The city will have about $312K to spend next year. Monongahela council discussed possible uses for the city’s 2025 Community Development Block Grant money during its work session Monday morning. Johan...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling it “unserious and unacceptable,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries rejected on Monday a proposal from Speaker Mike Johnson that links continued government funding for s...

WE THINK OF VIOLENCE — especially gun violence — as something that is lightning fast. A gunshot is almost a measure of something here one minute and gone the next. Superman famously is described as “f...

The public is exhausted after a decade of chronic untruth from the left-wing and its media. The 2016 presidential campaign will be long remembered for the false allegation that Donald Trump colluded w...

We live in an age of anxiety, full of anger and depression. The presidential candidates are clearly playing on both emotional states. There’s need for healing. But there is also an invitation for cour...

By PAULA REED WARD TribLive The Allegheny County Board of Elections on Monday approved 10 ballot-return sites and five satellite voting centers for November’s election. The board, which includes Alleg...

Anna Heath, 5, of Speers reacts as she crosses the finish line Saturday at the Little Great Race in Charleroi. See more photos on A2 and in our online photo gallery at www. monvalleyindependent. com. ...

Interested people can sign up for the one-on-one instruction by contacting the library. Rostraver Public Library will offer a free program to help people advance their computer skills. The program pro...

It will take place Saturday at the Elks Lodge in Monongahela. Family, friends and strangers have come to the aid of the victims of a tragic Aug. 23 fire in the Elrama community of Union Township that ...

The three teams combined to pick up 83 bags of garbage in the city. McKeesport held a community cleanup contest during the last week of August and Labor Day Weekend as part of an initiative to pick up...

Council members were asked to take action to improve safety at last week’s meeting. An increased number of vehicle accidents in Charleroi have officials wondering how to best address the problem. Duri...

The former president will deliver a speech Sept. 23 at an undetermined farm. Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Southwestern Pennsylvania this month to speak at an event in Westmo...

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG, JILL COLVIN and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) — With just days to go before his first and likely only debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, former 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...

The school year has begun. My teenager trots off to class in a school uniform, backpack stuffed full, water bottle filled. Early morning and afternoon traffic serve as reminders of the school calendar...

Casey Donahoe volunteered to battle wildfires in the state. A lifetime member of Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company in White Oak spent one of the hottest months of the year battling wildfires in Montana. ...

That was the ruling of a Commonwealth Court panel in a case brought by Butler County. A state court ruled Thursday that Pennsylvania voters will be able to submit a provisional ballot for Election Day...

THERE IS A SIMPLE CURRENCY in providing service for the homeless. Is there a person who needs a warm, safe bed in a building with a roof? Is there a bed available? Bring the two together. The problem ...

Robert “Bob” Miner Jr., who was raised in Monessen, has a deep connection to Westmoreland County. For the MVI The Robert Miner Family Foundation, based in Greensburg, recently donated $40,000 to Westm...

California held Youth Football and Cheer night at Friday’s game against Waynesburg. Midget League cheerleader Presley Solomon was lifted up by Ava Bojtos, Addison Gregory and Morgan Ziglear. To purcha...