The Mon-Yough River Valley Rotary Club will serve as the new sponsor for the Interact Club at Charleroi Area High School. A new Rotary club is coming to the Mon Valley and its members are excited to b...

One of the Japanese steelmaker’s top leaders told reporters in Tokyo he plans to meet with federal officials in the U.S. Nippon Steel plans to meet with federal officials to work out a solution to the...

The city was awarded a $2.9 million multimodal transportation grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to re-route the bike trail in 2018. Rerouting McKeesport’s portion of the Great Allegheny Pass...

The goal of the Riverwalk project is to bring more people and businesses into the borough. During Tuesday’s monthly meeting, Elizabeth Council discussed several upcoming projects thanks to grants the ...

An incident over the weekend at the Edgar Thomson Steel Works facility in Braddock resulted in damage to the building, described as a hole. U.S. Steel submitted a breakdown report to the Allegheny Cou...

Parishioners of Epiphany of Our Lord Church, 44 Pennsylvania Blvd., Monessen gather with their new administrator, Rev. Vincent Concepcion, in preparation for their annual Lenten fish fry. Parishioners...

Charleroi Area eighth-grade students got into character during Tuesday’s science class to model what happens during a lunar eclipse for their classmates. From left are Logan Barcus (the sun), Trinity ...

Granted Access LLC offers local grant writing services and guidance for businesses, municipalities and nonprofits. No matter what county a community falls in within the Mon Valley, elected officials, ...

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...