By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A McKeesport police officer was shot multiple times Sunday outside the McKeesport police station, prompting a massive search and the closure of bridges in and out of...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The former Community Bank building in the 500 block of Donner Avenue now belongs to Monessen after the bank donated it to the city. There is no set plan for the b...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Incumbent Democrat Jim Brewster of McKeesport has broken his silence about the 45th District Senatorial race. “Earlier this week, my reelection to the Senate was certi...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Blueprints, an area nonprofit organization, received an early Christmas gift this year from the Washington County Community Foundation. On Wednesday, the WCC...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak council is expected to vote tonight on whether to amend a feral cat ordinance and to establish a chicken ordinance. The feral cat ordinance states that the b...

By the Mon Valley Independent A McKeesport police officer was shot multiple times Sunday outside the police station, prompting an immediate search and closure of bridges in and out of the city. The ca...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Opening a small business can be a daunting task for entrepreneurs, even during the most normal of times. Toss in a deadly, world-wide pandemic that’s forced ...

By Paul Peirce Trib Total Media When drivers cross the newly named Matthew C. Smelser Bridge on Interstate 70 in South Huntingdon, Smelser’s niece, Krisi Secrist, said she hopes motorists recall the j...

By Christine Haines   chaines@yourmvi.com When Brandi Mikos of Elizabeth Township learned on the news about the Adopt A Server program set up in Kentucky, she immediately joined the Facebook group, bu...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A homicide investigation is being conducted after a 27-year-old man was found dead Friday evening in his Coal Center apartment.   State police and Southwest Regional...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The cancellation of the Salute to Santa Parade in downtown McKeesport this year won’t stop St. Nick from greeting the families and children of the city. “The McKeespor...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monessen will Shine Bright and Sparkle this Christmas. Monessen resident Lindsay Beregi is spreading cheer to her community again this year by planning the third ann...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The end of the snowstorm early Thursday didn’t necessarily mean an end of problems from the snow, as a number of residents in Mon Valley communities discovered ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Mayor Matt Shorraw and Monessen City Council violated the Sunshine Act twice in January, but did not do so willfully or wantonly, according to a Westmoreland Coun...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A social media showdown took place between state Senate Democrats and Republicans Wednesday and Thursday. Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa and the PA Se...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Santa Claus will visit Allenport, Roscoe and Stockdale this weekend on a big red sleigh that was custom built by area fire fighters.   For decades, fire companies in...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com School directors approved a proposal Wednesday night that paves the way for the construction and design of a new $5.2 million natatorium and locker rooms pro...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com It’s been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Whether that’s true or not, a drive-through breakfast this Sunday could be the most benefic...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Although Fallowfield Township projects to end 2021 with a deficit, residents won’t see an increase in their taxes. Supervisors unanimously approved a spending plan W...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With more than 10,000 additional cases of COVID-19 reported Wednesday, a light at the end of the tunnel can finally be seen in the Mon Valley. Carol Soltes, a staff ...