Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Elizabeth Forward Elementary Center hold baby chicks Friday afternoon during recess at the school’s “Chicks in the Sticks” chicken coop. Introduced in 2023, the pro...

Modifications to the zoning code also cover projects involving alternative energy. New rules governing data centers, solar facilities, wind energy systems and other alternative energy projects are off...

The two major parties will select their candidates for November. By the MVI Democrats and Republicans across Pennsylvania will decide Tuesday which candidates from their respective parties will go on ...

The district and school board issued separate statements regarding the status of the project. Elizabeth Forward is trying to set the record straight when it comes to rumors and speculation involving t...

Derek Karpiak and Anna Kondratowicz were crowned prom king and queen of Charleroi Area High School during grand march ceremonies Friday evening. Photo by Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent

The incumbent House member will battle Waynesburg Councilman Ben Humble on Tuesday. State Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Township, is facing one Republican primary challenger in the 50th District, while o...

By PEG LUKETIC McKeesport Community Newsroom y has been operating the McKeesport gym since February 2025. Jessica McCauley threw herself into fitness as an escape when tragedy hit her family in 2014. ...

Artist Kamara Townes brought together several aspects of the city in the artwork. By VICKIE BABYAK McKeesport Community Newsroom A stunning mural by a local artist is finally complete and can be viewe...

Columbia Gas aided construction with a $13,175 donation to help build a walking track. Despite steady rain Thursday morning, work officially began on the first phase of Magic City Riverfront Park as l...

A new partnership has been reached with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive A new partnership will assist Pennsylvania Western University students with earning gradua...

Mayor Ron Mozer urges affected residents to attend the event, which will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. May 21. Monessen City Council announced Thursday the date for a town hall for residents affected by...

Taxes remain steady in the proposed budget, with a projected $2,826,129 deficit being made up through the general fund. At Thursday’s meeting, the West Mifflin Area school board refused to adopt a pre...

The incumbent senator is receiving a spirited primary challenge in the 46th District. Accusations of government corruption, rising campaign spending and competing visions for southwestern Pennsylvania...

Charleroi Area High School will host its 2026 prom Friday evening at the Core Event Center in Irwin. This year’s prom court members are, from the front row to back row, from left, Lilly Withers, Shenn...

The Rostraver Township Historical Society presented Belle Vernon Area High School senior Brook Lesko with its first 2026 Rostraver Township Historical Society Scholarship, totaling $1,500. The daughte...

The Allegheny County Department of Public Works announced Thursday that East Smithfield Street near Antonelli Drive in Elizabeth Township reopened to traffic earlier than expected. The closure, which ...

The Mon Valley Nurses Association presented its 2026 nursing scholarship to Elizabeth Forward High School senior Samantha Malek during a May 7 meeting at River House Cafe in Charleroi. Samantha was ac...

A third grader’s homework assignment helped Allegheny County detectives identify and arrest a man accused of robbing a Versailles Borough credit union last Friday. County police were called to the Cen...

After 18 years serving as the Magic City’s borough administrator and secretary Roberta Doerfler will retire next month. Roberta Doerfler never tried to be the center of attention. Quiet, humble and st...

Geese cross through Cedar Creek Park in Rostraver Township near the Youghiogheny River on Wednesday afternoon following a spring thunderstorm. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent