Austin Childs, 12, helps to spread mulch Friday outside his Charleroi home. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Some regions of Pennsylvania are tantalizingly close to escaping some pandemic restrictions. Other parts of the state could have a long way to go before residents ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A teacher at Elizabeth Forward High School is responsible for helping to keep health care workers more comfortable while working on the front lines during the COVID-...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Small business owners in the Mon Valley and across the country are worried about whether they’ll receive federal coronavirus relief money. Many business owners say the...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com There were 1,599 more people who tested positive for coronavirus by Friday, said Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine. Unlike the information given on...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A slide in Elizabeth Township on Rainbow Run Road and Newton Road will be repaired soon. PennDOT is expected to begin work on the area at 7 a.m. Monday, weather perm...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Anyone hoping their youth soccer players would get an outlet later this spring just had their hopes dashed by the coronavirus pandemic. PA West Soccer, which overs...

By The Valley Independent The national spotlight will continue to shine on Monessen’s Michael Moorer, the new heavyweight boxing champion. Moorer, who took a 12-round decision from Evander Holyfield t...

Stacy “Phil” H. Phillips Jr., 68, of Donora, passed away unexpectedly with his wife, Patty, at his side on Monday, April 20, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born Oct. 10, 1951, in Monongahela, h...

Mary Ann Barkey, 85, of Monongahela, died peacefully Thursday, April 23, 2020, at Paramount Senior Living in Bethel Park. She was born on March 26, 1935, in Monongahela, the daughter of Joseph and Mar...

Ronald J. Sutovich, 77, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Jefferson Hospital. Ron was born in New Eagle, a son of the late of Nick and Zella Kachmarik Sutovich. Ron graduated fr...

Patricia June Parsons, 80, formerly of North Belle Vernon, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020. A daughter of the late James W. and Alfreda Soles White, she was born in North Belle Vernon on June ...

Dolores Agnes Michaels Zyglowicz, 86, of Monessen, died Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born on March 31, 1934, in Monessen, the daughter of the late John Michael...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Capt. Sue Thwaite and volunteer Gina Lynn hand out food Thursday in Donora. Michelle Kitchens of Donora stops by to pick up a box.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Congress has approved a $483 billion coronavirus aid package to replenish the Small Business Association’s Paycheck Protection Program and provide funding for another ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District Superintendent Dr. Mark Holtzman warned board directors during Thursday’s virtual meeting that he foresees a tax increase coming for 20...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported a decrease in probable cases of COVID-19 and probable related deaths Thursday. The changes have impacted the total ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Graduation remains on track for Monessen High School seniors. Monessen School District Superintendent Dr. Leanne Spazak said discussions Wednesday about graduation w...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an environmental services company awarded several “green gifts” to several sustainability projects throughout ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Small business owners in the cities of Washington or Monongahela and the boroughs of Charleroi, Donora and Bentleyville can apply for a special low-interest loan....