At the Elizabeth Township commissioner’s workshop meeting Monday, President Josh Walls started a discussion about how the junior commissioner position can contribute to the township’s comprehensive pl...

PENNSYLVANIA’S HOUSE of Representatives is once again locked in a tie. The chamber has reflected the paper-thin margins of state politics since 2023 — or more precisely, since the moment votes were co...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day that began with the outgoing president’s pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president’s pardon of supporters who violently stormed the Capitol four ...

William Kalkbrenner is the maker/owner of Enso Forge. For the MVI William Kalkbrenner of Collinsburg, maker/owner of Enso Forge, was recently honored with acceptance into the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pitt...

Cyber Athletix Chairman Ulice Payne speaks with young basketball players during Monday’s Cyber Athletix Skills Academy at Ringgold Middle School. The event, “Championship Decisions,” featured workshop...

This week’s conditions are especially dangerous for anyone without a safe place to stay. As frigid weather conditions continue throughout the region, warming centers will be available for those lookin...

Superintendent Dr. Ed Zelich expects “challenging weeks ahead” as the district adjusts to the new federal policies. Leaders in the Charleroi Area School District say an executive order signed by Presi...

The Belle Vernon Area school board plans to vote on changing class times for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Dr. Timothy Glasspool said at Tuesday’s meeting that an official announcement abou...

Mayor Chris Kelly wants to see how they affect outside food vendors. West Mifflin Mayor Chris Kelly addressed council members at Tuesday’s meeting to discuss his concerns about the borough’s permit fe...

The soup kitchen and food bank will continue to operate at 115 7th St. By SHAYLAH BROWN TribLive Intersections Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen in McKeesport has closed its doors after serving the communi...

Attorney General Dave Sunday was sworn in Tuesday, joining Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Auditor General Tim DeFoor. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s three statewide row officers were sworn in to n...

For the MVI Longtime law enforcement officer Tony Andronas announced his bid for reelection as Washington County Sheriff. In his campaign announcement, Andronas cited his “proven record of accomplishm...

The Mon Valley Independent is publishing candidate announcements for the May 20 municipal primary election. Announcements (only one per candidate) will be accepted through April 25 and may include bio...

President Donald Trump has thrown the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutions out the window. But a week before Trump became president, the Department essentially did the same to its own...

To the Editor: Moments. Life is made of those occasions often anchored in the most common of places like around a kitchen table. These moments we share become memories that sustain us through our year...

By MARIA CHENG AND WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump used one of the flurry of executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to b...

Cadence Gilmore of Finleyville sweeps snow off the sidewalk Monday morning in front of her mother’s business, Crall’s Flower Shop, on West Main Street in Monongahela. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independ...

Many welcome Donald Trump’s second term as president, but some have concerns about the policies he plans to enact. Donald Trump promised prosperity, a “revolution of common sense” and the start of a g...

He is being remembered as a dedicated family man and a successful legislator. When Matthew Gergely was pitched the idea to run for the state legislature, his immediate response was to talk it over wit...

Alterations are necessary due to the decreased water level in the Monongahela River. On Monday night, the Rostraver Township board of commissioners approved an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of En...