The millage rate will hold steady after a large increase a year ago. Donora council voted Thursday to advertise its preliminary budget for 2026, which keeps taxes at their current level. It will be av...

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would have capped the amount of carbon that companies in Pennsylvania are allowed to emit. By KATE HUANGPU Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Environmental advocates and ...

The senator suffered facial injuries, but is otherwise “doing well.” By PAULA REED WARD and BEN SCHMITT TribLive U.S. Sen. John Fetterman was hospitalized Thursday after suffering facial injuries in a...

Daemond Artemus is accused of shooting Brandon Dean in May 2024 in McKeesport. By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive Allegheny County Police charged Daemond Artemus, 18, of McKeesport in the May 2, 2024, slayin...

Borough officials have not had an increase in their annual stipend since 1993. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI West Mifflin officials are working on the budget for next year, which calls for a dedicate...

The holidays are around the corner and the Friends of the Monessen Public Library’s annual Holiday Boutique is open for shopping. The boutique offers an assortment of holiday decorations for sale. Sho...

From left, Monongahela Elks Lodge 455 members Aaron Benney, Kevin Behanna, Stanley Welsh and Rick Opferman are shown Wednesday morning unloading boxes of hams donated to the Finleyville Food Pantry in...

The deal ends a four-month budget impasse that stopped the flow of billions of state dollars to schools, counties, and nonprofits that provide critical public services. Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a...

The budget impasse is expected to impact the county’s bottom line in 2026. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Westmoreland officials warned that passage of a state budget on Wednesday will not immediately r...

Hammond worked as a sales representative for the Mon Valley Independent at the time of his death. A beloved and respected member of the Mon Valley Independent newspaper team is being remembered as som...

Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering gift-filled shoeboxes to children including many who are suffering from war, poverty, disease and disaster. By the MVI Voluntee...

By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive The 82-year-old mayor of a small Fayette County town had a blood-alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit on Election Night when he crashed his car into a woman driving h...

The historic, 1,000-pound grist stone was once used for grinding grain into flour or meal. For the MVI An historic millstone is now part of the landscape outside of the McKeesport Regional History & H...

WASHINGTON(AP)— President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, str...

Tenaska has been operating the plant near Smithton since December 2018 under state approval. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive State regulators say they will issue an air quality permit to the natural gasfired p...

Lt. Comm. Rick Elster was the guest speaker at the Veterans Day event. History is not just something in textbooks, but rather real people — neighbors who have protected our freedoms throughout the yea...

More than a decade of planning went into the project, which was celebrated on Veterans Day. Under a cold, gray sky the sounds of a single bagpipe drifted through Donora as people walked together down ...

Monessen schools are holding a flexible instruction day in response to the incident. A 16-year-old is in UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh after being shot in the head Tuesday afternoon in Moness...

He was instrumental in the paper’s expansion into McKeesport and other Mon Valley communities. By the MVI A beloved member of the Mon Valley Independent newspaper team passed away Monday. MVI sales re...

Choir, band and orchestra students presented a variety of patriotic songs. McKeesport Area School District students displayed their range of musical talents while expressing gratitude to area veterans...