By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Allegheny School District school board held a virtual meeting this week.   The board eliminated several posit...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com More than 1,200 new Pennsylvanians tested positive for the coronavirus by Thursday afternoon, bringing the state total to 7,016. Ninety have died.   The majority ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Monongahela Area Historical Society is making a “Plea for PPEs.” PPE stands for personal protective equipment that is neces...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com While local schools have felt the impact of COVID-19 and are just now beginning remote instruction for students, the Elizabeth Forward School District remains ahead ...

By Jamie Martines Trib Total Media A potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus causing the COVID-19 outbreak has been created in a University of Pittsburgh lab. Researchers say the first phase o...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Officials in Donora and Monongahela have taken steps to prepare for their next meetings in light of the ongoing public health emergency. Donora canceled its works...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two bridge and road construction projects expected to resume soon are in the Mon Valley. PennDOT announced more than 60 emergency and critical highway and bridge pro...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Today is the deadline for non-essential businesses to apply for an exemption from the government. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Secre...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania State Police have pledged their support to Asian-American communities. In a letter sent to local, state and federal stakeholders, police said in additio...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A West Jefferson Hills food service employee has tested positive for coronavirus, the district learned Thursday morning. The employee hasn’t been on school ground...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Upgrades will soon be coming to McKeesport’s Renziehausen Park. City council on Wednesday awarded the Renzie Park walking trail project contract to El Grande Industrie...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Sheetz will launch a free meal program today. On Wednesday the company announced the program, aimed to help children and families in need during the COVID-19 pandemi...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township Commissioners held a virtual meeting Wednesday night to meet the needs of social distancing during the current health crisis and to keep reside...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent An online social media campaign, called “Let There be Light” encouraged residents to place luminaries and candles outside their home Wednesday as a show of supp...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A portion of state Route 906 between Monessen and Interstate 70, which has been under an emergency closure since 2 a.m. Monday as the result of a landslide, will not b...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Local senior citizens — despite not being able to see their families face-to-face in many cases — are keeping busy. Activity directors and families of those practici...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Municipal meetings have become a tricky thing during the coronavirus pandemic, and some local leaders have found guidance from the state lacking. The Centers for ...

By Deb Erdley   Trib Total Media Stimulus checks, already exempt from federal taxes, would be exempt from state and local taxes as well under legislation state Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, expects...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “We invite folks to utilize our green spaces to get literal and metaphorical breaths of fresh air to stay mentally and physically healthy while we all work together, a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com President Donald Trump declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania Monday night, and by Tuesday another 756 cases of coronavirus were confirmed. There are now 4,843...