this spring to fill the Pennsylvania Senate seat left vacant by newly electe...

By Paul Guggenheimer   The flu is widespread in Pennsylvania for the first time this season, but overall numbers are down compared to last year. Allegheny County has seen a dramatic drop in cumulative...

While we support Monessen City Council in its latest attempt to unseat no-show Mayor Matt Shorraw and absentee Councilman Gil Coles, we don’t expect it to be successful. The three council members who ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The Serra Catholic boys basketball team’s winning streak is now up to seven games after what head coach Justin Walther called an “intense game” against Class 4A High...

By the Mon Valley Independent The California University men’s basketball team claimed its fourth victory in its last five games with a 72-57 triumph over Gannon in PSAC West action Saturday.   The Vul...

By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon Area’s Scott Joll picked up the 182-pound title at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Tournament at Norwin High School Saturday.   Joll, a West Virg...

Joseph N. Bongiorno, 72, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. Born on Aug. 12, 1946, he was a son to the late Joseph and Mary Elias Bongiorno. He was a retired construction ...

Russell Paul Daniels went to be with his Lord and Savior on Dec. 21, 2018. Russ was born on May 4, 1926, in Monessen. He and Mariruth, his wife of 66 years, moved to Lakeland, Fla., in 1986. He was an...

Mary T. Demeter, 91, of Monongahela, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. She was born in Charleroi. A devoted wife and mother, Mary was committed to her family, always putting them first and making a beautiful...

Gino D. Ferrara, 88, of Fayette City, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Born in Monessen on Sept. 25, 1930, he was the son of the late Enrico and Algisa Ferrara. Gino was a steelworker and worked at the U.S....

Mary P. Walter, 93, of Monongahela, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Arden Courts, Jefferson Hills. She was born Oct. 2, 1925, in Pittsburgh, the daughter of Joseph L. and Vera Veronica Margaret Lawren...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Big changes are coming to the Mon Valley Alliance leadership this year. On Friday, John Easoz, chairman of the board of directors of the Mon Valley Alliance and Mon ...

By taylor brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A house in Charleroi will soon be demolished soon, unless it falls on its own first. During a workshop meeting Thursday night, council president Jerry Jericho brough...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Two Mid-Mon Valley schools were on lockdown Friday morning after a Monessen man fled the scene of an accident involving a stolen car. Carroll Township police Chief Pau...

By taylor brown tbrown@yourmvi.com When Glenn Wagner was diagnosed with leukemia in October, one thing was certain: He was not in his fight alone.   The captain of Gallatin Sunnyside Volunteer Fire De...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen traffic stop led to the arrest of four Pittsburgh teenagers last weekend.   Taiwan Larue, 19, of Island Avenue and Jamaal Smith, 19, of Walcott Street wer...