By Tom Davidson A McKeesport woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for suffocating her 17-month-old son because she thought her boyfriend was cheating on her. Christian Clark, 24, won’t be el...

For the MV Independent A portion of state Route 51 in Elizabeth will temporarily close this weekend. On Thursday, PennDOT District 11 announced a weekend closure of northbound Route 51 approaching the...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Smithton woman accused of stealing $38,000 from a truck following bingo at an area fire department in February will stand trial in Washington County Court. Darla R...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Effective July 20, anxiety disorders and Tourette syndrome will be approved serious medical conditions in the medical marijuana program, Dr. Rachel Levine, secretary o...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Taking a break after attaching pool noodles and Hula Hoops to the ceiling in Monongahela Area Library’s activity room to prepare for the day’s paper airplane even...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora has agreed to a cooperation agreement that will bring $1 million to an expanding borough company. In October, the state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Pr...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Increased permitting and inspection efficiency were highlighted in the 2018 Oil and Gas Annual Report released Wednesday by the state Department of Environmental Pro...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com In more ways than one, Thursday’s triumph was a sweet one for Farmers Insurance. Dana Zajicek’s squad overcame a 15-point second half deficit en route to an 87-74 vi...

By Joe Sabolek For the MV Independent BeeGraphix kept its playoff hopes alive by handing Tri-County Realty its first loss of the year, 67-54, in J. Budd Grebb Memorial Summer Basketball League play Th...

Jeffrey Lee Bell, 61, of New Eagle, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Born in Belle Vernon on July 7, 1958, he was the son of Patricia Ginglardi Bell, who survives and resides in Belle Vernon, and the la...

Marcia K. Chiaravalle, 72, of Monessen, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at home after a brief illness, surrounded by her family. She was born Dec. 31, 1946, in Independence, Iowa, daughter of th...

George Clement, 81, of Charleroi, died Thursday July 11, 2019, at Dunlevy Manor. Born in Charleroi on Sept. 18, 1937, he was the son of George and Beatrice Monack Clement. George was a United States A...

Shirley Marino, 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday June 30, 2019, in South Carolina. She was born on Oct. 25, 1936, in Jacobs Creek to the late Roy and Viva Blanch Johnston Sechrist. Along with her ...

Antoinette “Babe” Sangermano, 83, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Washington Hospital. Born Feb. 7, 1936, in Large, she was the daughter of John and Catherine Belcastro Esper. A 1954 gr...

Eric A. Teets, 46, of Donora, died unexpectedly of an aneurysm Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born March 7, 1973, in Charleroi, he is the son of Sheila Rebar Teets o...

Herman “Herm” Sherwood White III, passed away on July 5, 2019, at the age of 55. He was born on June 10, 1964, in Pennsylvania. Most recently though he moved to Port Orange, Fla., to be near his paren...

By JOE SABOLEK For the MV Independent Dax Thomas State Farm got back on track Wednesday as they rolled over Edward Jones at Mechanic Street Playground in J. Budd Grebb Memorial Summer Basketball Leagu...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Voices were raised and things got a little heated at Wednesday’s Monongahela city council meeting. D.J. Fogiato, the praise and worship service coordinator at Fir...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent Since the construction of what is now Joe Montana Stadium on the campus of Ringgold School District, Legion Field in Donora went dark for high school football. Ho...

By Jim Busch For the Mon Valley Independent Most community gardens were created to provide their caretakers with fresh vegetables, but the oldest public garden in the Mon Valley is dedicated to the pr...