By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Less than a week stands between local gridiron stars and their return to playing under the Friday night lights.   With week zero games kicking off on Aug. 23, plenty...

Olga M. Smith, 90, of Fallowfield Township, passed away Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in the Cambridge Hillside Nursing Center in North Charleroi. She was born March 27, 1929, in Morgantown, W.Va., the dau...

Jeffrey “Jeff” S. Williams, 48, of the Northside, formerly of Belle Vernon, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. He was the son of the late Charles and Grace (Weaver) Williams, loving companion of 17 years to...

(PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN SERVICE DATE) Family and Friends are cordially invited to attend a memorial Mass in celebration of David’s Life at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at St. Sebastian Roman Catho...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For many of its attendees, International Village is simply a food, dance and music festival. But for many others, especially those who volunteer to man the food booths...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Confusion, frustration and unanswered questions are still circling around an ongoing case involving a Washington Township family and the violent death of their Germa...

Alvin R. Lowther, 96, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully at Dunlevy Manor on Aug. 3, 2019. Alvin was born in Hopwood on July 31, 1923, son of the late Edward and Alice Shuman Lowther. Alvin is survi...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Monongahela’s 250th Anniversary celebration, which brought in folks from around the world — including Mexico and Italy — in addition to locals, instilled ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES For the Mon Valley Independent For the next six weekends starting Saturday through Sept. 22, plus Labor Day, a field in West Newton will become a magical kingdom where knights jous...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Firefighters were called to the scene of a structure fire in the 900 block of Lincoln Avenue in Charleroi early Wednesday morning. Fire Chief Robert Whiten Jr. said ...

Louis A. Miale, 86, formerly of Finleyville, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, at Bridgeville Rehabilitation & Care Center. He was born Oct. 12, 1932 in Monongahela; a son of Ralph and Anne Antonini Miale....

Herman “Herm” Sherwood White Jr. passed away on Aug. 9, 2019, at the age of 85. Born Aug. 1, 1934, in Donora, Herm lived most of his life in Forward Township before spending his final years in Port Or...

Janet Marie Ritenour, 82, of Rostraver Township, died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. Born in Smithton on April 28, 1937, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine Bietel Oberlietner. Janet was an ac...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several heavy bouts of rain Tuesday evening put a damper on the opening night of McKeesport’s 2019 International Village festivities. But the downpours didn’t bring th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Rep. Austin Davis, D-McKeesport, introduced legislation this week that would enact larger fines for industrial sites that exceed pollution thresholds. Davis, who...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A little more than two months into his role as Emergency Management Coordinator for North Belle Vernon, John Garber has resigned from the position due to personal re...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School District will reinvent its gifted program this year. During a workshop meeting Tuesday, Superintendent Michele Dowell and board directors he...

For the MVI The second Mon Valley National Night Out will be held, rain or shine, on Thursday at Trustees Park (behind SPHS) in Charleroi.   The event will kick off with a parade at 5:30 p.m. The para...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved Gov. Wolf’s request to declare a disaster in Allegheny County after intense storms resulted in widespread flash f...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Smithton man is lodged in Westmoreland County Correctional Facility after allegedly choking the mother of his child Saturday. Charles Szabo Jr., 41, of Boy Scou...