By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The new owner of Court Time Sports Center in Elizabeth Township wants today’s children to have the same opportunities he had growing up — a chance to participat...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com When “Homecoming: Sgt. Hamilton’s Long Journey” debuted at Ringgold Middle School last week, a panel discussion followed that included two people dedicated to ret...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Customers walking into Eat’n Park on Lysle Boulevard in McKeesport were surprised Friday to find Mayor Michael Cherepko, police Chief Adam Alfer and City Administrator...

By Kristie Linden klinden@yourmvi.com The youngest of the seven Pagans Motorcycle Club members charged with attempted homicide after a brutal attack in Charleroi in April has pleaded guilty. Corey Vol...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Representatives from PennDOT and Morgan Excavating said the Pasta Shoppe will need to front the funds for repairs to the restaurant’s sewage system and th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Sen. Jim Brewster and state Rep. Austin Davis, both McKeesport Democrats,   joined forces to hold a breakfast for veterans and their families Friday morning at t...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Going through the old belongings of a family member can be emotionally challenging, but Carleton Young uncovered something amazing in 2014.   While sortin...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com More than 40 people strolled through the historic Elks lodge in Charleroi on Thursday, sorting through items numbered and marked with bright green stickers as the or...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Sewage Authority Board should regain its ability to conduct business after Monessen council appointed a new member of the board.   At last ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport has decided not to handle its own trash and recycling collection services. Council voted Wednesday to award a bid for hauling and collection of trash and re...

By RON PAGLIA For the Mon Valley Independent There are many things wrong with growing older. You age in ways that have nothing to do with numbers or the aches and pains in parts of your body that you ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A recent grant awarded to the Mon Valley Alliance Foundation is the last missing piece to complete a years-long project at the Charleroi Riverfront Park. On Thursday...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Donora borough council is looking into options related to the property where dozens of animals were confiscated recently. The issue was raised Thursday during a...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Jefferson Hills borough council unanimously voted to adopt its 2020 tentative budget at its Wednesday agenda meeting, beginning the process of adopting a fin...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Fans of classic comedy throughout the Mon Valley can act like knuckleheads and get their nyuk-nyuks out at the annual Three Stooges Film Fest at the Grand Th...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Donora woman’s terrifying experience with sleep paralysis throughout her life has recently led her on an adventure that has made her “light up.” Barbara Simon Coom...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com To continue drawing new residents into Rostraver Township, a contractor is moving toward building 113 more homes in the township. Steven Victor of Victor-...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The process to remediate a problem causing fire hydrants in McKeesport’s Grandview neighborhood to have a low volume of water is one step closer to being under way. Ci...

By Kristie Linden klinden@yourmvi.com When Sgt. Vernon Hamilton left Monongahela in 1943 to serve his country, he was a 17-year-old who hadn’t yet graduated from high school. Vern was a 19-year-old Ar...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Monessen City Controller Wayne Vlasic was victorious over opponent police Chief Jim Smith to land the role as the next Monessen magisterial district judge...