The Democratic governor wants a more flexible tax credit that’s focused on job creation. By CHARLOTTE KEITH Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — For the second year in a row, Gov. Josh Shapiro is asking Pennsylv...

Park employees test ride the Sky Rocket roller coaster Friday afternoon as Kennywood Park in West Mifflin prepares to open today. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

House members from both parties see the need to provide legal protections. The Pennsylvania House passed two pieces of legislation this week that aim to protect state residents from the negative effec...

It decided in favor of Al Buchtan, upholding a Commonwealth Court decision by a 4-3 margin. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ended the legal fight over whether Republican state Senate candidate Al B...

The Elizabeth Township fitness studio opened its doors in March. A new fitness studio has arrived in Elizabeth Township. Cousins and Elizabeth Township natives Molly Watterworth and Kelly McHolme open...

The improvements became necessary after a drop in Monongahela River water levels. By the MVI Pennsylvania American Water says it is completing more than $11 million in upgrades at its E.H. Aldrich Wat...

Monessen Lions Club presented a donation to the Mon Valley Independent as the newspaper commemorates its 10year anniversary. From left are 1st Vice President Lion Mark Panicucci, Treasurer Lion Debbie...

Rodney Merritt Sr. was honored by Achieving Greatness Inc. with the annual Veterans Award. By the MVI Rodney Merritt Sr. of Monessen was among several area people honored with the 2026 Dr. Cyril Wecht...

Several special events are planned for the national celebration. By COLETTE FUNCHES McKeesport Community Newsroom The Carnegie Library of McKeesport will take part in the National Library Week celebra...

BEIRUT (AP) — Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but U.S. President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full ...

Oil prices drop 9% and Wall Street rallies to a record NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record Friday afte...

The grand prize went to Hannah Conard of Sesame and Lillies in Monongahela. For the MVI The Mon Valley Alliance Foundation, in partnership with Washington & Jefferson College’s Ignite Business Incubat...

By PAULA REED WARD TribLive A former doctor at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital was ordered Wednesday in federal court to serve two years probation after pleading guilty to illegally selling weight-...

The owner of Westmoreland Mall drops to second place. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive A New Jersey-based company that owns mobile home parks and prefabricated residential communities in a dozen states wi...

Sports Stew Wayne Stewart cleaned out his notebook for some leftover Stew. B1

Don’t miss our Food pages full of new recipes in Saturday’s print and electronic edition of the MVI.

The musical will be presented at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ringgold High School auditorium. Pirates are practicing sword fights, Lost Boys are learning dance numbers and somewhere backstage, Peter Pan is...

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Council is targeting the location of the former CarSalas bar as an area of concern in the borough. West Mifflin council is on a mission to clean up borough neighborhoods. The former CarSalas bar at 56...

Art vendors are being sought for the Aug. 1 event. The Monongahela Main Street Program is preparing for its first-ever arts festival and is calling for all artists in the region to apply and participa...