By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monessen couple accused of abandoning two pit bulls in their home without food and water for an extended period of time will stand trial in Westmoreland County Cou...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Public Utility Commission announced Friday that Pennsylvania’s natural gas tax generated more than a quarter-billion dollars in revenue last year — the highest i...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Before getting down to business during Tuesday’s meeting, Charleroi Area School Board directors and administrators took a few moments to honor two men who are making...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection awarded $205,000 in Environmental Education grants Friday. There were 45 projects that received funding to ad...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Legislation introduced by state Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, to permit hunting on three Sundays passed the Senate this week in a 36-14 vote. “This is an incredibly...

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com An ever-expanding sinkhole in Rostraver Township has caused repeated problems for motorists and surrounding businesses, according to Debbie Bobin, manager of T W ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko joined four community organizations and several teenagers Thursday to talk about ways to reduce gun violence in the city. McKeesport ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After agreeing to take another look at a budget that would raise taxes last week, Monessen School Board passed the same 2019-20 spending plan during a special meetin...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center’s board is on a mission to help spread the word that there is a possibility of bringing life back to the historic Pen...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen city council hired a new insurance broker Thursday in a move that will save the city at least $40,000 annually. Rick Scott and Jason Seltzer of Engle-Ham...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s assistance with a homicide investigation in McKeesport. The organization is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for inf...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A West Newton couple accused of breaking into a Sewickley Township beverage shop in April will stand trial in Westmoreland County Court.   Malcom J. Long, 24, and hi...

By Jim Busch For the Mon Valley Independent There are two kinds of people. The first sees a problem, shakes their head and says, “Someone should do something about that.” The second type of person rol...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The state House of Representatives approved legislation that would provide a way to remove local officials from office. State Rep. Justin Walsh, R-Rostraver Towns...

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com Auto body shop owner Gabriel Nowak and carpenter Jeremy Rager were going door-to-door delivering Thanksgiving dinners last year when they spotted a dilapidated ol...

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com Police raided a Belle Vernon residence Wednesday following the death of one dog and complaints from neighbors that residents were neglecting their animals. Author...

Submitted Leo Galis enjoyed his fifth birthday Tuesday at the playground at North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park.

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com “The people on the river are happy to give.”   Those nine words make up the theme for the essay and poetry contests for this year’s Monongahela River Community Fe...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A state legislator is continuing his efforts to audit a grant organization in Washington County. Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, said state Auditor Gener...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After going back to the drawing board on last month’s preliminary budget proposal, the Charleroi Area School Board unanimously approved a 2019-20 spending plan Tuesd...