By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It seems that whenever or wherever Mon Valley residents see a need, they are quick to help. That quality applies even if the need is half a world away. Wildfire...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Ringgold High School senior has been recognized for a poem he wrote about Martin Luther King Jr. Roderick Wilson Jr. will be honored tonight by Carnegie Mellon ...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com The phrase “follow your heart” is good advice, and Port Vue resident Gregg Johnson hopes it proves profitable. An avid music fan and performing musician, Joh...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com If you ask Edward Ehko the secret to a long and happy life, he’ll be honest with you — there isn’t one; it’s all in your genes. He said his bloodlines have served hi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department has issued a new round of fines against U.S. Steel that will benefit the communities considered to be most impacted by air pollu...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a winter weather advisory for the entire region because of a low-pressure system that is expected to bring a wint...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Do you have a nagging cough that just won’t go away? Having a tough time getting back to 100% after an illness from a few weeks ago? You’re not alone.   And ...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent Manns Drug Store, a neighborhood pharmacy in White Oak for 93 years, will close its doors Thursday. Located at the junction of O’Neil Boulevard and Lincoln Way, the...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The family of a Monessen woman who died this week wants to pass along a warning to Mon Valley residents after her home was broken into during the funeral. Robert Saw...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County police Inspector Andrew Schurman alerted residents Friday about an individual who recently posed as an Allegheny County police officer as part of a sc...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township home was heavily damaged during a fire Thursday, though the family members and their pets escaped unharmed. The fire broke out around 10:45...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As the one-year anniversary of the violent death of their Shiloh shepherd draws near, a Washington Township family was left “shocked and heartbroken” as charges agai...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com ArcelorMittal is in talks with two potential partners to work toward researching a co-generation project to redistribute the energy produced from the Mone...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Students at Thomas Jefferson High School received a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the film business Thursday when Chris Hampel, a former Los Angeles-based mov...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Do your kids know what to do if they find a gun? Students in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in the Ringgold School District will soon learn a catchy tune t...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Rep. Bill Kortz, D-Dravosburg, reminds residents and businesses that they no longer must re-register every five years to be on Pennsylvania’s Do Not Call List, a...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Unique Mercer, 2, and Jah’nya Mercer, 4, of California were among the youngest fans at California Area High School’s basketball game Wednesday night.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Ringgold School District has maintained its A1 credit rating for another year and it will save the district $1.16 million in interest after a bond is refinanced. ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Two directors were reappointed to the board of Charleroi Financial MHC Wednesday during the bank’s annual meeting. Bert Cherry and Michael Lee were reappointed ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Liberty borough council voted Wednesday to ratify ordinances setting the property tax and sewage rates for 2020. Residents will not see a property tax increase this ye...