Allegheny County • Terron D. Porterfield, 22, of McKeesport was charged with prohibited acts, persons not to possess, use, manufacture or control and prohibited acts - possession stemming from an alle...

PennDOT District 12 announced that nightly single- lane restrictions will take place in both directions of Route 51 between McKenery Drive and Porter Drive in Rostraver Township starting today. All wo...

Parishioners from five churches participated in the free event at the Monessen City Park Amphitheatre. It was a celebration of faith and community Saturday at the Monessen City Park Amphitheatre. Resi...

The trolley museum is open in the summer from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays to Sundays. The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington County officially opened its outdoor pavilion. The museum, located at...

Council officially votes in favor of appealing a ruling that could keep term limits off the ballot. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Allegheny County Council voted 9-6 Friday to appeal a judge’s ruling that ...

Eight-year-old Laina Johnson of Monessen got Honey and Bear ready for the Fayette County Fair. By 6:30 most summer mornings, 8-year-old Laina Johnson was already awake and getting ready to work. Somet...

By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Sixteen more dilapidated properties across Westmoreland County will be demolished as part of a decade-long project to eradicate the properties from local communities. Comm...

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...

By the MVI Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced Friday that a woman who has been a fugitive for nearly three years has been taken into custody along with a second fugitive. Sheriff’s offi...

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission alerts motorists in West Mifflin that New England Road will be reopening over the weekend, allowing for the closure of Lower Camp Hollow Road (S.R. 2043) on Monday...

• Line dance lessons, Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Department Social Center, 130 Baird St., 6 to 8 p.m., $5, no partner required. • Bingo, Washington Township Volunteer Fire Co., doors open at 5 p....

From draft horses and demolition derbies to a new pro wrestling show, the annual event runs through Aug. 29. By PATRICK VARINE TribLive Joann Logan has a special fondness for the annual Westmoreland F...

There are more than $600,000 in unpaid fines in the borough. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI West Mifflin officials dis cussed ways to get code enforcement violators to pay their fines. Community Devel...

McKeesport • Diamond Lashon Watts, 30, was charged with aggravated assault and simple assault at Harrison Village Thursday. The victim told police Watts went to her residence “to fight her,” according...

PennDOT District 12 announced a single-lane restriction on westbound Interstate 70 between Exit 43 (Route 201 Fayette City) and Exit 46 (Route 51/I-70 Interchange), in Rostraver Township from 6 a.m. u...

Officials said food service staff employed by the district would neither be displaced nor outsourced. The Belle Vernon Area School District is exploring outsourcing management of its cafeteria operati...

The musical will debut at 7 tonight at the Grand Theatre in Elizabeth. By the MVI The Penguin Project at Mon River Arts will debut “Shrek The Musical Jr.” tonight and they’re hoping to give the audien...

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Students return to the classroom Aug. 31. As the first day of school in the Elizabeth Forward School District approaches, construction is ongoing at the high school. As they prepare for students to re...

RETAL PA employees in Donora and their families gathered at Palmer Park on Friday for the company’s annual summer barbecue, bringing colleagues together for an afternoon of food, games and celebration...