By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Members of the Doora Street Department spent Thursday clearing trash and debris from a yard in Cement City after Mayor Jim McDonough declared the site a public ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Students in the Charleroi Area School District are being disciplined after creating a “fight club” page on social media. Superintendent Dr. Ed Zelich said two parent...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A colorful sign now sits alongside Interstate 70 near the Smithton exit, calling attention to a tragic story. Many who pass it might not realize the loss that caused...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Characters from the beloved author Dr. Seuss will be on hand at the Pleasant Hills Public Library on Saturday. The Cat in the Hat, the Lorax and Thing One an...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Monongahela-based photographer Rich Pantaleo presented a series of photographs he’s taken of abandoned mines along the Monongahela River Wednesday at First Presby...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Penn State Greater Allegheny students who are in science-based majors recently learned their educational experience is getting an upgrade. Last Friday, the Penn State ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A handful of Carroll Township residents turned up for Wednesday’s public hearing about keeping chickens and bees in residential areas. Of those five people, only ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A business soon to call the Alta Vista business park home in Fallowfield Township is still a mystery. Supervisors hoped the developers would announce the name of the...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board unanimously voted to hire a new business manager at Wednesday’s meeting. Joan Wehner will officially take over the position of business ma...

Mike Darnay / For the Mon Valley Independent Thomas Jefferson’s Noah Pierce leaves the court after the Jaguars lost to Laurel Highlands in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals Tuesday night.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It was a night of changes for the Elizabeth borough police force Tuesday as one new officer was sworn in, resignations were accepted for two part-time officers ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Crisis Intervention Team was at Belle Vernon Area High School Tuesday after the unexpected death of a student. In a letter sent to parents and guardians Tuesday, P...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A section of Route 906 just north of Interstate 70 was closed for about two hours Tuesday after a man was spotted on a nearby railroad trestle bridge apparently...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com With Jefferson Hills borough council seeing an influx of new members during the past few months — three in January and one in December — the borough is takin...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Voters now have another resource to ensure they are prepared to head to the polls. Department of State Secretary Kathy Boockvar announced recently announced the laun...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Serra Catholic’s Hayley McCullough and Chloe Pordash react after Monday’s loss to Laurel that knocked the top-seeded Eagles out of the WPIAL playoffs.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The settlement agreement between the Allegheny County Health Department and U.S. Steel was approved in court Monday. The settlement agreement and order with U.S. ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Teachers in the Belle Vernon Area School District have been working without a contract since June 30 and thought progress was being made in negotiations – until...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com For the past six weeks, posts have plastered Facebook and flyers were tacked up all over Elizabeth Township asking people to be on the lookout for a missing Lab...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Organizations in the Mon Valley and South Hills looking to make their communities stronger can attend the Jefferson Regional Host Kick-Off and Celebration fr...