By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Mon Valley-based state lawmaker will take part Monday in the 100th anniversary commemoration of women gaining the right to vote. Pennsylvania’s original document rat...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Zion Baptist Church will offer free, confidential HIV and AIDS testing later this month in recognition of National HIV Testing Day. First observed on June 2...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny Land Trust is again encouraging nature enthusiasts who live in the Mon Valley to lace up their boots, get outside and lend a hand in helping improve the ...

By BETH Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent The South Allegheny school board approved a budget this week that includes a 1.64-mill tax increase. The school board adopted a 2019-20 budget of $24.5 milli...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County has announced a motorcycle run that will benefit the residents of Kane Community Living Centers in McKeesport, Glen Hazel and Ross and Scott Townships...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Nancy Shelton of Mon Yough Community Services is “all smiles this week” thanks to a McKeesport man who provided last-minute funding for a summer camp program that was ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Ringgold School Board passed a “fair budget” that includes a tax increase of 2/10ths of a mill in a 7-1 vote Wednesday. “Our budget increase was a lot less than d...

By Joe Napsha Emergency responders rescued occupants of a vehicle surrounded by flood waters around midnight Wednesday, according to dispatches from the Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Port Vue woman was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to term of 72 months in prison for her role in a “New Jersey to Pittsburgh heroin pipeline.” Krystle Baretto,...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Board of Health has formed a search committee to start the process of hiring a new director.   Co-chaired by Board of Health member Dr. Edith Shap...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Auberle, a McKeesport- based social service agency, announced Thursday that Pittsburgh-based Ward Home will be a consolidated subsidiary of Auberle effective July 1. “...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Department of Revenue issued a warning Thursday to Pennsylvanians to be cautious of a scam targeting seniors and people with disabilities who receive rebates throu...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Military veterans will be honored during “Honor our Vets” day at North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park Sunday. The third annual event, which will be held from 2 to ...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com A Fayette City man has been charged for obstructing an investigation surrounding an alleged underage drinking party on Rostraver Road on Memorial Day. Michael Zadroz...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Competitors dressed as “flower children” and spent the day reminiscing about the Age of Aquarius during Tuesday’s Senior Games. The event, held on the campus of Carmic...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen School Board agreed to take another look at a budget that would raise taxes in response to requests from several residents Tuesday night. The board voted...

By JAMIE MARTINES Some Mon Valley residents are once again wondering if their air is safe to breathe after another fire this week at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works. “It’s really scary actually, beca...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Fire Department revealed Tuesday that $22,000 was raised during this year’s Tips for Kids event. Each May, the department partners with the city’s polic...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent Since retiring from the Army in 1976, Sam Crawford has been helping others.   Like clockwork, he travels from his home in Donora to the Monongahela Senior Ce...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport’s largest city park was filled Saturday with wagging tails and people saying things like “fetch,” “go get it” and “go play.” They were there for the grand o...