By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Mon Valley CTC students were honored Wednesday alongside their peers during Career & Technical Education Night at PNC Park.   To read the rest of the story, plea...

By Bill Beckner Jr. Trib Total Media A perk of winning a state championship in Pennsylvania is the recognition that comes with it from the state government. Pro teams that win titles go to the White H...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Charleroi High School softball players and twins Sarah and Jenna Fox performed the national anthem on their saxophones at the team’s senior night game against Bent...

Navy divers combed a Pacific graveyard to recover remains of the ‘Heaven Can Wait’ crew By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com After nearly eight decades, a World War II airman from the Mon Valley, who...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After more than two years, Gallatin Sunnyside Fire Department finally has a new truck in operation. On Saturday, the Forward Township-based department added a new mu...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area students will take the stage to share their talent during the annual spring talent show 7 p.m. Friday at the Charleroi Area High School Auditorium. Do...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward High School junior Rhyan Smith has always been the creative type. Ever since she was a little girl, Rhyan has always asked her parents for notebooks,...

By the MVI As the high-school prom season is about to kick off, the kindergarten team at Clairton School District decided their students should get a chance to step out in their finest, too. Kristan F...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District board members discussed past incidents of alleged preferential treatment regarding student discipline and expulsions Wednesday. ...

Soccer team members Wyatt Ramer, Chance Pursifull and Danny Daniel participate in the 10th annual “Walk A Mile in Her Shoes” event Tuesday at PennWest California’s campus. More than 100 participants j...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward Education Association President Erin Huwalt said Superintendent Keith Konyk promised that her request for additional testing on conditions at the hig...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough leaders discussed ongoing issues with water-pellet guns at Duke Park during Tuesday’s meeting. To read the rest of the story, please see a cop...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After securing a new home in Monongahela a few weeks ago, the Finleyville Food Pantry will soon be up and running.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s 125th anniversary celebration will feature a unique fundraiser that let businesses and organizations show their creative side. A dozen city businesses ...

Elizabeth Forward High School track athletes Charlie Meehleib and Briaunna Dawson wrapped up in a blanket to ward off the chilly temperatures and wind Monday afternoon at the Mid Mon Valley Track Clas...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com A Donora councilwoman came under fire Monday after a fellow council member uncovered multiple private legal service charges billed to the borough. Councilman To...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School Board President Joel Whiteko was criticized at Monday’s meeting for recent Facebook comments involving the death of 6-year-old Aria Woznick in...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Fallowfield Township Volunteer Fire Company will soon have its first full-time paid firefighter.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela is gearing up for summer. With improvement projects planned, concerts set at the Aquatorium and a number of city events scheduled, the city leaders ...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com When Belle Vernon Area seniors Luke Henderson and Nick Reda learned that Rep. Guy Reschenthaler nominated them for military academy honors, they both agreed that they ...