Rylan Dupree and Marayla Martin of Donora enjoy the borough’s Twinkle Bright Night on Friday.

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A little less than a year after its first meeting, the Mid-Mon Valley Council of Governments has been discontinued. Mon Valley Alliance CEO Ben Brown announced the m...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For some children who are on the autism spectrum and others who live with sensory processing disorder or have “sensory integration needs,” bright lights and flashing c...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County’s Holiday Music Program, which has been a tradition for 52 years, will return this year. Participants will include students who study music at two Mon...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com No tax increase is anticipated in the tentative budget presented by Monongahela city council Friday morning. The budget of just under $3.2 million is expected t...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A man was arrested early Friday morning for allegedly shooting a woman in Glassport on Thanksgiving, according to Allegheny County Police. Jonah Kasim Reid, 47, of Gla...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com The Monessen PTA will host its biannual craft and vendor show Dec. 8 with roughly 30 vendors on hand just in time for the holiday season.   Crafters, vend...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com While most people consider their birthday a special time, for North Charleroi native Jean Roberts, her birthday on Dec. 7 will take on an extra special meani...

By JOE GRATA For The Mon Valley Independent Members of the Rostraver High School Class of 1939 recently held their 80th reunion. Both of them. Jack Coulson of Sewickley and Catherine “Sis” Manack Mats...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Independent’s Christmas Cheer Club kicks off today in hopes of fulfilling some holiday wishes for families in need. The Christmas Cheer Club toy dr...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com With the new month come new restrictions for the Elizabeth Bridge. Short-term closures of the bridge will begin Dec. 3, weather permitting, according to PennDOT...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mid-Mon Valley Model Railroad Club will open its doors to members of the community for its Holiday Open House this weekend. Beginning Saturday, the club will ope...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Zombek Christmas Display, with its 35,000 lights, will be up through Dec. 26, with a major kick-off event this Saturday. Williamsburg Drive will be closed e...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A local family hosted a community Thanksgiving dinner in McKeesport last week in memory of a late relative who “loved to eat and hated to see other people go without a...

By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com With the Thanksgiving holiday here, families and friends will gather to watch parades, feast on turkey, enjoy football and relax from the chaos of jobs, traf...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the past 10 years Charlene Poziviak has volunteered her time on Thanksgiving Day. This year, she will be on the clock at the hospital instead of filling the bell...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Four members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club who stand accused of an assault that left a former Pagan with a traumatic brain injury considered plea deals Tuesday. S...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com This Saturday, after Donora’s Twinkle Bright Night, Santa will come back to town to enjoy Pancakes with Police at the Early Bird Diner on McKean Avenue. Breanna O...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Clean white linens. Glistening crystal glassware. Bottomless helpings of stuffing and mashed potatoes. And last but not least, a brilliantly bronzed turke...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com On Tuesday, Charleroi School Board directors and administrators gave district families a little extra to be thankful for. For the past 15 years, they have purchased ...