Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Jaylie Bell, 11, and Evelyn Matthews, 11, both of North Belle Vernon, enjoy a cool treat on a summer-like day at Community Bank Park in North Belle Vernon.

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf made a stop in McKeesport Wednesday to tour a COVID-19 vaccine clinic slated to open Monday at a city church. The governor also talked about “vaccine equ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township Commissioners Wednesday hired an environmental lawyer to provide consultation regarding potential actions against the Westmoreland Sanita...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute is closing its Monongahela office as of April 30, leaving patients with difficult choices to make. Linda Zuza of Monongahe...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Finally ready to take some well-deserved time off, Charleroi Code Enforcement Officer Robert Whiten Jr. will resign from his position. During an agenda meeting Wedne...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School District continues to move forward with its plans to hold a senior prom this year. School officials recently announced the prom will be h...

Enjoying the beautiful weather Tuesday at Palmer Park in Donora are Cecilia Reid, 4, Hyatt Reid, 1, and Dietrich Tidwell, 1, all of Monongahela. Warm and sunny conditions are expected to continue toda...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Carroll Township residents who want to keep agricultural animals, such as chickens and bees, on their property will have to comply with new restrictions. Sup...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Local lawmakers expressed their opinion this week about an executive order issued in January by President Joe Biden that requires biological males be permitt...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With a safety and beautification project wrapping up, the Charleroi Area School District campus is looking more like a university. The project, which has been talked...

The City of McKeesport said its final goodbye to former Mayor Lou “Coach Lou” Washowich, whose family observed a private funeral service with arrangements handled by the Gilbert Funeral Home and Crema...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In celebration of Earth Day, which is April 22, Noble Environmental has announced a series of Green Gifts it has awarded to causes in the Mon Valley and around Western...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Bars are officially back in business. Beginning Sunday, Mon Valley residents were able to sit at the bar to order a drink for the first time since June. Staff and ow...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Some Monessen council members say they find it suspicious the city’s former auditor won’t provide its current firm with documents necessary to complete the well o...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania entered the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations Monday as the state continues to press forward in its fight against the deadly pandemic. Gov. To...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com “You can look at me, or you can be a coward,” Carla Craig, mother of murder victim Marshall Craig said to the man who killed her child. Dylan Lesnik, 29, who had ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Township Commissioners approved three contracts Monday related to the completion of a sewerage project that includes new pump stations in Boston a...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township commissioners continue to discuss regulations for food trucks.   Proposed ordinances by Denny Puko, who prepared the township’s new comprehen...

Suzanna Nowakowski, 5, of Brownsville races for eggs at Saturday’s hunt in Donora.

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Magic City Riverfront Park is expected to open in time for the Fourth of July. The project, spearheaded by the Mon Valley Alliance, will be at the site of Charleroi’...