By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Eliciting cheers and applause from those in attendance, the Jefferson Hills Zoning Board voted unanimously Monday night to uphold an appeal from Jefferson Hi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Historical Society is officially the owner of the Longwell House. The society announced in May that it would be purchasing the home, which is on...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Run like a robot’s life depends on it. That’s what FIRST Robotics Team 1708, headquartered at McKeesport Area High School, wants area runners and fitness enthusiasts t...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 36-year-old Belle Vernon man was sentenced Monday to six to 12 years in connection with an alleged conspiracy to sell heroin and cocaine with his father. Quinto...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Residents of White Oak Farms could soon see a road open that has been closed for nearly six years. Residents and managers of the apartment complex have been dealing wi...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Seven dilapidated houses in Elizabeth Township were condemned and ordered demolished by the township commissioners Monday evening. Among the properties is a hou...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent The Carnegie Library of McKeesport will present an encore screening of “Missing McKeesport” at 2 p.m. Sunday.   An earlier screening of the film, which documents Mc...

Nolan Abel, 4, of Rostraver has fun on a slide Saturday at the North Belle Vernon Community Fest. See more photos from the event on Page A7 of todays edition of the Mon Valley Independent. Heather Har...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com An Allegheny County judge initially gave Elizabeth Forward School District and PA Coach Lines three weeks to reach an agreement, but that order has been extended....

By Emily Bennett DiLullo ebennett@yourmvi.com If your child struggled to read out loud, would you consider having them practice reading to a close friend or family member? What if you could guarantee ...

By Emily Balser Allegheny County police are investigating a crash that killed one person and injured two others early Sunday morning in McKeesport. Officials said the incident happened just before 7 a...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Academics have been overshadowed by transportation litigation in the Elizabeth Forward School District this year, but that doesn’t mean education has been ignor...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Gardening season is far from over, even for people who have butterfly gardens. “There’s still much to be done in the garden,” said Mary Jane Hickman of White Oa...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Roller coasters, bumper cars and water slides might be the first thing you think of when amusement parks come to mind, but author and 2000 McKeesport Area Hi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Volunteer Fireman’s Association of Liberty borough is ushering in the autumn season this weekend. The annual Liberty Fall Festival kicked off Friday night and will...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A new option for absentee voting will launch Monday, making the process easier for voters and area county election officers.   As part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to mak...

By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Once a majestic, bustling shopping destination that brought thousands of people to the South Hills and West Mifflin, Century III Mall now resembles a ghost t...

By the MV Independent Mon Valley Independent Managing Editor Stacy Wolford has announced several new additions to the newspaper staff and one promotion. Joining the editorial staff are reporters Emily...

By TOM DAVIDSON A third man wanted in connection with the investigation of a Monroeville woman whose body was found Thursday morning in a McKeesport park turned himself in to police Friday night, offi...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com A Belle Vernon nonprofit that provides students with access to free weekend food has received a donation from its youngest contributor to date. Nine-year-...