Chanler McLaughlin, 3, enjoys a trip down the slide on a sunny Monday afternoon at the Palmer Park playground in Donora. She was with her mother, Courtney McLaughlin of Monessen, and friends Everett O...

By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media A Monessen teenager pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of his 16-year-old classmate in 2022. Terry N...

By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com A fundraising effort is underway to aid the family of 18-year-old Annalaya Wilkerson of Monongahela, who was fatally shot Saturday night in South Franklin Township....

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com McKeesport unveiled its plan Monday to improve accessibility for pedestrians, bicyclists and people with disabilities. The city, in conjunction with Environment...

By STACY WOLFORD Managing Editor swolford@yourmvi.com Like any responsible pet owners, Francine and Cody Inman arranged to have a trusted pet sitter stay with their beloved dogs last Thursday while th...

Participants in Saturday’s Pike Run Youth Fishing Festival included siblings Harper, 8, and Carena Piktel, 10, of California, Pa. To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go to o...

By KRISTIE LINDEN For the Mon Valley Independent Donora Council will consider an ordinance that would give the borough’s code enforcement office the power to execute administrative search warrants in ...

By Sarah Pellis   spellis@yourmvi.com A firefighters memorial service was held for John William “Bill” Bunardzya, a well-known member of the firefighting community who died in the line of duty April 7...

Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers during McKeesport Area High School’s musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which was presented over the weekend. See more pictures on Pag...

By Patrick Varine Trib Total Media Bill Maurer of Rostraver Township got straight to the point when asked about his family’s $1 million donation to Westminster College. “I’m getting old,” he said. “I ...

By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com A Donora resident is accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding another Saturday night outside a bar in West Elizabeth.   Jacob Snyder, 26, of Donora was ...

For the MVI Charleroi Area High School senior girls were honored Friday at a lunchtime tea in a tradition that dates back 76 years.   The Athene Club of Charleroi, founded in 1902 and named for the Gr...

Staff and wire reports Torrential rains led to major flooding in the evening and overnight hours Thursday and into Friday morning, but it appears the Mon Valley was spared this time around. Record-bre...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area School Board approved the district’s sale of the former White Oak School Thursday to Velleo Companies for $200,000. According to the contrac...

By Sarah Pellis   spellis@yourmvi.com State Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, who is retiring at the end of this year, received an award of recognition Friday at the annual legislative luncheon held by...

By Justin Vellucci Trib Total Media Environmental activist and entrepreneur Qiyam Ansari isn’t excited that U.S. Steel is making him money. He bought $300 worth of the Pittsburgh-based steel giant’s s...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI The Elizabeth Forward High School cafeteria was buzzing with activity Wednesday evening as more than 80 students gathered to take part in the second annual Night of Giving. Sp...

By Sarah Pellis   spellis@yourmvi.com Coen Markets/Coen Oil is continuing to move forward with constructing a new gas station, convenience store and restaurant in Carroll Township at Route 88 and 837 ...

By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com WEC Engineers, Inc. is requesting a nearly $129,000 increase in engineering costs for the work completed on Phase 4 of Monessen’s sewer rehabilitation project, ...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com   It’s no secret Charleroi Area School District administrators have a lot of challenges when it comes to educating new immigrant students. It starts,...