By the MVI Charleroi Area High School senior Jacob Levin recently earned the prestigious Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout award for refurbishing the entrance of the Presbyterian Church of Charleroi. ...

Two-year-old twins Sophia Paiani and Isabella Paiani of Monongahela are joined by their cousin, Everlee Price, 3, of Bethel Park at the Valley Inn Easter egg hunt on Saturday.  

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Today is the day PennDOT closes the Rostraver Road bridge as it passes over Interstate 70. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our onl...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Peters Township, recently joined a congressional delegation to Taiwan, meeting with officials about the United States’ economic a...

By JULIE MARUCA Trib Total Media As the overdose-reversing drug naloxone becomes available over the counter this summer without a prescription, recovery organizations and pharmacies look to the change...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Westmoreland County Senior Games will celebrate 40 years of fun and fitness this year. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online...

By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Mon Valley YMCA hosted its 61st annual Good Friday Breakfast yesterday, welcoming dozens for an emotional morning of food and worship with guest speaker John Custer, a p...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Allegheny Intermediate Unit leaders say a recent funding increase for its Fatherhood Program will support families in the county.   To read the rest of the stor...

Father Kevin Dominik leads parishioners through the streets of Monongahela Friday for   St. Andrew the Apostle Parish’s annual Stations of the Cross observance.  

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com It’s just about time for Mark and Vickie Law to put on their bunny ears. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley Independent, call ...

By JIM BUSCH For The Mon Valley Independent This time of the year is inextricably linked with eggs. Since ancient times, eggs have been seen as a symbol of fertility and the spring. In traditional far...

Tyler Bunch, 3, of Charleroi made a new friend, Landon Senitta, 2, of Monessen while playing with trucks in the dirt at Veterans Field during a Charleroi Area High School baseball game.

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com A discussion on allocating additional funds to the Donora Library led council to a conversation about remaining American Rescue Plan money during a work session...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Active Transportation Committee hosted a “walk around” Thursday to brainstorm ideas for walking, biking and wheelchair accessibility upgrades in...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Days after the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s office seemed to prematurely announce the continuance of a preliminary hearing for a Rostraver murder suspe...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The new home of the Mon Valley Academy for the Arts will officially open this month.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley Indepe...

Elizabeth Forward graduate Kailey Larcinese, who pitched for the high school girls’ softball team, brought her 4-month-old puppy “Cash” to watch the Warriors play against Belle Vernon Area High School...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmi.com McKeesport council agreed to a four-year contract with the city fire department Wednesday. The new collective bargaining agreement will run Jan. 1, 2024, through...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com A student engineering team based out of McKeesport Area High School will compete in an international robotics championship in Houston, Texas, this month. Team 1...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Residents raised concerns about a landfill as well as speeding drivers during Rostraver Township’s business meeting Wednesday night. Kruell questioned why citizens had...