By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township Commissioner John Lorenzo will be permitted to participate in voting sessions but not workshop meetings, under the revised terms of his bond....

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen police and Westmoreland County detectives are investigating after a man was shot at least six times Tuesday night. Just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Monessen p...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A White Oak man escaped injury after a fast-moving blaze ripped through his house Wednesday afternoon. The blaze quickly traveled through the upper floor of the home o...

Natalie Ondulick of Monessen and Emma Valla of North Charleroi dropped off presents to Santa (junior firefighter Josh Arnold) and his elf Buddy (junior firefighter Brayden Speck) Tuesday evening for a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Redevelopment Authority members plan to drive past about half of the properties LaTrina Hall’s nonprofit has gotten from the city to see where they are b...

By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com With a new variant of COVID-19 beginning to surge, a controversial topic has been rekindled. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s M...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Bird lovers in the Mon Valley have a new chance to see a family of bald eagles up close. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley Ind...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board is up to full strength, at least for the moment. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley I...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Many young artists dream of painting the canals of Venice or the boulevards of Paris, but Tyler Gedman is quite content painting the Monongahela River Valley and the streets o...

The Belle Vernon Area School District brought service dogs to the high school and middle school Monday so students could learn more about what they do. Surrounding Hoot from Hope Animal Assisted Crisi...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City School District is still being cautious when it comes to the tax forgiveness program initiated by Mayor Matt Shorraw. To read the rest of the story,...

By Shirley McMarlin Trib Total Media The best cookie bakers aren’t always grandmothers in flour-dusted aprons. A group of young bakers showed their kitchen competence Sunday during the fourth annual G...

By Taylor Brown-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi will head into 2022 with a balanced budget. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-314...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak’s council and mayor offered thanks to three outgoing council members Monday night To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley In...

Alaina McCay, 4, and her sister Madison, 13, visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus during a pancake breakfast Sunday morning at Epiphany of Our Lord Parish in Monessen. They are the grandchildren of Rick an...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A spiritual leader who served the Mon Valley for nearly six decades passed away over the weekend. Archpriest Igor Soroka, known by many as “Father Igor,” served 58 yea...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Concerned Donora Citizens say some progress has been made in their crusade against coal dust and damage from coal trucks. To read the rest of the story, pleas...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township church is addressing   a problem that often goes unseen. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edition...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport native who called Texas home has posthumously become a viral sensation on social media thanks to a hilarious obituary lovingly penned by her son. To read ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Lions from clubs across Westmoreland and Allegheny counties celebrated Christmas a little early Friday night. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Frida...