For the second year in a row, MVI Senior Reporter Taylor Brown joined the crew from the Glassport American Legion and jumped in, too. For the past six years, members, family and friends of the Glasspo...

Ashley Howes of Coal Center and Natayah Moten were named the Big and Little Sister of the Year for the Laurel Region. By JEFF HIMLER TribLive Luke Finlay and Jaxon Smartnick may have been born about a...

While many of President Joe Biden’s advisors favor the deal, he is siding with United Steelworkers union president. By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive In a last-ditch effort to gain approval for its acqui...

The budget does not include a tax increase for the new year. The Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners approved a tax levy ordinance that will keep the tax rates the same for 2025. Board President...

Despite no tax increase, the budget was not approved by a unanimous decision. White Oak Borough adopted its fiscal year 2025 budget, which includes no tax increase, at a special meeting Monday. Counci...

Founded in 1980, the McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center is a nonprofit museum and research facility. The McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center is looking to hire a museum manager ...

By the MVI A California, Pa., man accused of severely beating a baby in his care is now facing a an attempted homicide charge. On Tuesday, Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh amended the c...

To the Editor: At the beginning of December 2024, I heard that Christians and Jewish people would celebrate on Dec. 25 together. Christmas and Hanukkah are celebrated on the same day every 25 years, m...

ORGAN DONATIONS save lives. The story of medicine in Pittsburgh has included huge chapters on the growth of transplant surgery. Livers, hearts, kidneys and lungs — all of these are the critical organs...

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Before reaching the 1978 peace deal between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter managed months of intense preparation, high-stakes negotiations at Camp Dav...

Some Valley residents wouldn’t think of starting 2025 without one. If you’re looking for good fortune this time of year, turn to the pretzel. Having a bite of New Year’s pretzel for good luck is a lon...

The Mon Valley Independent news staff takes a look back at the year’s top stories. swolford@yourmvi.com From an eclipse, immigration controversy, uncertainty in the steel and glassmaking industries, t...

No vote was taken on a revised version of the township’s spending plan. Forward Township will head into the new year without a spending plan in place. On Monday, a scheduled budget meeting only lasted...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com While the new year can mark new beginnings, fresh starts and lots of things to look forward to, for many people it starts with paying homage to tradi...

Most of them are focused on economic development and bringing more jobs to the Mon Valley. With the new year almost here, leaders throughout the Mon Valley are reflecting on what 2025 will look like f...

The 39th president focused on humanitarian work after leaving the White House in 1981. ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vi...

Kristy Johnson and her six children weren’t home at the time of the fire Friday evening. A GoFundMe has been launched for a family of seven who lost their possessions in a fire that ravaged their home...

All of them received “Best of the Best” honors from the Tribune-Review. Elizabeth Borough Council recognized a few businesses and events at a meeting last week. This year, “Sounds Like Summer on Plum”...

The entrance will be upgraded to increase safety, and new auditorium lights will be installed. Improvements are coming to McKeesport Area High School, including an upgrade to the entrance area and new...

The annual 12-hour fundraising marathon was held in November. Charities across Fayette County had a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. On Dec. 12, the Community Foundation of Fayette County g...