By JIM BUSCH For the MVI The sound of the birds in the trees around McKeesport’s Carnegie Library was joined by the clicking of knitting needles and friendly conversation Saturday morning.   To read t...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI On Friday morning, the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania invited nature lovers to McKeesport’s Renziehausen Park for the kick off of a new Mon Valley Bird-Friendly Commu...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Rice family in Monessen has found the recipe for raising successful, happy, well-rounded kids, and the proof was on display at the Class of 2023 graduation ce...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Lue Ann Pawlick had a long list of best friends.   A group of her family members, colleagues and close friends gathered Thursday at Alta Vista Business Park to unvei...

Jim Muraco of Carnegie and his 5-year-old son, James, rode a unique bicycle Friday afternoon near the Ebenezer Bridge at Mingo Creek Park. James is riding a trailer bike attached to the seat post of h...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com After 32 years of devotion to building the Belle Vernon Area music department from the ground up, the curtains have closed on beloved teacher Michael Rozell’s career. ...

Rostraver Central Fire Department responded to an accident Friday on Interstate 70 east near Exit 43. One patient was trapped and needed to be extricated using the Jaws of Life rescue system. Rostrave...

Young fans came to watch California’s Pinto League baseball game against Bentworth Thursday evening at the California Youth Field. From left are Brielle Rice, 3, Josie Shamay, 5, Layla Tomaino, 6, and...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council rescheduled its monthly voting session Thursday after members discovered the meeting was not properly advertised. Solicitor Steve Toprani advised...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council talked Thursday about the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi and its ongoing situation with Charleroi council, as the city is the authority’s ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A new sculpture at Sixth Street Park in Monessen celebrates the city’s future. The Industrial Arts Workshop commemorated the work of students from the 2021 Summer We...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com It doesn’t take a lion to be lionhearted — or maybe it does. The Mon River Fleet Lions Club held its annual giving ceremony Thursday at Di’s Kornerstone Diner i...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Honks from passing traffic outside of the Charleroi Borough building echoed for blocks Wednesday as residents packed council’s agenda meeting to protest an ordinance...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Residents packed McKeesport council’s meeting room Wednesday to welcome three new police officers and two full-time firefighters to the city. The addition of ne...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Concerns were raised about an air quality permit and a mineral mine permit by Recycle Zone LLC as well as the small number of local residents who know about the develo...

By RALPH STONE MVI Columnist Last week’s story was indicative of the lifelong love affair that I’ve had for baseball. It all began 81 summers ago when I first picked up a bat and smacked the softball ...

Liam Belan / Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Township Commissioners Vice President Josh Walls, Mark Cain, Jim Benedek, President Dan Poirier, Dennis Kampas, Chris Thoma and Kyle Walk honored the work...

Ringgold High School graduates Alexa Schwab, Martina Stasko, Elizabeth Talaga and Karisa Vaccaro wait for the ceremony to begin Tuesday evening.   To purchase this photo and more from our online photo...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With the first reading of an ordinance to dissolve the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi on tonight’s Charleroi council agenda, lines of communication remain ope...

By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved a bill Monday to increase the state’s property tax and rent subsidy for seniors and people with disabilities. To rea...