Jennifer Wooley recently opened a physical local in Elizabeth for the floral operation she started last October. Jennifer Wooley has brought a colorful touch to the Mon Valley with Pink Meadow Blooms....

ON THURSDAY, EVAN GERSHKOVICH did what he has been waiting to do for 491 days. He left his prison cell in Russia. He got on a plane. He started his journey home. For former Marine Paul Whelan, the wai...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Sunday was launching “Republicans for Harris” as she looks to win over Republican voters put off by Donald Trump’s candidacy. The program wi...

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...

On social media, many people are mocking former President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Vice President Kamala Harris started playing up her Black ancestry for political expedience. Trump insisted, am...

ATLANTA (AP) — Two rallies. Two Americas. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump stood in the same arena four days apart, each looking over capacity crowds like concert stars o...

Three women dressed up in pierogi costumes to reenact the lighting of the Olympic flame. Epiphany of Our Lord Parish had an Olympic-style start to its annual festival Friday night. The festival began ...

Area residents have posted photos on social media of their boats getting stuck in the mud. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has been facing criticism as many residents and boaters ...

This story is part of Mon Valley Sons of World War II, a series about our sons who lost their lives in service to our country during the war. By JOHN J. TURANIN For the MVI The torpedo exploded into t...

Kamala Harris is expected to announce her decision by early next week. WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewing a half-dozen potential running mates this weekend ahead of a forma...

Miss Donora, the Man of the Year and Athletes of the Year will be selected at the Aug. 14 celebration. Donora will soon head to Kennywood for the borough’s 97th annual community picnic. The picnic, or...

To the Editor: The most far left liberal senator and now vice president becomes an instant moderate. Kamala, more left than Bernie Sanders, an unapologetic radical left wing socialist, is now being so...

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON AND AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press Most Americans have doubts about the Secret Service’s ability to keep presidential candidates safe after last month’s attempt on form...

One of my great peeves of the Trump era is the Greenland effect. I belong to a small group of people who think America should peacefully acquire Greenland. It’s an old idea. The State Department pitch...

Erica Carmen, 37, listed as homeless, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, defiant trespasser and public trespasser after an alleged incident Thursday at a McKeesport S...

“We’re really proud of the fact that participants include not just serious athletes, but runners and walkers of all ages and skill levels. Most heartening is that we raise money to support the communi...

The celebration at Saints Joachim and Anne Parish will continue today and Saturday. Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish kicked off its annual Community Festival Thursday with hundreds of parishion...

Stop signs are currently in place after a pole that held the lights collapsed last month. By KRISTIE LINDEN For the Mon Valley Independent Late last month, a pole that held two traffic lights over the...

Competitions are slated for 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 11. Visitors to this year’s Washington County Agricultural Fair will be greeted with new renovations and the return of the popular rodeo. A media preview ...

By PAULA REED WARD Trib Total Media A government attorney told an appellate court Thursday that no county elections board in Pennsylvania uses the handwritten date on the outer envelope of mail-in bal...