By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Today is Pennsylvania’s primary and this is a local election year, meaning all the names on today’s ballots will make the decisions that hit closest to home.   To...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi will soon have a two-man street crew.   Council has been looking for someone to fill the full-time position since February. Street crew member Brando...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Friends and family of Jamie Brewster Filotei gathered to remember her Saturday at the ball field named in her honor. To read the rest of the story, please see a...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com White Oak police will soon wear body cameras while on patrol. Officer Pat Schmidt spoke to council about the approaching technology upgrades in the department d...

West Newton’s Barbara Ulander and Betty Salvatore unfold a flag to place on a pole as the borough set up its annual Avenue of Flags on Saturday.  To purchase this photo and more from our online photo ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Officials, volunteers and residents gathered for the McKeesport 23 monument rededication Saturday at the Regional History and Heritage Center in Renziehausen Pa...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen’s financial picture could not look more different today from the viewpoint this time a year ago.   Instead of starting the year with about $9...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi will host its first annual Haitian Flag Day celebration Thursday — and residents from around the Mon Valley are invited.   To read the rest of the story, p...

By JoAnne Klimovich Harrop Trib Total Media Natalie Raitano has lived in New York and Los Angeles. The fitness expert has acted on television shows and trained numerous celebrities. But for her, there...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Hundreds of people and cars lined Route 837 in Elrama Friday eagerly waiting for the old Duquesne Light power plant to implode. Neighbors pulled out lawn chairs and ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Magisterial District Judge Charles Christner reaches the mandatory retirement age this year, so his seat at the head of District Court 10-2-06 is open in next wee...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area High School students welcomed youngsters to campus Thursday for the district’s largest annual Bring Your Kid to Work Day. To read the rest of the stor...

For the MVI The Belle Vernon Area Middle School Drama Department will present “Finding Nemo Jr.” at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.   Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door. Concessions and gif...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com As concerns of poor air quality and environmental health plague the Mon Valley, a Pittsburgh nonprofit is looking to expand its work to benefit the heart of the area. ...

Jaxon Larrow, 3, of Finleyville, receives a junior officer certificate from Monongahela Police Chief Kevin Harris, right, and Washington County Deputy Sheriff David Findley during a Coffee with a Cop ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council members hurled insults and accusations over legal fees charged to the borough by the Gabriel Fera firm during Thursday’s council meeting. To read...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Getro Bernabe is ready to put his best foot forward in his new role as an immigrant liaison in Charleroi.   A former Haitian Coast Guard officer and liaison to the U...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board held an informational meeting Thursday to reveal the proposed 2023-24 budget in advance of Tuesday’s primary election. To read the r...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council unanimously approved a plan created by the city’s blight consultant. Tom Hardy was hired last year with the help of funding from the Department o...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent The Mon Valley Career and Technology Center held its graduation Wednesday evening at the Charleroi Area School District auditorium. Ringgold High School senior ...