By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The state Department of Health released the number of coronavirus cases by ZIP code Monday, showing that many Mon Valley towns have low totals. The ZIP code map i...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Some Mon Valley residents are out to prove small towns have big hearts. On Saturday, more than 300 families in the Charleroi School District will receive food thanks...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak council streamed Monday’s council meeting via Facebook Live and Zoom for the second month in a row, discussing how the coronavirus, social distancing and Gov...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Starting May 1, North Charleroi residents will not be permitted to leave trash in alleys. During a virtual meeting Monday, council announced the move, which has been...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A massive fleet of bikers, car club members, first responders and other motorists gave an overwhelming surprise to a “gentle, kind-hearted” Washington Township teen Sa...

By Bob Bauder Trib Total Media If it helps keep people healthy during the coronavirus pandemic, a statewide order requiring customers and employees of businesses to wear masks is OK, people in the reg...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania reported 276 new coronavirus-related deaths Sunday, but state Department of Health officials say the increase is due to data catching up with the rep...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Nina Iampietro’s pregnancy has been full of surprises. After trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant with her husband Jason for three years, a faint pink line on a pre...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania schools are closed for the remainder of the academic year and high school seniors have been left unsure if they will have a commencement ceremony and spec...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Some Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores — including in the Mon Valley — will open for curbside pick-up today. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced over the w...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent The South Allegheny School District will have a graduation ceremony, high school Principal David McDonald promised in a letter to seniors.   He said graduati...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com While many Mon Valley residents have not been able to leave their homes, volunteers have stepped in — despite putting themselves at risk — to make sure older residen...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will gradually reopen its economy using a “regional, sector-based approach” and a modeling tool that will help public officials decide when it’s safe, according to ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of daily life and the 2020 census is no exception. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates it will need to extend ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com After three days of steady declines in the numbers of new coronavirus cases, Pennsylvania’s new positive tests climbed again Friday. Starting Tuesday, the new cas...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Two 14-year-old females have been charged with arson following a house fire in McKeesport Thursday night, and police say the same juveniles are responsible for three o...

By the Mon Valley Independent The Mon Valley Independent will take part in a fundraiser to sell face masks while helping the community amid the COVID-19 pandemic.   Face masks made with copper-infused...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com “The one thing I am most proud of is I care about people.” That’s the quote at the top of former Fayette County Commissioner Vince Zapotosky’s Facebook page and...

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] For the MVI Pennsylvania’s new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance website for...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent The Rostraver Township Lowe’s has been donating cleaning supplies to local fire departments during the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, Lowe’s department supe...