By RON PAGLIA That time-honored theory of “Better late than never” might be appropriate today as we fulfill a request from those ever-faithful 19 readers who actually follow this weekly offering. “You...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The FBI will assist with an investigation into five area bomb threats Thursday night, including Monongahela Valley Hospital. All five organizations received multiple c...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In 1969, a 14-year-old Eric Bugaile attended the burial of a time capsule in Chess Park at the close of Monongahela’s bicentennial celebration. At the last minute...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The board of Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport celebrated a ribbon cutting for its new parking lot Friday. The board revealed during the ceremony that creating the l...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Passengers who ride Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Y46 Elizabeth Flyer are set to see some schedule changes that will take effect Sept. 1. Port Authority adjusts...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Donora man is accused of aggravated assault of his child after “violently” spanking his daughter last month. Cedric Sutton, 31, of Fifth Street, is charged with ag...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent Local officials and invited guests celebrated the completion of a new trolley platform and a pedestrian bridge connecting it to the Washington County Fairgrounds Fr...

By EMILY BENNETT ebennett@yourmvi.com Monessen native Nikki Williams was attracted to Penn State as a college student because of the university’s THON, an annual fundraiser that helps families dealing...

By BETH HOPE-CUSHEY For the Mon Valley Independent Port Vue Council will soon be searching for a new police chief. During Wednesday’s monthly meeting, it was announced police Chief Bryan Myers will at...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The McKeesport boys soccer program is experiencing growth both on and off the field. After graduating just three seniors in 2018, head coach Steve Pambacas has 10 ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com As the fall football season draws near, there are certain things high school players tend to focus on. They tirelessly study the X’s and O’s, work to get faster and ...

Juanita Marie Holliday, 80, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. She was born July 7, 1939, in Calhoun County, W.Va., daughter of Arley and Eulah Conley Nicholas. She attended Turkeyfoot ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Thursday night bomb threat at Mon Valley Hospital was a false alarm, according to MVH president and CEO Louis J. Panza Jr. Several Mon Valley fire, law enforcement a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Months and months of planning came to fruition Thursday morning when the Monongahela 250th anniversary celebration officially kicked off in Chess Park. “We are so...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Moments before adjourning Monessen council’s workshop agenda meeting Thursday, council president Anthony Orzechowski proposed a motion related to the state’s Act 47 Fi...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent One of California’s full-time police officers will patrol the California Area School District for the first semester of the upcoming school year. Borough council ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The last two suspects charged in the alleged attempted homicide of Troy Harris of Fallowfield Township were held for trial Wednesday.   Brian Keruskin, 57, of North Ch...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Last season, the Charleroi boys soccer team rolled to an 18-0 record before suffering two straight losses to end the campaign. The first came in the WPIAL semifina...

By DAN PALM For the MV Independent The Ringgold girls soccer team missed making the playoffs last season by one game. Things didn’t get better in the offseason as the head coach resigned and tragedy h...

Gregory C.R. Eason, 33, of Pittsburgh, passed away Aug. 1, 2019. He was born Dec. 12, 1985, son of Michelle Dickerson.