Frank Flower, 93, of Smithton, died Saturday, Oct.19, 2019 in Hempfield Manor. Born in Donora on April 23, 1926, he was the son of the late William J. and Sarah Mellor Flower. Frank was a veteran of W...

Joseph G. ‘Jerry’ Chunkala Rostraver Township Joseph G. “Jerry” Chunkala, 82, of Rostraver Township died Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Born in North Charleroi on Sept. 22, 1937, he was the son of the late Jo...

Sandor “Shunny” Alexander Beregi, a life-long resident of Monessen, passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at the age of 50, after a year-and-a-half-long batt...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Good teams find ways to win bad games. That’s what Elizabeth Forward did Friday night. Overcoming a slow start, the Warriors continued their march into the WPIAL p...

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports The 2019 high school football season has been a roller coaster for California with plenty of ups and downs. The Trojans, who had to deal with a new coaching staff coming in a...

By PAUL SCHOFIELD For the MV Independent McKeesport football coach Matt Miller will be rooting for Franklin Regional next week.   That’s because if the Panthers upset No. 1 Penn-Trafford and McKeespor...

BY JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com One week after suffering a tough Interstate Conference loss to McGuffey, the focus for Charleroi was to get out of the gates fast against a Brownsville team that had...

By Dean Dellamalva jr MVI Sports Serra Catholic and Seton LaSalle both had playoff hopes entering Friday’s game, but only the Eagles left the field with their chances intact. Serra Catholic had one of...

By BILL BECKNEr JR. For the MV Independent It’s a begrudgingly accepted fact in sports.   Sometimes, the other team is that much better.   Greensburg Salem tried its best to downplay top-ranked Thomas...

By the Mon Valley Independent Jared Hartman inched closer to the school record for career touchdown with four scores through the air in Belle Vernon Area’s 58-17 nonconference victory over Plum Friday...

By ANDREW JOHN For the MV Independent Springdale knew it would need to play a near-perfect game to keep its WPIAL playoff hopes alive in a matchup against No. 2 Clairton.   However, the Bears capitali...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Non-electronic voting systems in Pennsylvania are nearing the end of their life, and Washington County voters will cast their ballots on new electronic ma...

For the Mon Valley Independent Austin Davis grew up hearing stories about how prosperous the Mon Valley was in the 1950s and 1960s. “That’s never been my reality,” said Davis, who recently turned 30. ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In August, the World’s Largest Wedding Cookie Table established a Guinness world record in Monongahela with 88,425 cookies. The effort to finalize the paperwork t...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County police are requesting the public’s assistance with finding two suspects linked to a shooting Thursday in McKeesport. McKeesport and ACPD homicide dete...

By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Firefighters face many hazards in the line of duty, such as smoke inhalation, burning buildings and collapsing ceilings. But thanks to a $60,000 grant from t...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com As winter approaches, the Belle Vernon Borough Friends of Recreation Board is already gearing up for next year’s Monongahela River Community Fest.   “We a...

Darrell A. Groves Brownsville Darrell A. Groves, 70, of Brownsville, died Wednesday Oct. 16, 2019, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born in Brownsville on March 2, 1949, he was a son of the late Fred A...

William T Brown Brownstown, Fayette City William T Brown, 79, of Brownstown, Fayette City, passed away Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Mon Valley Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born June 20, 1...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports In the wacky world of the 5A Big East Conference, there rarely is a week when teams can afford to not be at their best. If you don’t believe it, just ask McKeesport coach Mat...