ON FRIDAY, PRESIDENT Donald Trump pivoted. He dropped his previous opposition to the acquisition of U.S. Steel, a marquee name in the history of American manufacturing, by Nippon Steel, a larger force...

The editorial department of the Mon Valley Independent encourages letters to the editor. Letters must be no more than 500 words, must be in good taste and must include the author’s name, town of resid...

One reason why the public turned on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) was its insistence that roughly 70% of the country was stereotyped as victimizers by virtue of their skin color. In contrast,...

“Jewish students were excluded from portions of the UCLA campus because they refused to denounce their faith.” That’s not my interpretation; it’s a quote from a judge’s order. “This fact is so unimagi...

By the MVI Memorial Day is a national day of mourning created to honor those in the United States military who died in defense of our country. Traditionally, communities commemorate the day with parad...

The National Weather Service determined that it was one of three tornadoes Wednesday in Western Pennsylvania. At least one tornado was confirmed in the Mon Valley Wednesday following heavy storms that...

Fifth-grader Londyn Johnson leans in to greet Albany, a therapy dog through Animal Friends’ Therapet program, as Albany and her owner, Randall Marino, arrived for an ice cream party Friday at Monessen...

He claims the “planned partnership” will create at least 70,000 jobs and add $14 billion to the nation’s economy. President Donald Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, Friday to anno...

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. In May 1945, the war in Europe was coming to an end. Ameri...

MEMORIAL DAY has evolved to a time when people place flowers on the graves of loved ones, but the original intent was to honor military service personnel who have lost their lives in service to Americ...

About 38 students attended the event held at the Carroll Township Social Center. For the MVI The fourth annual Paul Powers Ringgold High School senior class prayer breakfast was recently held at the C...

The National Weather Service determined that it was one of three tornadoes Wednesday in Western Pennsylvania. At least one tornado was confirmed in the Mon Valley Wednesday following heavy storms that...

Many are upset over the impending shutdown of seven branch campuses. Over the past two years, Darcy Holtzman worked with her fellow teachers at Burrell High School to provide more hands-on, real- worl...

The borough is launching a new program to assist residents who are elderly or disabled. North Charleroi is looking for volunteers to help elderly and disabled members of their community keep up with m...

Serra Catholic pitcher Owen Dumbroski (second from left) is mobbed by teammates after the Eagles rallied for a 3-2 win over Greensburg Central Catholic Friday in a Class 1A semifinal. With the win, Se...

Hundreds of thousands of photos were taken of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. And yet, there are only four known photos of him in a wheelchair. This was deliberate. FDR hid his disability from polio, even ...

From left, West Mifflin Area High School seniors Magnus Miller, Riley Burrow and Will Especto await the start of Thursday’s commencement ceremony. See more photos in our online gallery at www.monvalle...

The township’s public works garage purchased four new lifts. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano, D-West Mifflin, paid Elizabeth Township a visit Wednesday to check out the public works garage that received g...

Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School’s Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science participants were successful at this year’s state competition Monday at Penn State University’s main campus. Gabby Lo...

A judge found no proof of racing in the 2023 accident that killed Samantha Kalkbrenner. Andrew Voigt vehemently denied that he and another driver were racing across the Mansfield Bridge in Dravosburg ...