By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Homeowners in the Belle Vernon Area School District may be spared a tax increase after all. The school board is expected to implement Homestead and Farmstead...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Residents of the Charleroi Area School District will see an increase in their tax bills next year. On Tuesday, the board unanimously approved a roughly $28.1 million...

By JEFF STITT and KRISTIE LINDEN jstitt@yourmvi.com klinden@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s distribution of impact fees from natural gas producers totals more than $234 millio...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District is putting an extra emphasis this summer on getting children registered for school. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of...

The Walker siblings, Rosey, 5, and Mekhi, 3, of Elizabeth Township visited Round Hill Park to see the animals, including a pot-bellied pig in the stall behind them. Encompassing more than 1,100 acres ...

By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora has hired Ehrlich Pest Control to combat rat infestations in the borough. Ehrlich account executive Aaron Summers spoke at a special council meeting Mond...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com More than three dumpsters of trash were pulled from the banks of the Monongahela River this weekend.   M & N Heating and Cooling and AirTight Duct Cleaning owners Ma...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi is in immediate need of a code enforcement officer. During Monday’s voting meeting, several residents spoke out against unsightly properties neighbor...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Cam Jasso’s family is urging the Belle Vernon/Rostraver Township community to donate blood in response to a nationwide shortage and a devastating setback in ...

By Joseph Augustine For the MVI A former Mon Valley resident hosted an impartation Saturday to inspire faith and activism in the area Marsha West-Wilson, who now lives in San Bernardino, Calif., hoste...

By Megan Tomasic Trib Total Media No injuries were reported when the pilot of a Cessna 414 lost control of its brakes Sunday afternoon, causing the airplane to crash at the Rostraver Airport. To read ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon council has instructed the borough solicitor to draft an ordinance to deal with parking issues causing an issue to public safety. To read the rest o...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com For patients referred by the health care system, Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network have launched a multi-year initiative to create a high-performing so...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Forward Township agreed last week to participate in Law Enforcement-Assisted Diversion, or the LEAD program, which will enable law enforcement to divert resi...

The Mid Mon Valley Sports Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2022 Friday night at St. Spyridon Hellenic Center. In front, from left, are Bob Rosborough, Ben McCauley and coach Jim Dumm. In back, from ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With other Juneteenth celebrations taking place in McKeesport, the Mon Valley and in Pittsburgh through Monday, Carnegie Library of McKeesport held an event Friday to ...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Juneteenth is cause for celebration in Monessen.   The city recognized the holiday also known as Emancipation Day for just the second time in its history Fri...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com No one was home when a fire broke out at a home in McKeesport Friday evening. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley Independent, ca...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com My Dad is my best friend and when Father’s Day rolls around, I want to be sure I’m expressing gratitude for all the layers of our relationship. This year, it’s ne...

Aubrey Lutes, 5, and her sister Emma, 3, of Rostraver Township enjoyed the water at Pine Cove Beach Club in Fallowfield Township as temperatures topped 90 degrees Thursday afternoon.