Linzi Troilo / For the MVI Among those who celebrated the Cultural Heritage Festival in Monessen Saturday were Mon Valley NAACP 2274 members, from left, President Kenneth Silva, Secretary Linda Carson...

The Elizabeth firefighters parade took place Saturday afternoon as part of the Riverfest celebration. Linzi Troilo / Mon Valley Independent

Photo by Bentleyville Fire Rescue Several departments responded to an abandoned structure fire in Fallowfield Township Sunday night. The fire was reported around 9:30 p.m. on Fourth Street extension. ...

Firefighters turned on the water cannon to help the kids cool off and give them puddles to play in. By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Despite the 90-degree temperatures, a large crowd of children and their par...

Mark and Alicia Cook started the market five weeks ago, with produce & fresh-cut flowers for sale. Mark and Alicia Cook have started their own market on the Colonel Edward Cook House property, bringin...

The event took place Wednesday at the Harvey Mine in Sycamore. State Rep. Bud Cook and the House Republican Policy Committee held a hearing underground Wednesday in Harvey Mine to assess the economic ...

Borough officials are working with PennDOT to try to create a safer environment. Elizabeth Township Police Chief Ken Honick talked to Elizabeth Borough Council at its July meeting about the improvemen...

Shapiro didn’t endorse school vouchers until he ran for governor. By STEPHEN CARUSO, ANGELA COULOUMBIS and KATIE MEYER Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is being eyed as a poten...

It will take place after school, providing fun and extra instruction for the district’s K-6 students. A new afterschool program for K-6 students in the California Area School District will kick off th...

It was awarded posthumously Friday to the family of the local World War II combat veteran. It was a moment decades in the making. On Friday, as the sun shined and a hawk soared nearby, tears gently fi...

The annual festival will continue today with music and a firefighters parade. Fun for the whole family is taking place in downtown Elizabeth this weekend. The annual Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest, whi...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Brooke Auckerman, a friendly 20-year-old with a winning smile and a positive outlook on life, is now a published author. Auckerman’s new children’s book, “Be Kind Loretta Owl”...

The Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition and Mental Health America presented him with awards. Carroll Township resident Joey Pagano, a social worker and advocate for those suffering from addiction, rec...

Amy Imbrogno, 2, of Monessen (left) and Lyla Hill, 3, of New Eagle participated in a Play-Doh activity Wednesday at Monongahela Area Library. The Summer Reading Extravaganza, hosted by the Washington ...

It’s now expected to be open to river traffic in September rather than December. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has decided to expedite the opening of a 100-foot-wide navigation ...

By SARAH PELLIS The business recently moved to Broad Avenue in Belle Vernon, near where it was founded 60 years ago. spellis@yourmvi.com MarBill Diamonds and Jewelry is celebrating its grand reopening...

They brought a petition to Thursday’s meeting and were told to contact WCA. Several residents of Motheral Avenue voiced concerns during Thursday’s Monessen council meeting about the building of modula...

The district is hoping to fill the position before school starts in August. Michael Sable resigned Tuesday as principal at Belle Vernon Area High School, and the district is searching for a replacemen...

A Port Vue man is in jail after allegedly killing his neighbor’s dog and injuring her after she asked him to turn down his music. John Lee Mack Jr., 27, is charged with two counts of aggravated assaul...

The Mon Valley NAACP is organizing the event, which starts at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Anthony E. Madison Sr. Veterans Memorial Park in Monessen. Mon Valley NAACP Unit 2274 is once again bringing back ...