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 ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com It will be a beautiful day in the neighborhood Thursday when McKeesport holds its annual Good Neighbor Day celebration. Each year, the city invites area residen...

Sydney Thomas, Caitlyn Kelley, Gianna Giovannucci and Emma Kelley enjoy a buffet dinner held Monday night by Candelore’s Barking Beauties at the Carriage Inn for the 75 students who participated in El...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Forward Township residents will not have to worry about regulations set in the International Property Maintenance Code — but they should familiarize themselves with ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Write-in votes from last month’s primary have been tallied, but they made for only a few changes to the ballots for November’s general election in Westmoreland Co...

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com After more than two years of fundraising, the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, a 3/5 scale of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C., will arrive at the Roscoe S...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announced Monday it will spend more than $2.4 million to protect fish habitats in the Monongahela River.   ...

Caydence Gibson, 8, of Port Vue, smiles while her father, Craig Gibson, holds a catfish that she caught Saturday at the annual McKeesport Kids Fishing Derby at Lake Emilie in Renziehausen Park. The ev...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com McKeesport council continues to take action regarding city demolitions and property transfers. At last week’s voting meeting, council motioned to seek funding f...