“Singin’, freedom “Freedom “Where are you? “’Cause I need freedom, too “I break chains all by myself “Won’t let my freedom rot in hell” Those lyrics are from Beyonce’s song “Freedom,” the unofficial a...

Anybody who writes a newspaper column gets used to angry emails. It comes with the territory, as people say. And why not? If you write provocatively, you shouldn’t object when people are provoked. Oft...

JUDGES CAN’T PICK and choose when it comes to death penalty cases. That’s the ruling of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. The case in question started with the Bellevue killing of Rachel Dowden in Janu...

Kayla Fransko Reedy was honored before Ringgold’s girls soccer game Wednesday evening, receiving a game ball to show support for her courageous battle against cancer. A 2009 Ringgold graduate, Reedy c...

ATF is offering a $5,000 reward for anyone with information on the incident. Four McKeesport police vehicles were set on fire early Wednesday morning in a parking lot next to the police station. Offic...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday in memory of the former U.S. congressman. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, area politicians and the public gathered Wednesday morning ...

Saturday’s concert will wrap up the Rockin’ on the Mon Summer Concert Series at the Monongahela Aquatorium. The Monongahela Aquatorium will offer a premium ticket for earlier admission in addition to ...

A full weekend of musical entertainment will begin Friday evening with Beatlemania Magic. Renzie Rib Fest, the annual Labor Day tradition, returns to Renziehausen Park in McKeesport this weekend with ...

The Elizabeth Forward school board approved a $30,000 donation to Elizabeth Township for improvements to the Boston ballfields during a special meeting Wednesday. It was approved unanimously by Thomas...

Editor’s note: Ralph Stone has been writing about an imaginary family from Omaha, Neb., touring a futuristic, fictional Mon Valley on a summer vacation. The two weeks during the summer of 2048 passed ...

Supervisors cited frequent complaints from residents. Fallowfield Township supervisors have decided to take a proactive approach to ensure garbage collection runs more smoothly. On Wednesday, supervis...

A Pittsburgh man wanted in connection with an assault at the end of May in McKeesport has been taken into custody. Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced 37-year-old Ramone Thomas has been ...

CHILDREN WILL MAKE UP elaborate stories to get out of trouble. The broken cookie jar is because of a monster. Or an imaginary friend. Or the dog. Yeah, that’s it. The dog did it. The child will tell t...

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 biggest problem Democrats have this year is the mess they’ve made of the border. No matter how many cartwheels the media do for Kamala Harris, immigration remains a top issue for voters — and they...

To the Editor: Well, Monessen folks, you missed another Monessen council meeting (Aug 22), which featured the “Keystone Kops,” otherwise called Monessen’s mayor and council members; and for those who ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza this year even as some at the U.S. Agency for International Development expressed...

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing and Washington will plan for a phone call in the coming weeks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, the White House said Wednesday after National Se...

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Organizer Ron Chromulak offered his thanks to everyone who donated. Spots of rust and signs of decay are long gone. The M4A3 Sherman tank in Monessen City Park looks ready for battle again. After Ron ...