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 ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Mayor Jim McDonough has moved to enforce an ordinance that would require police Superintendent Jim Brice to retire, despite council’s vote this month to re...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Tony Cook enjoys the usual hobbies of any other 15-year-old boy, especially basketball. The South Allegheny High School student, who will be a sophomore in the fall,...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A resident of Tyrol Boulevard in Rostraver Township is circulating a petition in an effort to stop a leachate evaporation system from being installed at the Wes...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The demand on the Greater Washington County Food Bank continues to increase, reaching what are believed to be record numbers in May. “By the end of April, we sa...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Roscoe Volunteer Fire Company is finding new ways to raise money under coronavirus restrictions. The fire company will hold its first-ever outdoor “drive-in” cas...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Chris Sesco gave his son, Danny Sesco, a ride to fourth-grade graduation Thursday at Ringgold Elementary School North on the back of his motorcycle. Teachers Ma...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Local officials voiced their opinions Thursday on the new $25.8 billion spending bill waiting to be signed by Gov. Tom Wolf. The bill arrived on Wolf’s desk ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Fifteen groupings of parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, some of which include groupings in the Mon Valley, will merge July 1 to create new parishes, Bisho...

By Jamie Martines Trib Total Media The Allegheny County Health Department has issued $361,400 in fines against U.S. Steel for air pollution and permit violations during the fourth quarter of 2019 and ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com All state park beaches and most pools will be open next month, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Thursday. All 58 state park beaches ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Property owners in the McKeesport Area School District could see a slight tax increase for the 2020-21 school year. Board directors Joe Lopretto, Mindy Sturgess, Tom F...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The community came together Thursday to celebrate South Allegheny High School seniors with a parade in their honor. In districts throughout the Mon Valley, administr...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township commissioners are going on record opposing plans for a leachate evaporation system at the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill. The commissioners a...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Charleroi Area High School senior Makendra Pendleton was surprised Wednesday night when she was awarded the annual Speers Civic Club Scholarship during a drive-...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the first time in as long as she can remember, Cecilia Pennline Sciortino won’t be in the kitchen preparing her birthday meal this year. Instead, today as she tu...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Next week, when all of Pennsylvania is released from the stay-at-home order, restaurants in yellow-phase counties can offer outdoor dining as an option for custom...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Two Washington County commissioners are firing back at state Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, after he suggested they recuse themselves from the coun...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The community park in Collinsburg is slated for a major renovation this year, with the tennis courts converted to a handicapped-accessible playground and pavili...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport police Chief Adam Alfer and Mayor Michael Cherepko said city police officers will benefit in multiple ways from a $119,006 Coronavirus Emergency Supplementa...