By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mary of Nazareth Catholic School educators, students and their parents are adjusting well to remote learning that has come as a result of state-mandated COVID-19 schoo...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com U.S. Steel is delaying construction of its $1 billion project at the Mon Valley Works and will take aggressive action to secure its long-term future amid the coronavir...

Streak busted: Cal U’s PSAC winning streak ends at 88 (Editor’s Note: During these unprecedented times, the sports staff at the MVI will republish stories from the Valley Independent archives.) By DEA...

Virginia Elizabeth Figel, 91, passed away in her sleep of natural causes on Monday, April 6, 2020, at Meadowcrest Healthcare Center. Born in Scott Haven, Pa., on Nov. 27, 1928, she was the daughter of...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Bob Mesher and Tom Gregg of the Rostraver Lions Club take barbecued chicken off the grill to package it for families in need during a food giveaway Tuesday for ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com After two days in which the number of new cases of COVID-19 had shown a decrease or a leveling off in Pennsylvania, Tuesday’s figures brought an increase again. T...

By the MVI A Charleroi Regional police officer became the subject of a state police investigation after text messages from him were discovered on a cell phone owned by a person who died from a drug ov...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Telemedicine is offering patients continued and convenient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Southwest Medical Center, with locations in Charleroi and Bentleyville,...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Homeschooling is receiving mixed reviews from Mon Valley parents. While some parents say it has been a breeze, others are cracking open a beer as soon as an imaginar...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Beth Anne Luciani lives with a non-verbal form of cerebral palsy, a congenital disorder of movement, muscle tone and posture. While she may not be able to speak, Luc...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Two men who suffered gunshot wounds at the Crawford Village apartment complex in McKeesport Tuesday afternoon are being treated at hospitals in Pittsburgh. McKeesport ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Looking to provide a safety net for front line medical professionals fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, state Rep. Austin Davis, D-McKeesport, announced Tuesday that he h...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Port Authority of Allegheny County has launched a campaign to remind customers they should be staying home unless they are essential workers or traveling for life-sust...

For the Mon Valley Independent Former Cal U standouts Rontez Miles and Eric Kush were both selected to the D2Football.com All-Decade Teams for 2010-19 Tuesday. Miles was a first-team selection at defe...

Helen Christine Lynch, 101, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, April 3, 2020. Born in Dumont, Minn., on Oct. 20, 1918, she was the daughter of the late John J. Fridgen Jr. and Ann Bauer Fridgen. Hele...

Frances Elizabeth Horn McCullough, 95, of New Port Richey, Fla., formerly of Carroll Township and Rockwood, Pa., died Friday, April 3, 2020, in North Bay Hospital, New Port Richey, due to complication...

Wendy Lee Druga Shiflet, 67, of Charleroi, previously of Southview, Pa., passed away in her home, surrounded by her immediate family on April 4, 2020, after her battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 1...

David Louis Zomber, 67, of El Campo, Texas, formerly of Donora, passed away April 1, 2020. He was born in Washington County on Oct, 4, 1952. David served in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Sam Kifer, 11, and his sister Lilah, 7, climbed a tree in the front yard of their Monongahela home on a beautiful and sunny Monday afternoon.

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi Regional Police officer has been suspended from duty after being charged with several drug-related crimes. William M. Gardner, 39, is charged with intent...