EVERY YEAR, THE WORLD HAS A CHANCE to be better for a few days. Right now, more than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries have gathered in France for the Olympic Games. They will compete in 329 events o...

In March 2020, all the major Democratic primary candidates abruptly, mysteriously, and in near unison withdrew from the presidential race, ceding the nomination to Joe Biden. Yet Biden had lost the fi...

An Irwin man is in the Allegheny County Jail after allegedly driving down a one-way street while intoxicated in Elizabeth Borough over the weekend. Douglas Sullivan, 47, is charged with DUI, failing t...

Linzi Troilo / For the MVI Among those who celebrated the Cultural Heritage Festival in Monessen Saturday were Mon Valley NAACP 2274 members, from left, President Kenneth Silva, Secretary Linda Carson...

The Elizabeth firefighters parade took place Saturday afternoon as part of the Riverfest celebration. Linzi Troilo / Mon Valley Independent

Photo by Bentleyville Fire Rescue Several departments responded to an abandoned structure fire in Fallowfield Township Sunday night. The fire was reported around 9:30 p.m. on Fourth Street extension. ...

Firefighters turned on the water cannon to help the kids cool off and give them puddles to play in. By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Despite the 90-degree temperatures, a large crowd of children and their par...

Mark and Alicia Cook started the market five weeks ago, with produce & fresh-cut flowers for sale. Mark and Alicia Cook have started their own market on the Colonel Edward Cook House property, bringin...

The event took place Wednesday at the Harvey Mine in Sycamore. State Rep. Bud Cook and the House Republican Policy Committee held a hearing underground Wednesday in Harvey Mine to assess the economic ...

Borough officials are working with PennDOT to try to create a safer environment. Elizabeth Township Police Chief Ken Honick talked to Elizabeth Borough Council at its July meeting about the improvemen...

Shapiro didn’t endorse school vouchers until he ran for governor. By STEPHEN CARUSO, ANGELA COULOUMBIS and KATIE MEYER Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is being eyed as a poten...

By MICHELLE L. PRICE AND ALI SWENSON Associated Press ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — As the presidential campaign enters a critical final 100 day stretch, Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate...

As J.D. Vance’s misogynistic comments about Kamala Harris and many other accomplished women — “childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives” — have recently resurfaced, they’ve once again...

FORMER PRESIDENT Donald Trump will return to Pennsylvania. On Friday, it was announced the Republican presidential nominee would campaign Wednesday at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg. It is anothe...

It will take place after school, providing fun and extra instruction for the district’s K-6 students. A new afterschool program for K-6 students in the California Area School District will kick off th...

It was awarded posthumously Friday to the family of the local World War II combat veteran. It was a moment decades in the making. On Friday, as the sun shined and a hawk soared nearby, tears gently fi...

The annual festival will continue today with music and a firefighters parade. Fun for the whole family is taking place in downtown Elizabeth this weekend. The annual Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest, whi...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Brooke Auckerman, a friendly 20-year-old with a winning smile and a positive outlook on life, is now a published author. Auckerman’s new children’s book, “Be Kind Loretta Owl”...

The Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition and Mental Health America presented him with awards. Carroll Township resident Joey Pagano, a social worker and advocate for those suffering from addiction, rec...

After drinking tequila and smoking marijuana, an out-of-control Washington County man tore through a Mon Valley duplex Thursday night, killing one man, attempting to stab another and forcing a woman i...