Thomas E. “Jumbo’’ Ashbaugh Jr., 51, of Washington, Pa., died Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Born in North Charleroi on Oct. 30, 1968, he was the son of the late Catherine M. Painter and Thomas E. Ashbaugh S...

William J. “Banker Bill” Namie, 78, of Monongahela, died Friday, June 19, 2020, in Southwestern Nursing Center, Pleasant Hills. Born Dec. 7, 1941, in Monongahela, he was the son of the late William an...

Charles W. Usher, 83, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born June 17, 1937, in Pricedale, he was the son of the late...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Courtney Berdar, 17, and Jesse Sala, 17, both of New Eagle, took a break during a recent tennis game at Palmer Park in Donora.

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The show will go on in Charleroi. The Fourth of July and Community Day fireworks shows, at least. At a special meeting Tuesday, council members gave the gree...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com It will likely cost about $3.5 million to build a necessary sewage equalization holding tank in Monessen, but the city doesn’t intend to raise any fees for reside...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Summer activities will return to the streets of Elizabeth with the start of the Sound of Summer on Plum concert series July 9. Plum Street will be turned into a...

By RON PAGLIA For the MV Independent As a teenager growing up in Gallatin in the 1960s, Tony Vasques spent considerable time listening to the music of such popular radio disc jockeys as Porky Chedwick...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Twelve defendants from Allegheny, Lawrence and Westmoreland counties, including a Monessen man, have been charged with drug trafficking following a months-long wiretap...

Mary Ann Pascoe, 93, of Monongahela, died March 21, 2020. At this time, Mary Ann’s family is announcing a Mass of Christian burial to be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, June 26, 2020, in St. Andrew the ...

Jack C. Sutherland, 94, of Speers Hill, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 22, 2020. A son of the late Alexander and Sylvia Gaskill Sutherland, he was born in Speers on Jan. 29, 1926. A lifelong...

Louisa O. Laskey, 95, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2020, at the Dunlevy Manor Personal Care Home in Dunlevy. The daughter of the late Emile and Olga Vandronne Delestienne, Louisa w...

Leah P. Terensky, born June 22, 1921, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, June 20, 2020, two days before her 99th birthday. Leah was born in Fall River, Mass., to Alex and Alma Fontaine Ma...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Kaitlyn Slagus is one of the best basketball players to ever take the court at Belle Vernon Area High School. Now, she’ll be taking the court again in a different ...

Cousins Dylan Klinger, 13, of Fallowfield Township and Jaxson Klinger, 9, of Carroll Township enjoy a sunny day at Fallowfield Elementary Park.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department is concerned after the number of new coronavirus cases doubled over the last two weeks. The number of new positive tests is...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Before the Belle Vernon Area School District tackles plans to reopen schools for 2020-21, it will be dealing with the issue of how to reopen school board meetin...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Although COVID-19 continues to linger, the 50th annual Covered Bridge Festival will go on as scheduled this fall. The EQT Washington & Greene Counties’ Covered Bridg...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area has finalized its plans for the Class of 2020 commencement ceremony. Seniors who are planning to attend the ceremony, which will be held at 5 p.m. June...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating after a woman who was sitting on her porch in McKeesport was shot several times late Sunday. The 41-year-old vic...