By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A 7-year-old McKeesport resident who dreams of being a police officer spent time with some of the men and women who keep his city safe on Saturday. To show he cares ab...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com After more than six months of being open by appointment only, the Rostraver Township Historical Society Sunday is throwing open the doors to its museum for an o...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Clairton will be in the spotlight next month when WQED airs its latest documentary “Starved: Our Food Insecurity Crisis.” The documentary examines food insec...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The A.P. Delsandro Memorial in Donora has stood in memory of former mayor Albert P. Delsandro since the mid-1980s, and the committee to maintain it is in its 36th...

Tiberius Ten was named king and Paige Myers was crowned queen at Elizabeth Forward’s homecoming ceremony Friday night.

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill in Rostraver Township has been fined $59,000 by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The fine was imposed for violat...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monessen couple and their dogs have been displaced from their home after a structure fire early Friday. Monessen Municipal Fire Chief Delmar Hepple said crews were...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Bar and restaurant owners battling tightening COVID-19 restrictions may have a little relief next year. On Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced a plan to waive liquor l...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Rotary is the latest community organization to make a donation to the City of Monongahela’s Police Vest Fund.   The Rotary Club donated $500 to th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak Mayor Ina Jean Marton reminded residents at this week’s council meeting that two polling places in the borough have changed for the Nov. 3 general election. ...

Victoria Duda, 11, holds her cousin, Gianna Manderino, 1, while Jesse Manderino, 2, stands behind her Thursday evening at the playground at Community Bank Park in North Belle Vernon. They were with La...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Two McKeesport Area School District parents accused the district during Wednesday’s agenda meeting of not being transparent enough about positive COVID-19 cases. They ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania voters don’t need to count on the postal system to make sure their absentee or mail-in ballot is counted. Anyone can vote early by going to the ele...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Elected officials from the Mon Valley are showing their support for the Clean Slate Bill, which was approved Wednesday by the state Senate and is now headed ...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township has been approved for PennVEST funding to replace the outdated sewage treatment plant at Buena Vista with a system to transport the sewage to...

By the Mon Valley Independent Trick-or-treat listings Allegheny County • Clairton — 5 to 6 p.m. treats at the city building; 6 to 8 p.m. city—wide trick or treat. • Elizabeth Borough — 6 to 8 p.m. Oct...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township Commissioners will consider purchasing an automated system for the police department. The system will allow officers to send information ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Jason M. Walsh, who has worked with the Washington County district attorney’s office for four years, has been promoted to first assistant district attorney. Walsh...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent The “Lady Liberty” statue at Monessen’s Eastgate War Memorial got a fall makeover Wednesday thanks to volunteers and donations. American Legion Post 28 Commande...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com After nearly nine months as acting superintendent for the Ringgold School District, Randall Skrinjorich now officially holds the position of superintendent. ...