By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A Charleroi man is the second person facing homicide charges in the Oct. 10 shooting death of Jaisen Irwin. A Snapchat conversation and other data extracted ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The holiday season is fast approaching in the Mon Valley. Monongahela and Elizabeth Borough have already kicked off the season with celebrations, but more are slated...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several area fire departments joined forces Friday afternoon to show Tiger pride. Fire departments and other first responder agencies from district communities joined ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Firefighters responded to a structure fire in Charleroi around 11 p.m. Thursday.   Charleroi VFD Chief Robert Whiten Jr. said the fire occurred along Meadow Avenue. ...

Santa and Mrs. Claus walk in a parade Thursday at Elizabeth’s Light-Up Night. Santa is Butch Fiore and Mrs. Claus is Nancy Fiore, a married couple originally from Elizabeth.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A preliminary hearing has been set for the man arrested in connection with a shooting death in Rostraver Square Nov. 5. According to Stacey Witalec of the office ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Historical Society and the Wedding Cookie Table Community hosted an evening of storytelling Thursday to celebrate the work of two Monongahe...

By the MVI Monessen VFW Post 1190 and American Legion Post 28 members held their annual flag-burning ceremony Thursday night at the Herman Mihalich Memorial Boat Launch Park in Monessen.   VFW Command...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Christmas spirit will be in full swing at the second annual Country Christmas on Broad next month. St. Sebastian Church hosted the debut event last year, which w...

Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Second-grade students at Monessen Elementary Center run by the school building while learning how to play kickball under the direction of physical education teache...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The school districts that support Steel Center have made a big investment in the career and technical education school in Jefferson Hills. Steel Center for Career and ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s mayor is pretty sure he’s lost a bet, but he couldn’t be happier about it. Mayor Ron Mozer made a bet last month with Brian Lawrence, executive directo...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township hired two new police officers Wednesday. The board also announced yesterday that no property tax increase was required in order to balance...

By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com This time of year was especially important to the late Peter J. Daley II, as the longtime state representative spent many years donating his time to ensure families in...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania’s next lieutenant governor Austin Davis will serve as grand marshal of the 2022 Salute to Santa Parade in McKeesport Saturday morning. Spectators can watc...

By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough’s Light Up Night promises to spark the holiday cheer tonight. The festivities center around the downtown business district and the event sc...

Lia Filardi, 8, of Monongahela stands behind her grandparents, Darla and Ron Smerilli of New Eagle, at PennWest California’s basketball game Tuesday night.  

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com There are no litter boxes anywhere on the Charleroi Area School District campus. While it may seem like an odd topic to discuss at a school board meeting, Superinten...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Borough Council passed a tentative 2023 budget Tuesday that holds taxes steady for borough residents. Finance chair Cliff Gorski said the borough i...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport got a step closer this week to revamping its portion of the Great Allegheny Passage trail. The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern P...