NEWS BRIEFS Man arrested on drug charges

Many area lawmakers opposed the measure, but 20 Republican representatives joined with Democrats to pass it. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday to continue to fully fun...

A judge denied John Veltre’s request for release Friday in a Westmoreland County courtroom. Susan Worlton only knew her sisters from her mother’s stories and the few pictures that remain. In a courtro...

She was killed in a crash on I-70 in March 2024. The trial for a Fayette City man involved in an accident that killed an Allenport woman last year is set to begin July 7. Jacob M. Posey, 23, who is ch...

We’ll have photos from Magic City Saturday in Charleroi in Monday’s electronic edition of the MVI.

Meetings in local government next week Every week, the Mon Valley Independent editorial staff will share upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of pu...