By The Valley Independent CHARLEROI — Chad Ramsden’s two-run triple in the bottom of the seventh inning capped an exciting comeback as Charleroi Bartolotta’s downed the Brownsville Stingers, 15-14, in...

Russell Vincent Costanza, 83, of Huntsville, Ala., passed away on May 28, 2020, in Pompano Beach, Fla. Russell was born in Charleroi, to Frank Russell and Jennie Guzzi Costanza, on Sept. 9, 1936. He m...

Matthew DiGiorgio, 88, of Glassport, died at the home of his daughter, Diane, on Friday, May 29, 2020. He was born on March 24, 1932, and is the son of the late Joseph and Adeline Cannelli DiGiorgio. ...

Gregory J. Jones, 32 of Monongahela, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Aug. 18, 1987, in Pittsburgh, he is the son of Richard L. and Linda Carr Jones of...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Emily Dongilli and Bobbie Glasser hold up their decorated caps during Belle Vernon Area High School’s graduation practice Monday at James Weir Stadium.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Libraries throughout the region are beginning to reopen with varying levels of service after being shut down statewide due to the coronavirus pandemic. There’s ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen city council could consider a police accountability and internal affairs policy at next week’s meeting. “Given the violence everywhere at the moment,” Ma...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The show will still go on for children who participate in the Mon Valley Performing Arts Academy’s Summer Experience.   The MVPAA provides education in performing ar...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com One of the Pagans who was sentenced last month to at least 20 years in jail on assault charges is at the center of a new criminal investigation, according to dete...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Township Community Center will be open for rentals when Allegheny County enters the green phase of the governor’s COVID-19 plan, but playgrounds a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Just a dozen new deaths and a little more than 350 new cases of coronavirus were reported Monday as the state moves toward more openings Friday. There were just n...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com As poll workers open voting booths early today, many counties are preparing for a different-looking primary election. With the coronavirus pandemic causing p...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Family has always been important for Yough graduate Scott Houseman. So after spending two seasons playing football at Lackawanna College and playing in the Nationa...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the second time in three seasons, Belle Vernon Area hoisted the WPIAL softball championship trophy while rival Yough watched from the first-base line. The Leop...

Karissa Anne Conner, 23, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020, as a result of injuries suffered in a house fire in Duquesne. A daughter of Lisa Fafalios Conner of Belle Vernon and Ken ...

Mark Brian Ethridge, 48, of McKeesport, died on Saturday, May 30, 2020. He was born in McKeesport on Feb. 21, 1972 and is the son of Donald and Linda DelSignore Ethridge of Mc-Keesport. He was an acco...

Doreen Anne Tedrick, 85, of McKeesport, died Thursday, May 28, 2020. She was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, on Aug. 25, 1934 and is the daughter of the late John and Joyce Braithwaite Price. She is...

Honora J. Varchulik, 96, of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Born in Rostraver Township on July 18, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Zigmund and Mary P. Frich Nega. Honora was a...

Irene White, 87, of Middletown, Del., formerly of Monongahela, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020. She was born Oct. 24, 1932, in Monongahela, the daughter of Michael and Emma Sisler Fransko. The Good Lord lo...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic will have interesting stories to tell when they are old enough, especially about how they entered the world. For parents who...