This story is part of Mon Valley Sons of World War II, a series about our sons who lost their lives in service to our country during the war. From the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, Monessen...

Jacob Posey is charged with homicide by vehicle in the March 16 death of Tori Demo. A Fayette City man is accused of driving 118 mph when he crashed into another vehicle on Interstate 70, resulting in...

Students will seal their phones in Yondr pouches throughout the school day. In a letter to parents and community members, Eric Harper introduced himself as the new McKeesport Area High School principa...

The Frosty Frolic Mon River Romp is a major fundraiser for the California Area School District Foundation. By the MVI Nineteen California Area High School 2024 graduates walked away with 23 scholarshi...

Rostraver Township will host an event in September to allow residents to bring their electronics to recycle. Items will be accepted on three days in September at the Rostraver Township Road Department...

The railroad-themed event recalls the first train to arrive in the area on Independence Day in 1874. Mon Valley residents flocked from all over Thursday for Monongahela Main Street Program’s sixth ann...

A fundraiser is set for 3 to 7 p.m. July 13 at the Eagles club. The Monessen Fraternal Order of Eagles will host a fundraiser July 13 to benefit the Povrzenich family, who lost their Donora home in a ...

A train created a potential hazard by speeding through the borough during a fireworks display. A Charleroi councilman has owned up to a mistake made in planning for Magic City Saturday that led to a d...

The music outreach program offers individual and group music lessons every Tuesday in Monessen. The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts has expanded to offer its programs in Monessen. Through a new partne...

ROCKIN’ ON THE MON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES PREVIEW Rhyme & Reason will perform on the upper level of the Monongahela Aquatorium. The next show in Monongahela Aquatorium’s Rockin’ on the Mon summer conce...

By QUINCEY REESE Trib Total Media A 2.5-mile section of the Great Allegheny Passage in Fayette County will close Monday until mid-October for a gas line replacement project. The closure runs from Dunb...

California Area High School senior Tristan Slavick, 17, does a cannonball dive into the pool Tuesday afternoon at the Pine Cove Beach Club in Charleroi. To purchase this photo and more from our online...

More than 70 million Americans are forecast to travel at least 50 miles. Busy roads, airports and train stations are expected as record travel is being forecast for the Fourth of July weekend. Motor c...

The company requested an additional 90 days to make changes suggested by local officials. Coen Market won’t receive final approval for its new location in Carroll Township for at least three more mont...

Directors also approved several personnel matters at a brief meeting Tuesday. In a brief meeting Tuesday, the McKeesport Area School Board approved several personnel moves and the purchase of a new sc...

Editor’s note: For the next few weeks, Ralph Stone will be writing about an imaginary family from Omaha, Neb., touring an imaginary version of the Mon Valley on a summer vacation. We’re publishing thi...

The Mon Valley Independent won’t produce a newspaper or electronic edition on Thursday to mark the Independence Day holiday. The editorial department will return at 4 p.m. Thursday to gather and accep...

Everett Jackson, 6, of Jefferson Hills sits on a platform after climbing to the top of a rope ladder at the Cedar Creek Park playground Monday afternoon. Jackson visited the park with his mother, Hann...

Elizabeth Sullivan claims she was dismissed for pointing out errors by Judge John DiSalle. KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI A former Washington County Courts employee has filed a complaint alleging a county...

Commissioners are exploring potential safety upgrades following a fatal June 1 motorcycle crash. Angela Tomanio of Monroeville appealed to Elizabeth Township commissioners Monday for better signage in...