By Jim BUSCH For the MVI Landscape painter Ron Donoughe admits he didn’t know much about the Mon Valley before he started work on his new book, “Brownsville to Braddock: Paintings and Observations of ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The building formerly known as Rostraver Middle School has a new name. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley Independent, c...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Two Republican state senators from the Mon Valley saw advancement this week on legislation they sponsored in Harrisburg. To read the rest of the story, please see a co...

A large crowd of Charleroi Area High School students showed up at the boys soccer game Monday night to cheer on Eben McIntyre in his attempt to break the record for most goals in school history.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board recommended Monday that parents opposed to the state mask mandate should address their concerns to officials at the state lev...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Multiple members of the House State Government Committee pointed out during a meeting Monday that the Wolf administration’s masking order already exempts youth athlete...

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Susan Bowers and Carol Frye would like to introduce you to a few of their neighbors. This isn’t unusual, especially in a friendly town like Monongahela, except that the people...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The weather was picture perfect for Saturday’s Greenock Log House Day and Apple Fest, attracting a steady flow of visitors to the adjoining events. To read the ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Citizens opposed to a proposed coal mine in Forward Township gathered more than 200 signatures on a petition Sunday. To read the rest of the story, please subsc...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Fall is upon us, and Halloween is right around the corner, making it a fitting time for a stroll through a beautiful and historic cemetery. To read the rest of the sto...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Donut lovers have something to look forward to this fall. Starting Saturday, St. Andrew the Apostle Parish will bring back its fall pop-up bakery at Parish Park in M...

By Matt Petras For the MVI Minister Mildred Thomas’ children knew their mother meant a lot to people, but they didn’t realize just how much until a memorial service on Saturday. said the memorial put ...

Jack Sacco and Mercedes Majors were crowned homecoming king and queen at Monessen High School Friday night.

Charleroi Area High School chose Eben McIntyre and Jaidyn Hustey as its homecoming king and queen at Friday’s game.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Members of the nonprofit environmental group Protect PT will be knocking on doors around the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill Monday and Tuesday to conduct a brie...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com More than 50 candidates have been invited to attend an event to discuss why they want to be elected to Washington County’s Government Study Commission. To read the r...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The Monongahela farmers market went out with a bang, a woof, a band and a few sirens Friday afternoon. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com An upgrade in office equipment for the Rostraver Township Police Department means an upgrade for a local church as well. To read the rest of the story, please s...

From left, Carsen Hartley, 10, Emberlee Avu, 4, Everly White, 5, and Charlie Carson, 6, stopped to get a halftime treat from the Cougar mascot at the Charleroi Area High School boys soccer game Thursd...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The life of a local expectant mother was recently cut short by gun violence, and her family and City of McKeesport leaders want justice. To read the rest of the story,...