By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The spray park at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Township will remain closed until Wednesday for additional treatment and cleaning. On Friday, Allegheny County Parks a...

By Renatta Signorini A body was discovered in the Youghiogheny River on Monday afternoon after rescuers responded to a report of a person jumping into the river following a crash on Interstate 70, acc...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Cooper Wingert is a prolific author, churning out more than 10 books by age 21. “I started doing primary source research because I was just interested, and I star...

Heather Hart / Mon Valley Independent Brinn Toth of Elizabeth Township feeds the goats in the petting zoo Sunday at August Fun Fest at Cedar Creek Park in Rostraver Township.

By EMILY BENNETT ebennett@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Police launched an investigation after a Monongahela officer shot a suspect early Saturday morning in South Park Township following a lengthy car...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela’s 250th anniversary parade will be led by state Sen. Camera Bartolotta, who will serve as the grand marshal. The parade, set for 11 a.m. Saturday, is ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Next month marks the centennial anniversary for a McKeesport-based club created by women of color for women of color. Those who are members of the Semper Fidelis Club ...

By RON PAGLIA There’s no shortage of subjects on the minds of readers of the Mon Valley Independent . A woman in Donora wants to know if details might be available on a strike by steelworkers 100 year...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The spray park at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Township will be closed through at least Monday due to high levels of bacteria. The announcement was made Friday afterno...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several development grants that will benefit the Mon Valley have been announced by State Sens. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, and Camera Bartolotta, R-Carroll Township. T...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For the first time in more than 20 years, the Tri State Antique Fire Engine Association fire truck muster is headed back to the Mon Valley shores of the Monongahela Ri...

By Megan Tomasic Urgent care services are now offered to veterans through Veteran Affairs urgent care clinics. The program, which started June 6, offers services to those suffering from the flu, minor...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Friday’s Buffalo Rose concert, which was part of the McKeesport Riverfront Concert Series was canceled due to pop-up thunderstorms and a flash flood warning in Alleghe...

Joanne Barber, 77, of Twilight Hollow, passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 1, 2019. She was born on Aug. 22, 1941, the daughter of the late Floyd and Alberta Traeger Patton. Joanne graduated from M...

By EMILY BENNETT ebennett@yourmvi.com Tracie Sivak said her family doesn’t give each other candles for Christmas. They give kidneys. “We joke all the time about asking people what their blood type is,...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There are new jobs coming to the Mid-Mon Valley. Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday announced that TechnipFMC will expand its operations by establishing a new facility in Speer...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Donora’s interim administrator Warren Cecconi informed council at Thursday night’s workshop meeting he would like to begin the first round of interviews on Tuesday or ...

BY JEFF OLIVER For Mon Valley Independent Much like the “Jelly of the Month Club” that was given to Clark Griswold in the popular movie “Christmas Vacation,” Larry Price is the gift that keeps on givi...

By EMILY BENNETT ebennett@yourmvi.com A Belle Vernon man is in jail for allegedly swiping snakes, iguanas, worms, mice and other items from a West Newton pet store Monday. Bobby Louis Crosby Jr., 39, ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Four McKeesport police officers have new bulletproof vests thanks to the McKeesport Safety Initiative. Members of the McKeesport International Association of Firefight...