By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A hygiene kit drive to benefit those impacted by the crisis in Ukraine begins Monday in Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh. To read the rest of the story...

Hundreds of cookies were handed off Thursday by members of the Monongahela Area Historical Society to employees of Elrama Tavern for a fish fry fundrasier today at Floreffe Volunteer Fire Company on S...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The teddy bear’s 120-year service record speaks for itself. And since the mid-1990s, first responders have used stuffed animals to provide a feeling of secur...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com WreckCrew Demolition will be at 500 Donner Ave. in Monessen starting Wednesday as workers begin bringing down the former Health Mart building.   To read the rest ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Community Days is back on the calendar for this summer in Charleroi. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-31...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Donora Council took action Thursday night to fill several vacancies on various committees, but the lone sitting resident on the police civil service commission was n...

Brentney Carpenter of Donora enjoyed the sunshine Thursday evening while playing basketball at the Charleroi Area School District campus. Rainier conditions are expected to return this weekend.

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Cindy Painter of Speers, Kayla Poling of Rostraver Township, holding her 9-month-old son Wyatt, and Brenden Jozefczyk, 17, of Speers took a short rest during th...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com[ Skeptics say Olympus Energy’s Hera Well Pad project could impact the traffic footprint near the Rostraver Ice Garden causing safety concerns. The oil and na...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com There are four candidates interested in becoming the next borough manager in Charleroi. Interviews will be conducted April 19 and 22 by members of the personnel comm...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several people who spoke at the Monongahela City Council meeting agree that a recreation board needs to be created for The Mounds. The park — especially its playground...

By MAX ROBINETTE For the MVI Dravosburg leaders discussed issues arising from the planned extension of the Mon Fayette Expressway/Route 43 during a council meeting Tuesday. With construction set to be...

Felicia Kruppa, Katie Sokol, Claire Sokol and Victoria Scaramucci, all of Rostraver Township, relaxed at the picnic tables at John DiVirgilio fields in Rostraver Township Tuesday evening.

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Forward Township supervisors violated Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act with their vote to disband the police department, according to Melissa Bevan Melewsky, medi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com In a neighborly effort, North Belle Vernon Council will soon begin to share street sweeping services with lower Belle Vernon. To read the rest of the story, please s...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Some of White Oak’s council members on Monday encouraged borough residents to vote in the local athletic association’s board election this month. To read the rest of t...

Allison Wyland, 5, left, of Fredericktown lets her sister Lilly Wyland,7, carry her 18.75” rainbow trout to the weighing station at the 25th Annual Pike Run Fishing Festival on April 9th. The festival...

St. Andrew the Apostle parish presented the Passion of our Lord and Living Stations of the Cross, featuring the children of the parish, Monday evening. Soldiers Tyler Bercik, Braedin Lunger and Jacob ...

By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Forward Township’s police department was disbanded Monday in a surprising move that left many residents wondering how it will affect the community.   To read...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Demolition is wrapping up at the former site of Bill’s Feed & Garden Center in Charleroi.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley ...