By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Daniel Sassak scored a pair of goals to lead Belle Vernon Area to a 3-2 nonsection victory over Elizabeth Forward Saturday afternoon at Warriors Stadium.   Sassak no...

For the MV Independent “Without question, she is the glue that holds our department together.”   That is how Belle Vernon Area Athletic Director Matt Humbert describes Janice Sandy. Nobody disagrees. ...

William Alva “Bill” Fell Jr., 68, passed away Aug. 13, 2019, in his home in Punta Gorda, Fla., following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in North Charleroi, on Feb. 9, 1951, son of the la...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Steve Senitta of Monessen, left, gets treats for his dog, Argo, from Monessen High School students Chloe Miller, Quentin Zboyovsky and Cammi Kovach during the P...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A historic B&O Railroad watch tower that stands in the heart of downtown Mc-Keesport is getting an upgrade thanks to a city council decision. Council voted last summer...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport council spent part of last week’s meeting preparing for winter by entering into snow removal contracts with Allegheny County and PennDOT, and a salt contrac...

By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com If Jefferson Hills resident Tom Donohue has his way, the valley located at the low point of Chamberlain Road — with its slopes, streams, woodlands and wetlan...

By MATT PETRAS For the MV Independent After getting home from his day job as an attorney, Eric Wittenberg often enjoys working some more.   In addition to his legal duties, Wittenberg likes to write b...

Ronald Skira, 67, of Arnold City, Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced Tuesday by the ELEY/MCCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com In front of a capacity crowd at Jaguars Stadium, Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon Area showed why they are two of the top teams in Class 4A — at least for a half....

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com There wasn’t much Charleroi didn’t do well Friday night.   A week after a tough loss to Washington, the Cougars forced four turnovers, ran for 303 yards and collecte...

By Dean Dellamalva jr. For the Mon Valley Independent Clairton took a 21-0 lead over Greensburg Central Catholic into the fourth quarter Friday night. However, the Centurions were one mistake away fro...

By Jeremy Tepper For the Mon Valley Independent As Cathedral Prep came to town for an out-of-conference matchup against McKeesport, the Tigers were offered a bit of a litmus test to see just how good ...

By adam brewer For the MV Independent The first two weeks of the high school football season have gone pretty well for California with wins over rivals Beth-Center and Monessen. Friday night brought a...

By ASHLEY CHASE For the MV Independent Friday’s game ended the way every high school football player dreams about — with a game-winning score as time expired. Serra Catholic woke up on the wrong side ...

By MICHAEL LOVE For the MV Independent   Elizabeth Forward overcame a halftime deficit to win for the second straight week, holding off a late rally for a 34-26 win over Burrell. “I couldn’t be any pr...

For the Mon Valley Independent Mt. Pleasant scored 28 unanswered points in the third quarter to roar to a 55-35 victory over Yough Friday night   The Vikings (2-1) marched 95 yards after taking the se...

For the Mon Valley Independent The Vulcans forced seven turnovers and scored a pair of touchdowns on defense while cruising to a 59-13 season-opening victory at Saint Anselm Friday night in non-confer...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Cameron Olstein, Leah Klinger, Jaelyn Caruso and Raegan Bennett cheer for Charleroi during Friday’s victory over Riverview. See complete football coverage in to...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Once they pass drug screenings, psychological evaluations and have medical physicals, four additional full-time police officers will begin patrolling the streets of Mo...