The meeting will run from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Rostraver Central fire hall. PennDOT will host an open house Tuesday in Rostraver Township to offer details on the construction timeline and relate...

A utility pole fell on a vehicle Saturday in the 100 block of Finley Road in Rostraver Township due to inclement weather. There were no reported injuries. The road was closed until Sunday while West P...

The expense of charter school students and questions about federal funding create uncertainty looking ahead to 2025-26. West Mifflin Area School District released a statement last week addressing the ...

This aerial photograph captured an accident Sunday afternoon on Interstate 70 east bound near Exit 42 (North Belle Vernon). North Belle Vernon firefighters responded. Dave Wadsworth / For the Mon Vall...

Five properties were designated in March to be torn down. White Oak council members discussed ongoing demolition projects at a workshop last week. Council voted in March to move forward with the demol...

Monessen Fire departments No.1 and No. 2 responded to two calls for a rubbish fire that extended to a concession stand and a downed utility pole at Monongahela Street and Second Street. Monessen Fire ...

Monessen firefighters responded to a car accident Thursday evening along Pacific Boulevard in Monessen. Municipal fire Chief Delmar Hepple said they received a call at 7:19 p.m. about a car that had d...

A tractor-trailer hauling gravel was involved in a two-vehicle crash shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday on Route 51 north near the Rostraver Airport plaza. Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services evalua...

Here are the winners of the Mon Valley Independent’s annual Easter coloring contest, from left, Bella Brown of Monessen, Aliyah Knepshield of McKeesport and Annalyse Spagnolo of Monessen. MVI

r. Tom Burke, pastor of Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish, washes the feet of soon-to-be new members of the parish at Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Queen of the Rosary Church in Gla...

They expressed their opposition in an editorial published Friday on StateCollege.com. Four current or former Penn State University trustees, including late football Coach Joe Paterno’s son, are urging...

They’re being made available through the state Department of Community and Economic Development. Local organizations can apply to receive free laptops from the state. The Pennsylvania Department of Co...

The school board tabled an agreement with ESS at Tuesday’s meeting. The Belle Vernon Area school board has been considering changing how the district approaches substitute teachers, but decided to wai...

Commissioners voted to reallocate $200K to the Whole Home Repair effort. Westmoreland County will shift funding to improve access to low-income homes over the next 20 months. Commissioners on Thursday...

Rotarians from West Newton and neighboring clubs joined for a celebration dinner on March 30. For the MVI The Rotary Club of West Newton proudly commemorated its 100th anniversary on March 28. Founded...

South Allegheny High School seniors Gina Connors (right) and Sydney Gordon have been selected as the first two high school students to be accepted into the new UPMC McKeesport Scholars Program. This p...

The Monongahela Rotary named Ringgold student Tanya Vasquez as its April student of the month. Submitted

Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania wants to boost the monthly gas bill of a typical residential customer 11.3%, but a state consumer advocate says the change could be illegal. The gas distribution rate hike...

The changes were necessary as construction moves along on the project. Elizabeth Forward School Board readdressed some high school construction questions that were raised at last week’s committee of t...

The Center Avenue bridge connects Elizabeth Borough and Forward Township. The closure of a bridge that connects Elizabeth Borough and Forward Township has caused concern and lengthy commutes for local...