By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township’s planning commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend the further consideration of a two-part conditional use application submitte...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A large fire broke out early Thursday morning in McKeesport, spreading to multiple houses and an SUV parked on Soles Street, according to area first responders. To rea...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com What do filmmakers, Portland, Ore., and goat-milk soap have in common? Anywhere you find one of these things, you might find LJ Kahl, the new executive director...

By The Mon Valley Independent When the Monongahela-based Wedding Cookie Table Community decided to band together to send gifts of love to Uvalde, Texas in the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooti...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Emergency medical services coverage has recently become a hot topic in several Mon Valley communities. On Tuesday, Charleroi officials announced they would immediate...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com St. John’s Episcopal Church in Donora was deconsecrated Wednesday after operating in the community for 97 years. Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh K...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monessen property owners will see a higher amount due when their school tax bills come in for 2022-23. The school board, with all members present, unanimously voted Tu...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township will look to modify a minimum lot size ordinance that — if left unchanged — could impede the progress of real estate development in the ar...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Sweeney’s Steakhouse in Rostraver has closed its doors. Owner Debra Hardy made the announcement Wednesday evening via social media, saying that after 26 years in busin...

Kara Austin, Justin Austin, Scarlette Austin, 5, and Trinity Palmer of Latrobe ride kayaks and an inflatable raft Tuesday afternoon on the Youghiogheny River at Cedar Creek Park.  

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Over a series of votes Tuesday, the Monessen School Board accepted the retirement of Superintendent Dr. Leanne Spazak, hired an acting superintendent and entered into ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Joe Grata’s legacy as an old-school journalist, steadfast community leader and the patriarch of his family will live on through the many hats he wore over the years....

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Mon Valley Emergency Medical Services was no longer the EMS provider in Charleroi. Borough Manager Matt Staniszewski made the announcement Tues...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Scenes from season two of the Paramount+ series “Mayor of Kingstown” will be filmed Thursday in Elizabeth Borough.   To read the rest of the story, please se...

Greyson Koscianski, 3, of Rostraver Township plays in the water Monday afternoon at Round Hill Spray Park in Elizabeth. He was there with his mother, Megan Koscianski.  

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School District’s board of directors adopted its budget for the 2022-23 school year Monday. To read the rest of the story, please see a cop...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Ringgold School Board wants to ensure the district is doing the best job it can of communicating with district families and stakeholders, according to board President ...

By Paula Reed Ward Trib Total Media The state Supreme Court has agreed to take up the zoning case involving UPMC’s plans to build a 63-bed hospital in Jefferson Hills amid the community’s opposition t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Norfolk Southern Corporation have reached an agreement to expand passenger rail access in Western Pennsylvania. To ...

The Forward Township Volunteer Fire Company held its annual community barbecue Sunday in the parking lot of Molnar’s Lounge in Elizabeth. From left are Fire Chief Steve Pierce, Jordan Pierce, Chris Pi...