By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County will hold a virtual career fair Thursday. Anyone who is interested can register online and participate with just an internet connection — no spec...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With overcast skies and a cool breeze blowing calmly in a field near the Roscoe Sportsmen’s Association, hundreds of people slowly walked along the Vietnam Traveling...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com During a town hall meeting this week, the executive director of the Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority said Monessen has one of the most unique opportuni...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council voted down a motion to reopen police contracts Thursday. Councilman Joe Greco brought the item to vote, saying his reasoning was two fold.   “I w...

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com Emma Pratt, a 7-year-old from Greensburg, decided to donate her hair after she overheard that her cousin’s friend, Brieanne Russo, who was diagnosed with breast c...

By Peg Luketic McKeesport Community Newsroom   Linda Cubakovic, a soft spoken 63-year-old street minister affectionately known in McKeesport as “the hot dog lady,” spends most Wednesday afternoons on ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Hundreds of people packed McKeesport’s Fifth Avenue Thursday for the city’s 59th Good Neighbor Day. The heart of downtown sprung to life, as more than 60 vendor...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council voted Thursday to reimburse Councilwoman Jane Ackerman $1,116, accepting her claim that she overpaid the borough for mischarged legal fees. To re...

Larry Pastories, a Vietnam veteran, retired state police officer and a member of the Blue Knights of Washington, Pa., rides past the trailer carrying the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall upon arrival a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In Allegheny County, write-in votes will have an impact on a few local races in the Mon Valley. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon V...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi’s Community Day will return this summer. There hasn’t been a summer community celebration in Charleroi since 2021, and that was a smaller-scale event as th...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Anthony Slater, 8, Ryan Slater, 5, Denver Crockard, 7, and Jocelyn Crockard, 9, all of New Eagle, came to watch the Flag Day celebration, presented by the Monongah...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Amid a large crowd of protestors, the future of the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi was put on hold again Wednesday, but council did make a surprise decision t...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com A Donora resident uncovered an awful revelation when she looked to enroll her property in the Washington County Home Rehabilitation Program. Willa White applied for $2...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela’s new council member has hit the ground running. Councilman Mark Gadd gave his first report Wednesday, detailing parks and properties projects compl...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Washington County’s election bureau’s write-in results have helped some local races get closer to a full-slate of candidates. Prior to the primary, Stockdale had ...

Rebecca Keller of Rostraver Township and Patty Geyer of Elizabeth Forward walked their dogs, Ryder and Blaze, while crossing the Gorge Trail bridge at Cedar Creek Park during a light rain shower Tuesd...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com New Eagle council discussed ongoing issues with landlords and rental inspections during Tuesday’s meeting. Treasurer and secretary Kimberly Koontz raised the to...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Several Charleroi residents were temporarily displaced Tuesday after an electrical fire on the second floor of a three-story duplex. To read the rest of the story, p...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Vandals have steered clear of North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park so far this year. Parks and recreation Chairwoman Paula Usher said at Tuesday’s council meeting ...