Lorenzo Altobelli of Lorenzo’s LA Effects in North Belle Vernon held a free hair cut clinic Monday afternoon at His Place in Monessen. Altobelli’s two employees, Dawayne Howell and James Gallaway, als...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com New harassment claims against Rostraver Township Commissioner John Lorenzo allege disturbing behavior at a Halloween event Oct. 31. Commission President Jeff...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Living with stage five kidney failure for two and a half years, Freda Heilman misses one thing especially. “Bacon,” she said. “If I could eat one thing, it woul...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A local paramedic died after having an apparent heart attack and crashing an ambulance into another vehicle Sunday night in Shadyside. On Monday, it was revealed the d...

By MAX ROBINETTE mrobinette@yourmvi.com Fire crews rescued a Dunlevy resident from an out-of-control kitchen fire Friday night. Firefighters responded to 19 Church St. after the blaze broke out around...

Braedon Keyes, 1, and Alexis Keyes, 6, of Fallowfield Township visit   with Santa at Charleroi’s Light-Up Night.

By MAX ROBINETTE mrobinette@yourmvi.com Roscoe, Elco, Stockdale and Allenport each declared a state of emergency following a hail storm that swept through the area Sunday. Roscoe Mayor Tom Wilkinson, ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The season of giving lived up to its name for the Community Foundation of Fayette County this year.   The third annual Fayette Gives event, which was held Nov. 10, i...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several local veterans groups worked together last week to give thanks to American veterans for the holiday season. The White Oak Vet Center partnered with a local Elk...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora rang in the holidays Friday with its annual Twinkle Bright Night. Hundreds came out to enjoy Christmas music, horse carriage rides, balloon art, a live N...

Belle Vernon Area head coach Matt Humbert and his players get ready to accept the WPIAL Class 3A championship trophy after defeating Avonworth Friday evening at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission recently returned results from a preliminary inquiry into a Donora council member, finding no grounds to continue inves...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen is coming together to host a true community Christmas. A Thrill of Hope, a Monessen Community Christmas is a free holiday festival that will tak...

By Matt Petras For the MVI John Pavalonis and long-time friend Mary Gauden put up a six-foot Christmas tree with red lights and a yellow star in a plot of land off Rostraver Road this week, continuing...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent’s Christmas Cheer Club kicks off once again Monday to continue our tradition of fulfilling holiday wishes for Valley families in need. ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent and two other local newspapers, represented by a legal service that defends the freedom of the press, have filed an emergency motion to unse...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com What started out as a National Honor Society project to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation has blossomed into a yearly tradition in the Elizabeth area, and it’...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI A longtime tradition will return this weekend as the McKeesport Model Railroad Club hosts its annual open house. The club’s impressive model train display will be open to the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Countless people around the area have youthful memories of fun and lessons learned at the Mon Valley YMCA. The organization has been using a fundraiser to ask local re...

Third-graders at Monessen Elementary Center watched “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” Tuesday before telling classmates what they are thankful for. Then they sat at a long table filled with some of the i...