By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Rules concerning crowd size restrictions are changing again. On Tuesday, Gov. Tom Wolf and Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine announced an amendment to...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Neither state Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, nor the Washington County Redevelopment Authority is backing down when it comes to an open records reques...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Nearly two years of planning are about to bear fruit for the Greater Washington County Food Bank as it prepares to put a solar energy array online later this mo...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The second annual Belle Vernon Starbucks Car Show is moving full steam ahead.   Organizer Katie Chermely said last year’s event, which benefits the Bag Brigade, was ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport police detective involved in a motorcycle accident on Long Run Road (state Route 48) near the White Oak/McKeesport border Monday is recovering from seriou...

Dan Bartkus of Monongahela brought his granddaughter, Cami Mekilo, 3, to the Monongahela Aquatorium to see the ducks Monday evening.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen likely won’t have to seek a tax anticipation note at the beginning of 2021, according to city Administrator John Harhai. The city’s application for a TAN...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Mon Valley Veterans Council Veterans Day Parade is expected to take place next month. The parade, hosted this year by t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Even though the pandemic has pushed a group of young cheerleaders off the sidelines this year, it hasn’t stopped them from cheering on their local community.   Recen...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com After 56 years of service, the hot water storage tank at Belle Vernon Area Middle School is being replaced. In a special session Monday, the Belle Vernon Area S...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com There’s a new acting police chief in Elizabeth Township today. Sgt. Jerry Cimba was named to the interim position by unanimous vote Monday. The commissioners al...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Marilyn Huston, 8, right, sells popcorn Saturday morning at Fleatique on the Mon in Monongahela with the help of her sisters Addison, 6, and Harper, 5. They are...

By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com There are 17 newly certified emergency vehicle operators in the region. Rostraver/West Newton Emergency Services recently offered a 16-hour certification course...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com K-9 Blitz and his handler, Officer William Goodwin, will show off their skills during a fundraiser for the Charleroi Regional Police Department’s K-9 unit next week....

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Penn State Greater Allegheny in McKeesport has released the details for the first installment of the 2020-21 Crossing Bridges Summit. The Crossing Bridges Summit is a ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents and businesses dug deep into their pockets last month to help their neighbors and local charities. The Washington County Community Found...

Antonio Epps and Paige Allan were crowned homecoming king and queen Friday at South Allegheny High School.

Kyla Clark was named homecoming queen at Frazier High School.

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Collinsburg was the center of attention Friday afternoon when state and Rostraver officials as well as residents and fire department personnel helped celebra...

Fallowfield Township residents who live along Old Route 71 will have to bear with noise from after-hours construction — at least for a few more weeks. The project, which began in late July, is a priva...