Cheri Matsko of Monongahela and Jennifer Turner of California enjoyed a Sunday morning walk at Mingo Creek County Park in Washington County. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

Roscoe council members, relatives and neighbors attended the dedication ceremony Saturday evening. Sandy Davis had a gleaming smile, sturdy shoulders, a stellar work ethnic and always had a listening ...

The resignation of Pennsylvania’s governor sets in motion the line of succession, elevating the lieutenant governor and head of the state Senate. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonpr...

School districts are navigating a new world when it comes to technology and the use of artificial intelligence in education. Due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the Belle Vernon Area Scho...

The Pittsburgh New Works Festival has been dedicated to producing new plays from all over the world for 33 years. McKeesport Little Theater will stage “They-Said, They-Said,” a one-act play written by...

NEW YORK (AP) — Check your freezer. Perdue Foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders after some customers reported finding metal wire embedded in the products. ...

A total of $806.4 million will be awarded through the two programs nationally. By the MVI The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday it will award $17,262,269 million in grants to help h...

PEOPLE ARE FASCINATED with finding things that have sunk in water. The wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic in the North Atlantic has been a draw since it sank in 1912, but especially since it was found in 198...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz embarked on a bus tour in southwestern Pennsylvania on Sunday, hoping to ride a wave of enthusiasm for her can...

Having wreaked havoc on college campuses across the country, pro-Palestinian protesters are preparing to take their show of grievance and nihilism to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The...

Officials believe the new location is more accessible to the clients it serves. PA CareerLink moved its Mon Valley office from Donora to Charleroi in July in an effort to provide a more convenient loc...

Most area students will be back in class sometime next week. Students across the Mon Valley are preparing to head back to school. For many of them, the return to class has come more quickly than usual...

Nicole Ziccarelli said the new area is intended to “help their healing.” It was a pre-teen victim of a sexual assault who two years ago made it clear to Westmoreland prosecutors that the sterile court...

The event will take place today and Sunday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. Air Force Capt. Melanie “Mach” Kluesner will be hurtling through the sky over Westmoreland County at more than 60...

One of the suspects was involved in a SWAT standoff in Monongahela this week. Allegheny County Police announced Friday that two men, including one who was arrested after an hours-long SWAT standoff We...

The issue involves worries about the composting facility in the borough. White Oak received notice of a violation from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regarding the borough’s c...

By the MVI Monessen police Chief Dave Yuhasz announced the police department will be holding a training drill from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at Monessen High School. Yuhasz wants to alert residents as t...

If you’re not looking too closely, some recent Kamala Harris ads may give the false impression that some leading news organizations are taking sides in the campaign for president. The advertisements, ...

Never has the GOP been more unified, and Donald Trump deserves all the credit. The issue uniting pundits, editorial boards, virtually all Republican politicians, GOP consultants, MAGA warriors and ral...

A West Newton man was ordered to serve up to 10 years in prison for a series of crimes over a three-year period that included an assault, threats made against police and the theft of an American flag ...