Police: 68-year-old man swam across Youghiogheny River to avoid arrest A Sewickley Township man was arrested Monday after state police said he swam across the Youghiogheny River to evade capture, acco...

Charleroi Regional • Durell Sidney West-Scott, 39, of Greensburg was charged with driving with a suspended license, DUI, reckless driving, accidents involving damage to an unattended vehicle or proper...

Students from Belle Vernon Area and Yough are among the students to be honored at the May 13 event. By QUINCEY REESE TribLive Sixty-four seniors from 16 Westmoreland County high schools will be recogn...

BVA Federal Credit Union donated $2,500 for Cook Farm’s 250th celebration set for Aug. 8 at the family’s historic Rostraver Township property. Shown, from left, are John Hepple of the Rostraver Townsh...

The pre-Mother’s Day event is set for this Sunday at several downtown Monongahela businesses. For the MVI Downtown Monongahela will host a special Mother’s Day on Main event on Sunday to celebrate mom...

(AP) Norfolk Southern railroad’s first-quarter profit fell 27% because it didn’t collect big insurance payments related to the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and its planned merger with Union Pacifi...

They were developed in partnership with Tree Pittsburgh. For Arbor Day, a living outdoor classroom came to the West Mifflin Area School District. The district celebrated the grand opening of its Titan...

She told police she fired in self-defense, but found afterward that the victim was not armed. By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive A Clairton woman is accused of fatally shooting a man in Pittsburgh’s Lawre...

Principal Frank Berdar talked to the school board about the fifthgrade brave bunch program, along with other school topics. Teachers and staff at Central Elementary School are coming up with new ideas...

It will take place Wednesday on the California campus. PennWest California, in a partnership with Pittsburgh’s Mattress Factory Contemporary Art Museum, will host the Southwestern Pennsylvania Art Bas...

Rostraver Township Fire Department responded to a vehicle accident Sunday on Fells Church Road. Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services transported one patient to a local hospital. Fire crews cleared...

Council wants to tighten Airbnb activity in the borough. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI Liberty Borough council is contemplating regulating short-term rentals like those through Airbnb and Vrbo. Counc...

Shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, Lock No. 4 Volunteer Fire Co. firefighters were called to Seventh Street and Lincoln Avenue in North Charleroi after a vehicle struck a utility pole. Crews cleaned up some...

Staff and patients got into the spirit this week at Southwest Medical Centers in Bentleyville and Charleroi. For the MVI In a spirited nod to one of football’s biggest annual events, Southwest Medical...

John Jeffries Jr. pleaded guilty in January to more than 20 counts of theft and deceptive business practices. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive A North Belle Vernon mechanic was sentenced Friday to serve u...

Glassport • Lenny Short, 46, of Glassport was charged with defiant trespassing, and public drunkenness stemming from an alleged incident Thursday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Mag...

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...

The Pennsylvania Turnpike advises motorists that a single lane closure will be in place northbound along State Route 51 between the Ridge Road overpass and Jefferson Boulevard in Jefferson Hills start...

Arnold Brown transitioned from a witness of the Cold War to a protector of the neighborhood’s youngest generation. By JENNIFER MCCALLA McKeesport Community Newsroom Arnold Brown’s thumb moves across h...

Work has started on bringing down the former Chuggers Tavern on Monongahela Avenue. Glassport council on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Councilman Bob Miskanin. Council President Anthony Colecchi...