In the 2023-24 fiscal year, the City Mission served 1,453 individuals, serving street homeless, sheltered homeless, and the working poor in the area. By the MVI As homelessness continues to grow in so...

A four-day search for Unity resident Elizabeth Pollard ended with the discovery of her body near a sinkhole she fell through. By RENATTA SIGNORINI and PATRICK VARINE TribLive Feelings of defeat and do...

A Charleroi man was arrested Wednesday on two active warrants in Beaver and Westmoreland counties. David Allen Mooers, 38, of Meadow Avenue is charged with three counts of terroristic threats and sing...

It was led by Josh and Larry Pollock Jr., whose father survived 33 minutes in cardiac arrest. A heartfelt event took place Thursday at the Elco Civic Club as 50 local residents gathered to learn lifes...

The 39th annual celebration kicked off Thursday and will continue from noon to 9 p.m. through Monday. McKeesport had a jolly opening day Thursday for the city’s annual Festival of Trees in Renziehause...

Superintendent Keith Konyk gave a tour of the progress to the Mon Valley Independent. Nearly two years since a fire caused major damage to Elizabeth Forward High School, excavation and preliminary con...

Raises for Westmoreland’s elected officials since 2022 totaled more than 20%. Westmoreland County’s elected officials will again receive raises in 2025. Commissioners and row officers are slated to se...

The new spending plan is about $200,000 less than the 2024 budget. Charleroi property owners won’t see an increase in their tax bills next year. On Wednesday, council did not change its preliminary $3...

Council also passed the 2025 budget with no tax increase. A veteran police officer was honored for his years of service in Port Vue Borough. Prior to starting Wednesday’s meeting, Port Vue Council rec...

The school board received 28 applications for the vacant superintendent position. By MICHAELRICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area School Board president announced the district garnered 28 a...

Metal detectors/scanners will soon be installed in the school district. Leadership on the South Allegheny School Board will remain the same for 2025. During Wednesday’s reorganization meeting, Shawn D...

ON MONDAY, PRESIDENT- elect Donald Trump took to social media to make a statement about his feelings on an issue of domestic economy and foreign relations. “I am totally against the once great and pow...

Biden’s pardon of Joe his son Hunter can be criticized on many levels. The president lied repeatedly to the American people, saying he would never even consider such an action. And he demonstrated tha...

By LISA MASCARO AND KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s DOGE time at the U.S. Capitol. Billionaire Elon Musk arrived on Capitol Hill on Thursday, expected to be joined by fellow entr...

Online voting begins Monday on the PennDOT website. For the MVI PennDOT District 12 invites the public to vote on 14 plows decorated by high school students in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmor...

Authorities are searching for Elizabeth Pollard, 64, who went missing Monday evening while looking for her missing cat. Three days after a Pennsylvania woman searching for her cat disappeared at the c...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting director of the Secret Service said Thursday that the agency is “reorganizing and reimagining” its culture and how it operates following an assassination attempt against D...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency enhanced enforcement efforts this year, significantly reducing pollution in overburdened communities, the agency said in a report Thursday. The EP...

The City of McKeesport’s 39th annual Festival of Trees officially kicks off today at the Jacob Woll (Main) Pavilion in Renziehausen Park. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. today through Monday. Participants we...

Mayor Michael Cherepko announced police Chief Mark Steele was hired by the South Allegheny School District. McKeesport residents will not see an increase in their property taxes next year. Council pas...