By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Residents in Donora may soon see a new bicycle and pedestrian recreational trail travel through the borough. At Thursday’s work session, council members were...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko presented five people “who exemplify the city’s motto of love, hope, respect and dignity” with awards during Wednesday’s council meet...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township received an additional $12,500 to go toward renovation of the John DiVirgilio Sports Complex thanks to the Rostraver Lions Club.   Bob ...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent Port Vue has a new addition to its police force as council voted Wednesday to hire Christopher Adams. Currently a part-time officer, Adams will replace forme...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com A number of students from the Mon Valley will be in the spotlight this weekend as they share the stage with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra during its “Blo...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com At least one element of the lawsuits filed on behalf of the parishioners of two former area churches is being allowed to move forward. A panel of Commonwealth C...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@your.mvi.com “I’m running to go to my husband because they’re attacking him and I thought they were going to kill him,” Michelle Harris testified Wednesday as she described h...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There is officially a new assistant police chief in the City of McKeesport. Mayor Michael Cherepko announced during Wednesday’s council meeting that Mark Steele, who w...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com When the conductor calls for “instruments up” at McKeesport Area High School on Friday, students from four different area school districts will prepare themselves to p...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MVI New Eagle council appointed a new member Tuesday night. Following a unanimous vote, resident Dennis Walters was appointed to the vacant two-year seat. Walters, who has ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Multiple eyewitnesses testified Tuesday that they believed Troy Harris was dead in the minutes after he was attacked by members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club last...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Area legislators are both hopeful and frustrated regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2020-21 budget proposal — but all are ready to get to work. Wolf, who delivered his annual...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Residents of a Donora personal care home with a history of violations awakened Tuesday to learn they would have new accommodations after the home was ordered...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Symphonic wind ensemble students at Elizabeth Forward High School have been learning that even professionals need to practice the fundamentals. The students hav...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent Carroll Township supervisors appointed Ken Hillman to fill the vacancy left open with the Jan. 25 death of Supervisor James "Don" Harrison.   Board Chairman ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com With reports of the emerging coronavirus — also called 2019-nCoV — making its way from China to the U.S. within the past week, residents in the Mon Valley ma...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Marsha Adams, children’s program director at Monessen Public Library, reads a book about dogs during story time Monday evening. Listening to the story are Ollie...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After nearly two years, there may be an end in sight for the closure of Route 906 between Fayette City and lower Belle Vernon. On Monday, officials from PennDOT Dist...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent and a city resident have jointly filed a third lawsuit claiming Mayor Matt Shorraw violated the Sunshine Act during his first meeting b...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com An attempt to unseat a board member of the Mon Valley Sewage Authority Board has been paused due to unanswered questions of legality.   Brooke Farmer said...