By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Washington County, which had 24 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday, is now under Gov. Tom Wolf’s and stay-at-home order. Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monongahela resident had a hot commodity to give   away Friday. William Hefner parked his truck, filled with individually wrapped rolls of toilet paper, at Mononga...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’   “To this ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has made even more modifications to its COVID-19 response policies. Bishop David Zubik announced this weekend that, effective immedi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two area state representatives have co-sponsored legislation to supply grants to volunteer fire departments and EMS agencies. State Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run, a...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The news is filled with the big picture regarding the coronavirus pandemic: hundreds of thousands sick worldwide, entire countries on lockdown, record unemploym...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Westmoreland County was added to the list of counties in Pennsylvania under a stay-at-home order Friday afternoon. In the Mon Valley, Westmoreland joins Allegheny...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Gospel Alliance Church in Rostraver Township is taking a new approach to offering prayer while services are canceled. A drive-through prayer initiative was announced...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com State Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, is calling for Gov. Tom Wolf to lift the ban on construction work and release a comprehensive list of businesses ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Greensburg and Pittsburgh Roman Catholic Dioceses are offering virtual options for parishioners to participate in Holy Week services. Bishop Edward Malesic ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Area School Board had a full turnout for a special meeting Friday that was held virtually. School board President Ken Wiltz and Superintendent Dr. Ed Z...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department has added a map to its COVID-19 website that contains geographic information on where positive cases are located in the county, ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com To help families find something to do while social distancing, a local recreation commission is sponsoring a Valley-wide “egg”stravagant decorating contest. The Nort...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Ben Bartilson, co-owner of Yoli’s Cucina and Crafthouse in Jefferson Hills, realizes the attempt to mitigate the coronavirus’ spread has brought a lot of change to lif...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora council met for less than 10 minutes Thursday to pass a resolution extending the borough’s coronavirus-related state of emergency declaration. No members o...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com With the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak showing no signs of slowing down since invading Pennsylvania two weeks ago, hospitals and medical professionals are br...

By the MVI During this unprecedented national emergency as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on local businesses, the Mon Valley Independent has made the difficult decision to temporarily...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The state Department of Health confirmed 560 additional positive cases of the coronavirus in Pennsylvania Thursday. There is now a statewide total of 1,687 cases of CO...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As of Thursday, state police had not issued any citations to “non-life sustaining” businesses that have failed to comply with Gov. Tom Wolf’s order to close their phys...

By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media About 500 nonessential Westmoreland County government employees will be furloughed April 3, county commissioners said Thursday. The layoffs come as county official...