By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport firefighters are doing their part to observe National Fire Prevention Week. McKeesport fire Chief Jeffrey Tomovcsik announced this week that the fire depart...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With Halloween and Thanksgiving right around the corner, Allegheny County Parks is encouraging Mon Valley residents to take advantage of several fall-themed activities...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Officials from Monessen City and Belle Vernon Area school districts clarified details surrounding a Sept. 11 discussion about school merger talks and poss...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley YMCA will host the 10th Annual John Barbero Memorial Auction this weekend. Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Highway Appliance, the event is se...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela city council has decided — at least for now — to table any zoning changes to the Monongahela Elementary Center-Dry Run Road corridor. In June, council...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com A Rostraver woman was killed Wednesday morning when her car collided with a tri-axle truck on Route 51 in Rostraver Township. Anna Mae Selembo, 86, was prono...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Community members are pulling together to help Forward Township residents displaced by a house fire Sunday. Two houses were damaged Sunday on Munger Lane. Bill ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An anonymous complaint was filed over the demolition of the Coyle Theater —but the site and contractors in charge have been cleared of any wrongdoing. During a Wedne...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Officials from Monessen City and Belle Vernon Area school districts clarified details surrounding a Sept. 11 discussion about school merger talks and poss...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com They say age is a state of mind. If that’s true, Curtis Prest, a resident at the Residence at Hilltop assisted living facility, has been a spry, exuberant yo...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Monessen City School District has discussed merging with Belle Vernon Area or Charleroi Area, but School Board President Roberta Bergstedt said Tuesday th...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com It’s that time of year again when Washington County organizations, municipalities, schools, libraries, utility authorities and first responders request Local Shar...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As businesses in the Mon Valley continue to grow and expand, many are facing the problem of attracting and retaining employees.   Dozens of employees, business owner...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport man is in Allegheny County Jail after allegedly holding up a gas station near the entrance to McKeesport’s Christy Park neighborhood. Glenn Edward Durik, ...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent A group of local women recently tended to the grave of Maj. John Irwin, a veteran of the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars.   None of the women is directly r...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon council is considering changing the billing methods for trash collection services. During Tuesday’s meeting, Councilmen Brett Berish, Geoffry DeWitt...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Julie Mujic has a hard time pinpointing exactly why she loves Civil War history. She originally became interested in history in general because one of her...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The owners of Angelo’s II in Monongahela have truly outdone themselves. You probably remember Santa peering — a bit mischievously —   from the restaurant’s roofto...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com An emergency situation can be frightening for anyone, but for a person with autism who may not be able to communicate with first responders, it can be both scar...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com It may seem a little early to start thinking about the Christmas season, but McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko and the city’s recreation board are doing just that. San...