Marlene Aitken Borkowski

School districts have shifted to remote learning, but government offices are starting to reopen. After a weekend snowstorm turned neighborhoods into sledding hills and backyards into igloo constructio...

Tensions are higher than ever after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. After a second deadly shooting in Minneapolis, some Mon Valley and state officials are reacting to the intense immigration enforc...

Much of the Phase 1 work is nearing completion. With a lot of the Elizabeth Forward High School construction underway, many local leaders over the last month have provided updates on the status of the...

Don’t miss the latest from Elizabeth Borough in Wednesday’s Mon Valley Independent.

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As snow continued to pummel the region Sunday, Westmoreland County commissioners agreed to do something that had not been done in more than three decades: They shut down the courthouse. Citing public ...