By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Last week, a Monessen high school junior with a passion for music was one of several students from throughout the region to use her talent to heal a hurting communit...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com While the rest of the Eastern time zone was watching the ball drop in Times Square, thousands of southwestern Pennsylvanians, including some Mon Valley residents, were...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Mailing services could see a hike in prices this year. The United States Postal Service filed a notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission several weeks ago of cha...

By Kristie Linden klinden@yourmvi.com Mon Valley Sewage Authority’s year-end meeting last week ended in a shouting match over allegations that some board members had a private meeting with the solicit...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday in McKeesport. A woman was shot in the 400 block of 31st Street in McKeesport  j...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Ric Frantz, 68, suffered a stroke two years ago. That means no heavy lifting for the mechanic, and being able to sit while working always helps. Filling i...

David Patrick Harris Sr., 80, of Charleroi, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. Born in California, Pa., on Dec. 31,1937, he was the son of the late Alfred and Jean Anfield Harris. Pat grew up in California, ...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent The Monongahela Area Library will be getting a little help from its friends. The newly launched Friends of the Monongahela Area Library has made it their mis...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Standing at 6-9, Serra Catholic forward Jimmy Moon is consistently a threat to dominate the boards and overpower opposing defenses. He’s become a vital asset to the ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Ringgold’s Moe Rosensteel may be unsure of what she wants to study in college, but there is no doubt where the senior soccer standout will spend the next few years. ...

Colonel (R) Robert F. Henderson passed peacefully in December 2018, at home with his daughter and wife by his side. Bob started his life in Roscoe, where he grew up swimming and rowing on the river, g...

William C. Mayhugh, 77, of Elizabeth Township, passed away on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. An Army veteran during the Vietnam War, he was a retired steelworker at U.S. Steel ...

Jeremy David Ohler, 40, of Donora, formerly of Berlin, Pa., went to be with the Lord Dec. 31, 2018, surrounded by family, friends and caring nurses. He was born July 10, 1978, in Steamboat Springs, Co...