By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Once again, Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente has lent a hand to Ringgold Elementary School North’s annual Read Across America Day celebration. Dr. Seuss...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent It was a beautiful day to head to the park as Kaylani Fluitt, 3, looks to throw a tennis ball for a dog named “Jasper” while playing in Monessen City Park on Monda...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com California Area School District students hope to put on a scrumdidilyumptious show this week that will satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth. The California Area School Dis...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Ringgold High School brings back the ‘70s this weekend with their production of “Mamma Mia.” The show features nearly 70 student actors, musicians and stage han...

By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media Aria Woznick would have loved the spotlight that her family, friends, teachers and classmates shined upon the 6-year-old North Belle Vernon girl Wednesday. A commu...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com McKeesport’s mayor addressed a violent day in the city Wednesday during last night’s council meeting. The first shooting was reported around noon on Versailles ...

Charleroi Elementary Center is celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday as part of Read Across America Week. Third-graders Bella Wickerham, Noelle Trunzo, Paisley Kovalchuk and Amelia Seaman were decked out i...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Authority of the Borough of Charleroi discussed its assessment of borough- owned sewer lines at a meeting Tuesday, but only one member of Charleroi Council atten...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com At an emergency meeting Tuesday night, the Elizabeth Forward school board appointed Macson Corporation to oversee the high school’s auditorium project. In a 9-0 vote, ...

By Paula Reed Ward Trib Total Media McKeesport issued $3,000 bonuses to city police officers Friday, nearly three weeks after the shooting death of city Officer Sean Sluganski. McKeesport solicitor Ja...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough leaders held a short meeting Tuesday, hurrying to welcome the long-awaited arrival of the fire department’s new boat. Councilman and fire Chie...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The site of a tragic accident that took the life of 6-year-old Aria Woznick turned into a safe haven for a reeling North Belle Vernon community Monday night. A few hun...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area School Board revealed Monday that Pennsylvania Coach Lines has sued the district, alleging board members and local leaders committed contrac...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A variance request submitted to the City of Monongahela’s Zoning Hearing Board by DB Rental LLC was withdrawn Monday.   Residents and business owners packed Monongah...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area Middle/High School will install a new combi oven as part of a major renovation of its cafeteria this summer. Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Third-graders at Ringgold Elementary School South started a unique project this month.   The district partnered with the Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media to...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The community will come together tonight to remember the life of 6-year-old Aria Wozniak, who died Friday after being struck by a vehicle near her bus stop in North ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Late last week the Distressed Cities and Persistent Poverty Technical Assistance program assigned to Monessen came to town to get a better idea of how the city op...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela business owners who suffered from a water main break in January received a second donation Friday from the Monongahela Historical Society. Society P...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A fire that destroyed a one-of-a-kind home Saturday in Carroll Township has left the family displaced and mourning the loss of some pets. Carroll Township Assistant ...