Edward “Jerry” Benick, 85, of McKeesport, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. He was born in McKeesport, on Oct. 31, 1933, and is the son of the late George and Rose Lechak Benick and the husband of the late ...

Pauletta Melenchen Bokeno, 94, of West Mifflin, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at Lawson Nursing Home, Jefferson Hills. She was born on June 3, 1925, in Hamilton, Ohio, the daughter of Marion Hughes. Pau...

Margaret M. Harvey, 91 of Pittsburgh, formerly of Monongahela, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at The Little Sisters of the Poor in Pittsburgh. Born Jan. 20, 1928, in New Eagle, she was the daughter of Edw...

Janis Michelle Adkins Tillery, 63, passed away in peace and comfort with her husband by her side on July 31, 2019, at Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in Cumming, Ga., after a long battle with Dement...

Bill DiMichele, 67, of Danville, Calif., formerly of Monessen, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at San Leandro Kaiser-Permanente hospital. Born June 3, 1952, in Monongahela, he was the son of Jean...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For the third consecutive season, the California University football team is a preseason selection to finish second in the PSAC West standings.   The Vulcans were ch...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Members of the Charleroi Area High School marching band take a break under the canopy of the school auditorium as a rain shower passed through the area Monday a...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As the country is mourning the loss of more than 30 people who were killed   in two mass shootings over the weekend, area legislators are trying to figure out a seem...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Pittsburgh police are searching for a McKeesport-area man accused of attempted homicide. An arrest warrant was issued Saturday for Treysaun Lockett-Tillman, 21, in c...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The spray park at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Township will remain closed until Wednesday for additional treatment and cleaning. On Friday, Allegheny County Parks a...

By Renatta Signorini A body was discovered in the Youghiogheny River on Monday afternoon after rescuers responded to a report of a person jumping into the river following a crash on Interstate 70, acc...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Cooper Wingert is a prolific author, churning out more than 10 books by age 21. “I started doing primary source research because I was just interested, and I star...

Marion T. Gazetsky Lipchey-Flowers, 98, of Monongahela, died Monday, July 22, 2019, in her home. Born July 25, 1920, in Monongahela, she was the daughter of Victor and Louise Kluse Gazetsky. During Wo...

Philip R. Jumbelick III, 30, of Charleroi, passed away Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Philip enjoyed all sports but really enjoyed playing baseball and watching the Steelers. He was preceded in death by his gr...

David Pierce Jr., 67, of Elco, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at his home. Born in Waynesburg on June 7, 1952, a son of the late David Pierce Sr. and Dorothy Gauden. David was retired from the former Whee...

Heather Hart / Mon Valley Independent Brinn Toth of Elizabeth Township feeds the goats in the petting zoo Sunday at August Fun Fest at Cedar Creek Park in Rostraver Township.

By EMILY BENNETT ebennett@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Police launched an investigation after a Monongahela officer shot a suspect early Saturday morning in South Park Township following a lengthy car...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela’s 250th anniversary parade will be led by state Sen. Camera Bartolotta, who will serve as the grand marshal. The parade, set for 11 a.m. Saturday, is ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Next month marks the centennial anniversary for a McKeesport-based club created by women of color for women of color. Those who are members of the Semper Fidelis Club ...

By RON PAGLIA There’s no shortage of subjects on the minds of readers of the Mon Valley Independent . A woman in Donora wants to know if details might be available on a strike by steelworkers 100 year...