By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com This season will be Belle Vernon Area boys soccer coach Rob Miele’s third on the sidelines at his alma mater. But this year, he doesn’t have the certainty in decid...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Over the last several years, the Charleroi girls soccer team has been able to do what they can with what they’ve had.   Numbers have dropped in recent years with the...

Donna Lee Ambrose, 81, of North Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. A daughter of the late Negley and Hildegarde Byrne Rodgers, she was bo...

Mary Louise Ferguson, 86, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Monessen, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. Born in Monessen on Oct. 16, 1932, she was the only child of the late Loui...

Sandra Karnack, 73, Minot, N.D. died on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at a Minot Hospital. Born on April 11, 1946, in Donora, Sandie graduated in 1964 from Donora High School and was a student at the Pitts...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Parishioners of McKeesport’s various ethnic congregations spent Monday toiling away in church kitchens across the city and at Stephen Barry Field in Renziehausen Park....

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A little more than two months into his role as code enforcement officer, Forward Township police Chief Travis Stoffer is being commended by supervisors for a job wel...

By Jim Busch For the MV Independent A picturesque farm off a well-traveled area of Elizabeth Township will receive a prestigious state honor this week. The Vaira farm, located at the intersection of r...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent Nineteen-year-old Isaiah Rhone has thought about many career paths.   He entertained the idea of becoming a chef and owning a restaurant, joining the Coast G...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 50-year-old Charleroi man who was allegedly found passed out behind the wheel of his vehicle Friday is being held in Washington County Correctional Facility in ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com First responders with Central Volunteer Fire Company of Elizabeth Township no longer have to worry about wearing gear that might be contaminated with cancer-causing ma...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monongahela man is accused of making terroristic threats to at least three of his neighbors last week. Edward John Poroda Jr., 60, of Young Street is charged with ...

By Jeff Oliver For the MV Independent When the girls soccer season gets under way, Bentworth coach Tyler Hamstra knows his Bearcats will be looked at a little differently by the opposition. “We won’t ...

William Patrick “Bill” Thomas, 55, of Charleroi, formerly of Clover Hill, died Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born Monday, April 13, 1964, in Charleroi, the son of...

Iona “Onie” Misher, 84, of Fairhope, Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at the Concordia Hospice of Washington Donnell House. Born in Fairhope on Aug. 19, 1934, she was th...

By Christine Haines For the MV Independent Anyone with a sweet tooth would have been happy Sunday in Monongahela as the city established a new Guinness world record Sunday for the world’s largest wedd...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport officials honored the late musician Jimmy Beaumont on Sunday by making sure his name is forever etched in the city’s history. With his wife, Ann Carol Beaum...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There’s still time to sign up for a golf outing that will benefit the McKeesport K-9 unit. The event will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at Westwood Golf Club in West Mif...

By Dan Palm For the MV Independent The Ringgold boys soccer team has had tremendous success under veteran head coach Steve Persaud, winning two consecutive section championships and three overall in h...

Clay Kilgore, director of the Washington County Historical Society, led a group of rebellious farmers Saturday as they marched toward Whiskey Point in Monongahela during the city’s 250th anniversary p...