Hairstylist Lorenzo Altobelli, owner of LA Fades in Belle Vernon, gives a trim to Kash Ward, 6, of Monessen at the Snips and Sneakers event Monday morning at The Full Potential Project building in Mon...

Taxes will remain at their current level in the new spending plan. By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area school board gave final approval Monday to a new budget for the 2024-25 s...

The former boxing champ will be honored Saturday at Monessen Community Day. Michael Moorer’s International Boxing Hall of Fame induction came as a surprise to the southpaw who grew up in Monessen. “I ...

Lower energy prices and the presence of more wells in the state contributed to the decline. Checks distributed to Mon Valley communities — and hundreds of others across the state — from Marcellus Shal...

The closure is necessary so crews can replace a block wall in the area. Boston Hollow Road in Elizabeth Township will be closed starting Monday for about two months due to crews from PennDOT and A. Li...

Jasiah Jones’ family wants to replenish the blood that was used to save his life. “It was like a punch in the gut!” That’s how Casey Jones felt when she was told that her 12-year-old son had cancer. T...

The Westmoreland County juvenile detention center in Hempfield has hired enough staff to double its capacity three months after a limited reopening in March, officials announced Monday. The detention ...

Despite uncomfortable conditions, hundreds of people turned out for two days of music. By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Muggy weather didn’t stop The Commonheart frontman Clinton Clegg from grooving around ...

Administrators say it’s necessary to balance the budget without job cuts. Property owners in the Charleroi Area School District will see a slight rise in their taxes next year. On Thursday, school boa...

By JUSTIN VELLUCCI Trib Total Media The Allegheny County Health Department on Thursday fined U.S. Steel nearly $80,000 for air pollution the department said its Clairton Coke Works created in the firs...

Township officials say it will be easier to deal with absentee landlords. Carroll Township’s new quality of life ordinance will help supervisors get properties cleaned up in the township without so mu...

By RENATTA SIGNORINI Trib Total Media For Trish Walch, living at Odin View Apartments in Hempfield is a dream come true. It’s in large part a nod to the Westmoreland County Housing Authority building’...

The PROSPER Act promises sustainable energy jobs for areas with high unemployment in natural resources & mining sectors. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato expressed support for legislation sp...

The school board will search for replacement coaches before officially accepting them. Elizabeth Forward school board voted Wednesday to deny the resignations of two middle school soccer coaches until...

The tribute to those who lost their lives in the War on Terror will be displayed until noon Monday. With the sun shining down and engines roaring, Roscoe American Legion riders and friends proudly esc...

More than 2,660 entries were submitted in the annual statewide contest. By the MVI The Mon Valley Independent earned three Keystone Press Awards in the 2024 Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association’s annual...

A project to remove the dam near Elizabeth is scheduled to begin July 10. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is adding navigation safety signs and buoys upstream and downstream of Mo...

Classmates gathered Thursday for their third annual “Class of 1968 Weenie Roast.” By JIM BUSCH For the MVI It has been 56 years since they walked the halls of the McKeesport Senior High School togethe...

The Elizabeth Township festival featured games, food trucks, raffles and a car cruise. By MICHAEL RICHTER mirchter@yourmvi.com Despite the heat, many showed up Friday to enjoy the Saints Joachim and A...

The tornadoes left 137 dead and 1,000 injured. By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Eighty years ago tomorrow, the headlines in the Valley Independent and other local newspapers were mostly about the progress of ...