By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Jefferson Hills borough continued Monday to move forward with the recertification of the Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Company, as borough officials unveiled a pr...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Sports are making a return to the Mon Valley, and athletes at the high school level will get their chance with the return of summer basketball. The former J. Budd ...

By BRIAN HERMAN Sports Editor CLARION – California High’s baseball team saved the best for last. As a result, the Trojans are a win away from advancing to the PIAA Class A championship game for the fi...

Bentleyville, formerly of Rostraver Township Ralph S. Santmyer, 85, of Bentleyville, formerly of Rostraver Township, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020. A son of the late Ralph L. and Bernice River...

Belle Vernon (Fairhope) John Joseph Sposato, 78, of Belle Vernon (Fairhope), went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 8, 2020 in his home. A son of the late John L. and Dorothy Demas Sposato, he was b...

Rostraver Township Donald Joseph Dimasi, 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at his home in Rostraver Township. Born in Charle- roi on Nov. 28, 1936, he was the son of the late Joseph ...

Charleroi Betty Lou Tomaceski, 88, of Charleroi, passed away on June 5, 2020, while under the care of her daughters in Massachusetts. Born on June 26, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Frank and ...

By the Mon Valley Independent Three local soccer standouts were officially announced as part of the Cal U men’s soccer team’s 2020 recruiting class Saturday.   The Ringgold duo of midfielder Frankie L...

By Jeremy Sellew jsellew@yourmvi.com Dominant, phenomenal, explosive and dominant again. Those are the words Union coach Anthony Conforti used to describe Monessen’s Dana Vatakis following the PIAA Cl...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A multi-racial, multi-generational peaceful protest took place Sunday afternoon in California borough. Approximately 150 to 200 participants marched from the ce...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The COVID-19 pandemic put a strain on membership-based philanthropic and veterans’ organizations, but leaders are hopeful now that Southwestern Pennsylvania is in th...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com If images of thousands of demonstrators nationwide walking arm-in-arm have you nervous that a second outbreak of coronavirus could be right around the corner...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The four cooperating witnesses who helped with the prosecution of two Pagans convicted of aggravated assault have had their cases resolved. Last month, Matthew Va...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Cal U Puppet Brigade hopes something positive can come from the COVID-19 pandemic — a larger audience. Created as part of Sabrina Hykes-Davis’ puppetry class, th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents who’ve been cooped up as a result of stay-at-home orders and the economic shutdown were finally able to get out Friday. Allegheny, Fayette, Washin...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Graduating Charleroi Area students were honored for their accomplishments Friday with a parade. Between 75 and 100 seniors attended the event, which was organized by...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area High School graduation has been scheduled to take place in four sessions over two days later this month. The traditional ceremony for the ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It looks like it’s going to take the official count to determine the winner of the primary race for the Republican nomination for the 39th Legislative District....

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey visited Washington County Friday to help the county enter into the green phase as coronavirus restrictions continue to be lifted. Flanke...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts’ EQT/MVAA 2020 Summer Concert Series kicks off this weekend with local favorites The Wally Gingers Orchestra, and the con...