Vincenzo Destefano, 6, of Fallowfield Township and Jackson Lustik, 7, of Eighty Four make some adjustments on a remote-controlled car Thursday evening at Elementary Park in Fallowfield Township.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko is fed up with illegal dumping. He’s offering financial incentives to city employees who catch people and companies dumping in empty ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The house at 709 Waddell Ave. in Donora has sat vacant for about two years, according to neighbors, with one exception — roaches. Cindy Burns, who lives across th...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Lions across the region are collecting items for families living with the devastation caused by Hurricane Laura nearly two months ago. Past District 14-E Gov. Robert...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourrmvi.com Over the past 15 years, Jamie’s Dream Team has granted more than 10,000 dreams for children and adults in 32 states, and founder Jamie Holmes isn’t letting COV...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Monessen residents Kristan Simmons and Nathan Lewis spent the evening fishing at the city’s Herman J. Mihalich Memorial Boat Launch on a beautiful autumn Wednes...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A staff member at the Charleroi Area High/Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19. On Wednesday, Superintendent Dr. Ed Zelich said the district was informed o...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For the first time in more than a half of a century, Santa Claus will not be ushered into the Tube City by way of a Christmas parade to mark the start of the holiday s...

For the MVI The Monongahela Woman’s Club donated $500 to the City of Monongahela’s Police Vest Fund, sponsored by the Monongahela Area Revitalization Corp. MARC has set up a separate account for the d...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The problem of blight is being addressed head on in Elizabeth Township with the development of an interactive database for use by code enforcement officers. The...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The structure that has housed the remains of Sutersville’s founder for 116 years will soon get a facelift. Entombed with his wife and three other people in W...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Rules concerning crowd size restrictions are changing again. On Tuesday, Gov. Tom Wolf and Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine announced an amendment to...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Neither state Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, nor the Washington County Redevelopment Authority is backing down when it comes to an open records reques...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Nearly two years of planning are about to bear fruit for the Greater Washington County Food Bank as it prepares to put a solar energy array online later this mo...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The second annual Belle Vernon Starbucks Car Show is moving full steam ahead.   Organizer Katie Chermely said last year’s event, which benefits the Bag Brigade, was ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport police detective involved in a motorcycle accident on Long Run Road (state Route 48) near the White Oak/McKeesport border Monday is recovering from seriou...

Dan Bartkus of Monongahela brought his granddaughter, Cami Mekilo, 3, to the Monongahela Aquatorium to see the ducks Monday evening.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen likely won’t have to seek a tax anticipation note at the beginning of 2021, according to city Administrator John Harhai. The city’s application for a TAN...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Mon Valley Veterans Council Veterans Day Parade is expected to take place next month. The parade, hosted this year by t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Even though the pandemic has pushed a group of young cheerleaders off the sidelines this year, it hasn’t stopped them from cheering on their local community.   Recen...