By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The race for the 39th Legislative District was impossible to call before presstime Tuesday night due to a slower-than-normal vote reporting process.   Incumbent s...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Tensions are running high in Pleasant Hills as the borough and surrounding areas brace for a prayer vigil this afternoon to protest the death of George Floyd...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Crews were working Tuesday to restore water and natural gas service to homes in Washington Township affected by suspected mine subsidence Monday night. A reside...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Local disc jockeys threw their support behind Black Out Tuesday, a movement started by big names in the music industry. One of the first Mon Valley DJs on board was ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Emily Dongilli and Bobbie Glasser hold up their decorated caps during Belle Vernon Area High School’s graduation practice Monday at James Weir Stadium.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Libraries throughout the region are beginning to reopen with varying levels of service after being shut down statewide due to the coronavirus pandemic. There’s ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen city council could consider a police accountability and internal affairs policy at next week’s meeting. “Given the violence everywhere at the moment,” Ma...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The show will still go on for children who participate in the Mon Valley Performing Arts Academy’s Summer Experience.   The MVPAA provides education in performing ar...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com One of the Pagans who was sentenced last month to at least 20 years in jail on assault charges is at the center of a new criminal investigation, according to dete...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Township Community Center will be open for rentals when Allegheny County enters the green phase of the governor’s COVID-19 plan, but playgrounds a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Just a dozen new deaths and a little more than 350 new cases of coronavirus were reported Monday as the state moves toward more openings Friday. There were just n...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com As poll workers open voting booths early today, many counties are preparing for a different-looking primary election. With the coronavirus pandemic causing p...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic will have interesting stories to tell when they are old enough, especially about how they entered the world. For parents who...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com With the number of new coronavirus cases slowing, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has started to share different types of data. Some of that data deal with ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area School District will utilize a portion of federal CARES Act relief aid to ensure students have a way to access online learning materials remotely f...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Allegheny County Summer Concert Series to move from the South Park and Hartwood Acres Park amphitheaters to Pittsburgh’s...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Morgan Motycki of Charleroi is given a sign for being this year’s salutatorian at Geibel Catholic High School by biology and chemistry teacher Shelly Harner.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The four counties that make up the Mon Valley will enter the green phase of reopening next Friday. Allegheny, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties will j...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Shouting “No justice no peace, prosecute the police,” and eliciting honks of support from drivers passing by, protesters gathered Friday afternoon along East...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday there’s “no question” that Pennsylvania school districts will physically reopen in the fall. A few Mon Valley superintendents reacted Friday ...