By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com With less than a week to go before the general election, the issue of Rostraver Township Commissioner Ray Iacoboni’s residence was again raised at a public meet...

By Hannah Walden For MVI After learning how to create his own Halloween decorations and design intricate projection shows on the front of his home, former Monessen resident Albert Francia has caught t...

Rostraver Public Library received a framed picture Tuesday from Rostraver Township resident Dustin Stark. He made the project from diamond art, which is the placement of jewels onto a pattern to look ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough Council skipped ahead on its agenda Tuesday to swear in a new part-time police officer. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of We...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There’s a race for four council seats in White Oak, and eight candidates — four Democrats and four Republicans —   are on the ballot. Three of them are incumbents — Re...

By MEGAN GUZA Trib Total Media Federal prosecutors say the mass shooting that Robert Bowers carried out at a Pittsburgh synagogue three years ago was preceded by disturbing, hate-filled activity on so...

Molly McMillen, 4, of Elizabeth, Spencer Egenlauf, 3, of West Mifflin and Emma Brown, 3, of Elizabeth Township dressed up as characters from the movie “Frozen” at Monday’s Halloween parade in Elizabet...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Following a tumultuous start in which one resident was threatened with being ejected by police and another chose to leave over the state-mandated mask policy, t...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After learning that prosecutors in the case of a man accused of raping a woman on a commuter train in Philadelphia don’t anticipate charging fellow passengers for not ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com There will only be one name on the ballot in the Monessen mayor’s race, but there are three men running for the position. To read the rest of the story, please se...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Six candidates are vying for four open seats on Charleroi Borough Council. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independen...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com An Eagle Scout candidate from California Borough was just a Cub Scout when he was first moved by the plight of the homeless. To read the rest of the story, plea...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Donora native has written a song about his hometown and asks those who give it a listen to donate to the Donora Smog Museum. To read the rest of the story, plea...

By PATRICK VARINE Trib Total Media Her visit happened over the summer, but Jeanette Milo still can’t say enough about why people should stay in October at the house made famous in the film “The Silenc...

By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Salvation Army is already preparing for its busiest time of year.    To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edition at...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com River Materials Inc. is growing in McKeesport. On the heels of a medical marijuana company announcing a property acquisition at the RIDC Industrial Center of McKeespor...

Na’riah Blackmon, left, and Taziyah Stitch protect themselves from the rain Friday during a senior night ceremony at Monessen’s football game.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora council voted to table a motion to hire a permanent police chief this month. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley Inde...

By Paul Guggenheimer Trib Total Media Gas prices usually drop considerably in the fall. Instead, the cost of a gallon of gas is surging. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The retirement of long-time Rostraver Township tax collector Elaine Phillips has opened the door for two first-time candidates for the position. To read the res...