By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Gospel Alliance Church in Rostraver Township is taking a new approach to offering prayer while services are canceled. A drive-through prayer initiative was announced...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com State Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, is calling for Gov. Tom Wolf to lift the ban on construction work and release a comprehensive list of businesses ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Greensburg and Pittsburgh Roman Catholic Dioceses are offering virtual options for parishioners to participate in Holy Week services. Bishop Edward Malesic ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Area School Board had a full turnout for a special meeting Friday that was held virtually. School board President Ken Wiltz and Superintendent Dr. Ed Z...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department has added a map to its COVID-19 website that contains geographic information on where positive cases are located in the county, ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com To help families find something to do while social distancing, a local recreation commission is sponsoring a Valley-wide “egg”stravagant decorating contest. The Nort...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Serra Catholic’s girls basketball program has had its share of great players over the years.   This season marked the last for one of those wearing the maroon and ...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Before he even stepped foot on the basketball court for the start of his high school career, there was hype surrounding Devin Whitlock.   He soon showed why by havin...

By KEVIN JACOBSEN For the Mon Valley Independent March 29, 2004 ST. JOSEPH, MO – There’s nothing like a little drama in a national championship game. Megan Storck’s 3-pointer with 28.6 seconds left in...

Pauline Capozza Donora Pauline Capozza, 92, of Donora, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020, at Mt. Vernon of Elizabeth, Elizabeth Township. She was born on Oct. 1, 1927, in Monessen, a daughter of t...

Vincent J. Falconi Brandon, MIss., Formerly of charleroi Vincent J. Falconi died peacefully on March 20, 2020, at his home in Brandon, Miss. He was born in Charleroi to James Paul and Estelle Falconi ...

William T. “Bill” Wagner, 94, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Bill was born in Monessen on March 15, 1926. He is su...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Ben Bartilson, co-owner of Yoli’s Cucina and Crafthouse in Jefferson Hills, realizes the attempt to mitigate the coronavirus’ spread has brought a lot of change to lif...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora council met for less than 10 minutes Thursday to pass a resolution extending the borough’s coronavirus-related state of emergency declaration. No members o...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com With the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak showing no signs of slowing down since invading Pennsylvania two weeks ago, hospitals and medical professionals are br...

By the MVI During this unprecedented national emergency as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on local businesses, the Mon Valley Independent has made the difficult decision to temporarily...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The state Department of Health confirmed 560 additional positive cases of the coronavirus in Pennsylvania Thursday. There is now a statewide total of 1,687 cases of CO...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As of Thursday, state police had not issued any citations to “non-life sustaining” businesses that have failed to comply with Gov. Tom Wolf’s order to close their phys...

By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media About 500 nonessential Westmoreland County government employees will be furloughed April 3, county commissioners said Thursday. The layoffs come as county official...

For the MV Independent Port Authority of Allegheny County has confirmed its first employee has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The employee, a bus operator, is under medical supervision at a l...