Kara Duval, 11, Hannah Ponchak, 12, both of Liberty Borough, Maleena Billingsley, 12, of Port Vue, Sarah Pacewicz, 11, and Aubrey Ponchak, 14, both of Liberty Borough, set up their own vending booth o...

By the Mon Valley Independent This afternoon, Allegheny County officials will join others in a ribbon-cutting ceremony of the solar array installation at White Oak Park. County Executive Rich Fitzgera...

By the MVI Kennywood continues one of its grandest traditions during its monumental 125th season this August with the return of Fall Fantasy Parades. In its 73rd year, the time-honored tradition boast...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Scott Sokol marked his first day as acting police chief of Rostraver Township by greeting the community at Mon Valley Night Out. The annual tradition, which promotes c...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Area residents crowded the McKeesport Alliance Church parking lot Tuesday evening for a National Night Out celebration, one of many held across the country to foster relatio...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Carroll Township residents hope to get support from supervisors to transform an abandoned tennis court into a new spot for fun and recreation.   During a meeting...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com White Oak Borough is in the midst of its 75th anniversary year, and this weekend’s Community Days event will be an expanded celebration to commemorate the occasio...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Electronic recycling will return to Rostraver Township this year with a few changes.   Instead of curbside pickups, items will be accepted on set dates starting in S...

Caroline Congelio, 3, of Rostraver Township, rides on a swing at North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park on a sunny and pleasant Monday afternoon. She was accompanied by her father, Dante Congelio, and...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Monessen Redevelopment Authority has been talking about the possible construction of a pavilion for city events. Mayor Ron Mozer mentioned in a recent redevel...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com American Legion Post 22 in Charleroi wants to make a difference in its community. The legion recently made donations to three local groups who each make their own im...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The annual Saints Joachim & Anne Parish Community Festival is set to return for three fun-filled evenings this week. The fair will be held at St. Eugene Church Grounds...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Epiphany of our Lord summer festival will take a few steps back in time when it returns this weekend, but despite a throwback theme all its ethnic dishes will be...

Children waited for the parade to begin Saturday as Monessen held a day-long party to mark the city’s 125th anniversary. Watching from a porch on Donner Avenue, from left, are Oakley Hill, 1, Lucy Osl...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monessen man has been charged with criminal homicide after allegedly stabbing another man several times at Valley Manor Friday night.   The charge may be amended, ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The man accused of killing a McKeesport police officer and shooting another in February has been recommitted to continued mental health treatment and evaluations....

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com The South Allegheny School District appointed Joe Esper as its new director of finance and operations during a school board special meeting Thursday night. Esper, who ...

By JOE NAPSHA Trib Total Media Patricia Finley Perfetti and her husband, Tom, put solar panels outside their Rostraver Township home four years ago. They have been reaping the benefits of homegrown el...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com The annual Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest began Friday night with games and music for the entire family.   The event, which serves as the main fundraiser for the Elizab...

By KRISTIE LINDEN and LIAM BELAN klinden@yourmvi.com lbelan@yourmvi.com McKeesport police Chief Adam Alfer has accepted an offer to become district chief of police for South Allegheny schools.   Alfer...