Dr. Richard Gobbie Rostraver Township Dr. Richard Gobbie, of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL...

Rose J. DiGregorio, 90, of Monessen, died Tuesday Nov. 19, 2019 at her home. She was born on Sept. 14, 1929 in Carroll Township, the daughter of the late Pietro and Filomena Damiani D’Amico. Rose grew...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Santa Claus is coming to the Tube City. On Saturday, to ring in the winter holiday season, the City of McKeesport and its recreation board will host the 55th annual Sa...

Theresa DeMarino, age 95, of McKeesport, entered Heaven’s gates on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. She was born in McKeesport on April 4, 1924 to the late Frank and Nancy Veltri Elia. A loving wife, mother, g...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com “Who goes to a Blue Ribbon School?” “We do!” That question and answer rang through the Elizabeth Forward Middle School Auditorium several times Wednesday aftern...

By EMILY BENNETT DiLULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Elizabeth borough’s former police chief will not spend any time behind bars for stealing heroin from the police department’s evidence room. Timothy Butler...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Rostraver residents can expect another year with no tax increase in 2020, marking 16 years since the township last saw an increase. Last night’s special m...

Stanley A. Burnisky Jr. Stuart Fla., formerly of Monongahela Stanley A. Burnisky Jr., 75, of Stuart Fla., formerly of Monongahela, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. Born April 3, 1944 in Bridgeville, he w...

Brennan Patrick Bedner Baraga, Mich. Brennan Patrick Bedner, age 53, of Baraga, Mich., passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 13, 2019, at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Upper St. Clair on ...

By DAN PALM MVI Sports Fourth-year Ringgold wrestling coach Todd Miller knows that half of the battle in team wrestling is to fill a lineup. The Rams will do that this year. Miller also knows that ret...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent The Mon Valley Association for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities hosted a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at its meeting Tuesday night at R...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The holidays will kick off in Elizabeth Thursday evening as the borough celebrates Light Up Night. The streets in the downtown area will be closed off to vehicu...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A third member of the Pagans Motorcycle Club charged in connection with a brutal attack in Charleroi in April has accepted a plea agreement. Josh Pagliei, 43, of ...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com The John DiVirgilio Sports Complex, a Rostraver Township staple since its construction in 2001, will undergo extensive renovations thanks to nearly half a...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com The West Jefferson Hills School Board is moving forward with construction of a new Thomas Jefferson High School multipurpose field and athletic facility, and...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Pittsburgh-based “residential improvement initiative” will focus some of its efforts on McKeesport thanks to a state grant and a tax credit. Mayor Michael Cherepko r...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent At Tuesday’s meeting, Glassport council remembered two borough fixtures who died in the past week. Former Councilman Angelo Schinosi died Monday at age 88 an...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Every football coach and player dreams of building a program and establishing a winning tradition.   They practice every day in the best and worst conditions, embark...

By dan palm MVI Sports The upcoming 2019-20 season will be the fourth in existence for the Frazier wrestling program.   In their first three seasons, the Commodores had great individual success, all i...

Evelyn Koston Parent, 88, of Charleroi, died in her home on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Her husband and five children were at her side. She was born Sept. 4, 1931, in Youngstown, Ohio, the eighth and las...