By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Councilman Gil Coles seemed to threaten a Monessen resident during Tuesday’s council meeting, asking the man if he wanted to “take it outside.” Resident Pino Cian...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A White Oak woman is fighting a citation from the borough for allegedly having a colony of feral cats on her property. Jomarie Piccini was notified Feb. 5 by borough...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Performing arts students at California University of Pennsylvania will get the opportunity to show off their creativity this month as the university’s spring music and...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Elections Division on Tuesday launched the “Ready, Set, Vote” initiative’s   one-stop website for residents seeking information on the elections. ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After police Chief Eugene Lipari called the parking situation at the corner of Speer and Baltimore streets “a hazard,” North Belle Vernon Council gave permission to pa...

Mary J. Kereston DeLand, Fla. Mary J. Kereston, 80, of DeLand, Fla., passed away Feb. 8, 2020, at AdventHealth in DeLand. She was born Feb. 18, 1939, in Monessen. She was a baker for the public school...

Albert W. Sadler Sr. Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township Albert W. Sadler Sr., 73, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born Feb. 6, 19...

John Sawa Jr. Carroll Township John Sawa Jr., 77, of Carroll Township, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at his home. He was born in New Eagle on Aug. 26, 1942, the son of the late John J. Sawa and the lat...

Emerson F. ‘Red’ Nichols Brownstown/ Fayette City Emerson F. “Red” Nichols, 95, of Brownstown/Fayette City, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. Emerson...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Ringgold head hockey coach Rick Kalinowski watched as his team dug itself into an early hole Monday night.   The Rams allowed a pair of unassisted goals and struggle...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports Joey Caruso finished with a game-high 21 points in his final home game in a Charleroi uniform as the Cougars won a battle between a pair of section co-champions, earn...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area lineman Hayden Baron visited the campus at Robert Morris University and immediately felt at home. That’s a good thing for him, and the Colonials,...

By Ashley Chase MVI Sports The Ringgold boys basketball team got just the playoff tune-up it was looking for in a 66-52 rout of West Mifflin to close the regular season Monday night. The Rams (13-9) o...

By JAMIE RANKIN For the MV Independent The Geibel boys basketball team is headed for the WPIAL playoffs. Frazier isn’t, but that didn’t stop the Commodores from playing hard in a regular-season finale...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Leenie Grant is introduced as Monessen High School honored alumni at Monday’s girls basketball game. Grant, a Monessen resident and a 1985 graduate, scored 1,62...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department announced Monday that it has finalized the settlement agreement and order with U.S. Steel that was issued in June 2019. The agre...

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent A new Fifth Avenue exhibit was unveiled Saturday at the McKeesport History and Heritage Center. Museum Manager Dave Moore, who is originally from the Pocono...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Business owners in Jefferson Hills may soon feel the effects of zoning ordinance changes. At Monday’s meeting, council heard from John Trant, the borough’s p...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Forward Township residents want to know when PennDOT will reopen Bunola River Road, which had been limited to one lane, but was closed entirely Jan. 23. Residen...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Sewage Authority board held its reorganization Monday prior to conducting regular business. Board member Lewis Marraccini was elected as chairman. Brook...