SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — Senate candidate Haley Stevens talks often about manufacturing, taking on President Donald Trump and why she’s the Democrat best positioned to win Michigan. The congresswoman...

Most outdoor activities were called off Friday due to health concerns. The smell of smoke lingered in the air, visibility dropped across parts of the region and the Mon Valley came to an unusual stand...

The MVI staff was honored for its work in 2025 by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association. By the MVI The Mon Valley Independent won nine awards in the 2026 Professional Keystone Media Awards, includin...

It’s hoped that the $7.5M deal will result in “fixing the property and protecting the residents.” By PAULA REED WARD TribLive An Allegheny County judge on Thursday approved the sale of the troubled Mo...

Join MarBill Jewelers on Thursday and walk the red carpet as they celebrate a remarkable journey — one that began with a story, grew into a friendship and continues to sparkle 20 years later. For the ...

Demolition begins Monday at the Carroll Township hospital campus. By the MVI Penn Highlands Mon Valley has announced the upcoming demolition of its campus parking garage, marking the first step of a m...

Heather Fazio is unhappy with the lack of help from the borough. What began as a water intrusion under investigation by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has evolved into a secon...

Dozens of local officials gathered Thursday at Hempfield’s Live Casino Pittsburgh to recognize the $17.2 million distributed in the Westmoreland County Local Share Account. By QUINCEY CATULLO TribLive...

The show, with family-friendly entertainers, will take place Aug. 8. Sampson’s Mills Presbyterian Church in White Oak is taking a new approach on a fundraiser. Starting at 5 p.m. Aug. 8, the church wi...

Meetings in local government next week Every week, the Mon Valley Independent editorial staff will share upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of pu...

To the Editor: The blame game has been around forever. From the child accused of wrong-doing and placing the blame on someone else to the President of the United States Donald J. Trump. He has accumul...

The Mon Valley Paws Pet Memorial Mile, DiVirgilio Sports Complex, 140-150 Recreation Drive, Rostraver Township, registration begins at 7:30 a.m. today, followed by the walk at 8:30 a.m. The start time...

By Lucas Dufalla, Pittsburgh's Public Source July 16, 2026 Neighbors of U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson plant in Braddock want clearer information about the implications of a proposed plant upgrade, as Bra...

Ron “Pete” Cartwright discussed river safety, preservation and numerous other topics. Several members of the White Oak, Belle Vernon and Blairsville Rotary Clubs sat beside the Youghiogheny River Thur...

Washington County commissioners defeated the proposal unanimously, citing strong public opposition. Plans to build a miniature golf course at Washington County’s Mingo Creek County Park have officiall...

A fire was reported at a Monongahela day care center Thursday evening. Wee Care Day Care Center, located at 532 Park Ave., had no reported occupants inside the building when the fire occurred, and no ...

The time capsule was recently found, along with two others, after its intended 2020 opening was delayed by the pandemic. Area residents felt nostalgic Wednesday evening as they uncovered memories of d...

A Code Purple alert is issued for today as officials discourage physical outdoor activities. By MEGAN SWIFT and HALEY MORELAND TribLive The air smelled as bad as it looked Thursday in Western Pennsylv...

By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Allegheny County Health Department officials say one person has been hospitalized with cyclosporiasis, a parasitic-driven intestinal disease, and a common source of the cases...

It’s expected to take 2-3 months for the lab-testing process. Water that entered a North Belle Vernon home’s basement during the borough’s ongoing mine subsidence project is being investigated by stat...