By JEREMY SELLEW Sports Editor jsellew@yourmvi.com It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years sitting in the chair of the sports desk here at the Mon Valley Independent. At the beginning of 2016, I remem...

By STACY WOLFORD Managing Editor swolford@yourmvi.com While we celebrate the 250th year of our country this year, here at the Mon Valley Independent we will be celebrating our own milestone, too. The ...

Commissioners also discussed reviving the tradition of Community Cleanup Days. By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com A new county-wide program could benefit Elizabeth Township. During a recent workshop ...

Students from Belle Vernon Area and Yough are among the students to be honored at the May 13 event. By QUINCEY REESE TribLive Sixty-four seniors from 16 Westmoreland County high schools will be recogn...

BVA Federal Credit Union donated $2,500 for Cook Farm’s 250th celebration set for Aug. 8 at the family’s historic Rostraver Township property. Shown, from left, are John Hepple of the Rostraver Townsh...

The pre-Mother’s Day event is set for this Sunday at several downtown Monongahela businesses. For the MVI Downtown Monongahela will host a special Mother’s Day on Main event on Sunday to celebrate mom...

It is difficult to determine whether the bizarro worldview of the current Democrat-media nexus can simply be attributed to either its generic Trump Derangement Syndrome or the attendant Wile E. Coyote...

We searched the Mon Valley Independent’s archives to look back at some of the decade’s most impactful stories. Before we head into the next decade at the Mon Valley Independent, here’s a look back at ...

(AP) Norfolk Southern railroad’s first-quarter profit fell 27% because it didn’t collect big insurance payments related to the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and its planned merger with Union Pacifi...

Planners reported virtually no crime or traffic problems during the three-day event. By JUSTIN VELLUCCI and JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive Pittsburgh spent years building the foundation to host the 2026 NFL...

He’s in a strong position to be reelected, but his influence on other state races could be significant. LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (AP) — Josh Shapiro may be heavily favored to win reelection as Pennsylvania gov...

They were developed in partnership with Tree Pittsburgh. For Arbor Day, a living outdoor classroom came to the West Mifflin Area School District. The district celebrated the grand opening of its Titan...

She told police she fired in self-defense, but found afterward that the victim was not armed. By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive A Clairton woman is accused of fatally shooting a man in Pittsburgh’s Lawre...

Principal Frank Berdar talked to the school board about the fifthgrade brave bunch program, along with other school topics. Teachers and staff at Central Elementary School are coming up with new ideas...

It will take place Wednesday on the California campus. PennWest California, in a partnership with Pittsburgh’s Mattress Factory Contemporary Art Museum, will host the Southwestern Pennsylvania Art Bas...

Rostraver Township Fire Department responded to a vehicle accident Sunday on Fells Church Road. Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services transported one patient to a local hospital. Fire crews cleared...

CHICKENS ARE NOT INHERENTLY political, but they can be dragged into politics clucking and crowing. French King Henry IV is believed to be the first to wish “a chicken in every pot” for his people in t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years. He suggested that hi...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has a contested Republican primary for governor fast approaching, but there are few signs that the top candidate sees it as a competitive race. Vivek Ramaswamy has parlayed ...

“The draft has been a catalyst,” the state’s development chief said. By AMELIA BENAVIDES-COLÓN TribLive A delegation of investors and business leaders got a glimpse of Western Pennsylvania’s developme...