A Monessen man was taken into custody Monday after police said he crashed his vehicle into another motorist’s car while speeding on state Route 201. State police said they observed Nikolas David Fried...

Clairton head coach Carlton Wade starts celebrating in the final seconds of Monday’s win over Geibel in a Class 1A semifinal game at Charleroi. See story on B1. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent...

Customers were eager to welcome the tavern back & enjoy the favorite foods they’ve been missing. It’s been a long time coming — but it was well worth the wait. Area residents arrived hungry to satisfy...

A local man is charged with harboring illegal aliens and failing to pay employment taxes. A Belle Vernon resident who owned a company that supplies immigrant workers to businesses in and around Charle...

A new park may be added under a plan developed with an architectural firm. Rostraver Township commissioners heard a presentation Monday regarding a new comprehensive recreation, park and open space pl...

Representatives and students gave their annual presentation to school board members. At last week’s Elizabeth Forward school board meeting, middle school faculty and students gave their annual present...

Vigilant Hose Company No. 1 of Port Vue responded to a house fire at 1013 Alquin St. around 11:15 a.m. Monday. When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from the structure. The fire was exting...

Charleroi firefighters responded to the incident early Monday morning at a Speers boat dock. Firefighters were called to a boat dock in Speers early Monday morning for a reported medical incident. Cha...

Firefighters were called to the scene of a vehicle accident with injuries on Interstate 70 Saturday night. One person, who was not identified, was transported to a hospital by Rostraver West Newton Em...

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has taken many productive steps during his first weeks back in the Oval Office. But supporting a bill to cap credit card interest rates — based on a campaign promise the preside...

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...

Three recent but completely unrelated events illustrate the deranged hatred of President Donald Trump and his supporters continuing now even into a second decade. And yet the venom only further margin...

The piano had clearly been through hell. This instrument once made beautiful music at the hands of Oded Lifshitz, an 83-year-old whose body spent 503 days in Hamas custody. And so it can never be a me...

NEW YORK (AP) — The popular right-wing podcaster Dan Bongino has built a career of unleashing sometimes inflammatory rants against the media, Democrats and the federal government. Now, the 50-year-old...

Belle Vernon Area’s Tommy Davis (11), Zion Moore (2) and Curty Wade (1) celebrate after the final buzzer of their WPIAL semifinal win over Avonworth Saturday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. With the w...

PennDOT will hold a series of upcoming Real ID Days events across the state. Time is of the essence for Pennsylvania residents to get a Real ID driver’s license or photo identification card to fly on ...

The proposed memorial would be constructed at Heritage Hill Park. During a recent White Oak Council workshop meeting, there were preliminary discussions about a veterans memorial project. According to...

JoAnne Rodgers and Arlene Harvey were honored at the Black History Month celebration on Saturday. McKeesport honored its legacy and trailblazers in the community Saturday through a Black History Month...

North Belle Vernon Council also offered support for Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services. North Belle Vernon officials will again provide Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services a donation this y...

Lake Somerset is completely frozen, but that didn’t stop emergency crews from getting in the water and training for ice emergencies Saturday. Firefighters from Charleroi and Donora were among about 80...