A Monessen man who was accused of getting into a shootout in Charleroi last year has been charged with criminal attempted homicide and additional felony counts in connection with a gunfight at a Sept....

After raising them from eggs, Madonna Catholic students put them in the water Thursday at Mingo Creek Park. By the MVI Madonna Catholic Regional School in Monongahela transformed into its own hatchery...

Due to vacant positions, new hire savings and interest payment on 2023 debt, the district saved $325,927 this year. The tentative 2024-25 budget for the Elizabeth Forward School District includes an i...

The school board is expected to vote on the final budget at the June 19 meeting. Ringgold School Board passed its $56 million preliminary budget Wednesday for 2024-25, which includes a tax hike for pr...

A nearby creek caused debris to block the entrance of the White Oak Animal Safe Haven property. Recent storms caused damage to the White Oak Animal Safe Haven property and forced the staff to find hel...

By the MVI The Mon Valley Independent is entering an exciting new era in digital publishing with the unveiling Wednesday of our redesigned website, our recently launched new and improved e-edition, an...

The Magic City Spring Flea Market will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. For the MVI Charleroi officials will host the annual cleanup day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday throughout the downtown are...

The McKeesport Area school board has approved a $60,000 purchase of Yondr magnetic locking cell phone pouches to implement a phone-free environment at Founders Hall Middle School and McKeesport Area H...

During my 90 trips around the sun, I have been privileged to witness or learn of some dynamic battles between a few immovable forces. The first one I recall takes me back to the Saturday matinees at t...

A gag order. The House Speaker turning up outside court. Angry denouncements of the judge overseeing the case. Some of the most explosive moments in Donald Trump’s hush money trial have played out for...

The school board is expected to vote on the final budget at the June 19 meeting. Ringgold School Board passed its $56 million preliminary budget Wednesday for 2024-25, which includes a tax hike for pr...

From left, South Allegheny baseball fans Bailey Popovich, Kaylyn Dolney and Isabella Champ supported the team during Tuesday’s game against McGuffey at Boyce Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair. Kaylyn ho...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com A severe weather alert whistle that sits atop the North Belle Vernon Borough municipal building caused a bit of confusion for residents when it wen...

By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission has issued a final adjudication regarding possible violations against state Rep. Andrew Kuzma, R-Elizabeth Township, under ...

By CLOE LOOSZ For the MVI The Monessen School Board has greenlit a preliminary budget, leaving the question of a potential real estate tax increase unanswered. The draft budget for the 2024-2025 schoo...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Monessen paid WEC Engineers $128,985 Tuesday for work completed on Phase 4 of the sewer rehabilitation project a month after city officials argued the engineeri...

The broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a new study found. When the temperatures spiked last year, numerous weather agencies said it was the ho...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Cheyanne Weathers and her 3-year-old daughter Avery of Monessen greet Brando, a retired Allegheny County Police horse, Monday afternoon at Round Hill Park. To purc...

By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com White Oak council heard a request Monday night to upgrade baseball and softball fields in the borough. Josh Lefkowitz of the White Oak Athletic Association cited st...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Monessen veterans are raising money to restore the World War II tank memorial in City Park, as the vehicle is showing signs of decades of deterioration.   Ron C...