By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Two members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club will spend at least 20 years in jail for the assault of a former Pagan in Charleroi last year.   Matthew Vasquez, 31, of...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com State Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Carroll Township, said Monday that Republican Senate leaders have called on Gov. Tom Wolf to stop name-calling and instead engage ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Brownsville Drive-In has been poised to open for the past several weeks, and got the legal go-ahead for Friday when Gov. Tom Wolf announced most of southwes...

Showing its continued commitment to the Mon Valley and surrounding counties during this COVID-19 pandemic that continues to wreak havoc on the local business community, the Mon Valley Independent is l...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Members of Jefferson Hills Council continued to butt heads Monday night as plans for reopening the borough’s Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Company raise many unan...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Legislation that would exempt federal coronavirus funds from state and local taxation cleared the Senate Finance Committee Monday. Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, a...

By jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The COVID-19 pandemic is not expected to have an impact on a dek hockey fundraiser planned for this summer.   The Monongahela/Yough Rivers 3V3 Ironman Dek Hockey Tou...

By MARK KABOLY For the Valley Independent The California University softball team had their backs against the wall in (the) finals of the NCAA Division II Mid-Atlantic Regional Softball Tournament. Da...

Loretta E. Mitchner, 78, of Rostraver Township, formerly of R.D. Coal Center, passed away suddenly to be with the Lord on Feb. 29, 2020, while visiting her niece in New Jersey. She was born July 10, 1...

Irma Eloise Fioravanti of Lakeland, Fla., passed away peacefully at her home on May 9, 2020, after a long battle with cancer. She was 87 years old. It would be wrong to say that Irma lost her battle b...

James W. “Jimmy” Jackson, 72, of Charleroi, died Friday, May 8, 2020, at his home. He was born in Pricedale on Feb. 29, 1948, a son of James Coleman and Mable Jackson. Jimmy was retired from the forme...

Robert “Joe” Crone, 88, of Coal Center, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 7, 2020. He was born Friday, April 1, 1932, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Marie Crone. He was a member of most of the sportsm...

Mary Ann Toth, 79, of Belle Vernon, was called home by the Lord to be with her beloved Tommy on Saturday, May 9, 2020, in UPMC Mercy Hospital. A daughter of the late John and Helen Spernak Guzanick, s...

Kimberly A. Clark, 62, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born April 12, 1958, in Pittsburgh, Kim was the daughter of t...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport residents on Saturday were treated to an unconventional pizza party that allowed them to practice social distancing and have a hot and fresh meal. About 40 ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com This will be a week of anticipation for Mon Valley residents as Gov. Tom Wolf announced last week that the area will be among the 13 counties to move to the yello...

By DEB ERDLEY and TEGHAN SIMONTON Trib Total Media Universities that bring thousands of students to Southwestern Pennsylvania every fall are offering reassurances that they hope to reopen shuttered cl...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Though their smiles were hidden behind face masks Thursday afternoon, it was evident that eight Elizabeth Forward High School students enjoyed the opportunity to giv...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com With no clear idea of when people will be able to gather in large groups, local live venues are scrambling to reschedule shows and find ways to pay their rent a...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A volunteer group started in response to the COVID-19 pandemic hopes to have a third successful food drive this week. Local volunteers with the Small Towns, Big Hear...