By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fire Chief Robert Whiten Jr., who took over May 1 as Charleroi’s code enforcement officer, has been trying to get the Magic City looking its best and making sure res...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Every year, Heidi Hoffman’s mother dresses as Mrs. Claus for children in Monongahela. Her admiration for her mother’s Christmas spirit inspired a unique business ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com More than 100 people participated in the third annual Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation 5K Run/Walk last Saturday. This year’s “On Your MARC” race took ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As McKeesport’s International Village came to a close Thursday night, planning committee members wished there had been less rain for the festival’s 60th anniversary ce...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com PA Coach Lines is in breach of contract, Elizabeth Forward officials contend, and student transportation plans are now in doubt for the start of school Thursday. ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com 88,425. The World’s Largest Wedding Cookie Table — a Guinness World Record set Sunday in Monongahela — contained 88,425 cookies. Organizers knew they had a record...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi council is considering hiring an accountant. During Wednesday’s meeting, Denise Nusida of Fallowfield Township presented a proposal to officials about the ...

By Patrick Varine It’s easy to tell that Alan Lipscomb works outdoors. Lipscomb’s face glowed with the deep pink of a fading sunburn Thursday morning as he cleaned the lead car of the Dragon Wagon chi...

Olga M. Smith, 90, of Fallowfield Township, passed away Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in the Cambridge Hillside Nursing Center in North Charleroi. She was born March 27, 1929, in Morgantown, W.Va., the dau...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For many of its attendees, International Village is simply a food, dance and music festival. But for many others, especially those who volunteer to man the food booths...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Confusion, frustration and unanswered questions are still circling around an ongoing case involving a Washington Township family and the violent death of their Germa...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Monongahela’s 250th Anniversary celebration, which brought in folks from around the world — including Mexico and Italy — in addition to locals, instilled ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES For the Mon Valley Independent For the next six weekends starting Saturday through Sept. 22, plus Labor Day, a field in West Newton will become a magical kingdom where knights jous...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Firefighters were called to the scene of a structure fire in the 900 block of Lincoln Avenue in Charleroi early Wednesday morning. Fire Chief Robert Whiten Jr. said ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several heavy bouts of rain Tuesday evening put a damper on the opening night of McKeesport’s 2019 International Village festivities. But the downpours didn’t bring th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Rep. Austin Davis, D-McKeesport, introduced legislation this week that would enact larger fines for industrial sites that exceed pollution thresholds. Davis, who...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A little more than two months into his role as Emergency Management Coordinator for North Belle Vernon, John Garber has resigned from the position due to personal re...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School District will reinvent its gifted program this year. During a workshop meeting Tuesday, Superintendent Michele Dowell and board directors he...

For the MVI The second Mon Valley National Night Out will be held, rain or shine, on Thursday at Trustees Park (behind SPHS) in Charleroi.   The event will kick off with a parade at 5:30 p.m. The para...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved Gov. Wolf’s request to declare a disaster in Allegheny County after intense storms resulted in widespread flash f...