By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The dispute over Local Share Account records between state Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, and the Washington County Redevelopment Authority is continu...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Statistics point to one thing in the eyes of Mon Valley NAACP President David Hunter — the need for communities to consolidate. Speaking at the organization’s B...

By Teghan  Simonton Trib Total Media As fears over the coronavirus grow, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Monday it will suspend the distribution of wine during communion. Bishop David Zub...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township commissioners on Monday discussed the future of the township-owned “Chapel Drive property.” Commissioners Andrew Kuzma, Rich Algeri, Robert Rhoderic...

Heather Hart / Mon Valley Independent Bishop David Zubik, left, of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, visited St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Donora on Sunday for an installation ceremony for the Rev. Kevin ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Democratic officials from the state and local level convened in Monessen Saturday to encourage fellow Democrats from the state’s 58th Legislative District to urge thei...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The NAACP McKeesport Unit celebrated Black History Month on Saturday with its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser.   McKeesport Councilwoman LuEthel Nesbit, who has be...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com California Area School District students set a record this year by raising more than $11,000 through a Pennies for Patients fundraiser. From Feb. 3 to 21, students a...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A team of middle school students in the Elizabeth Forward School District won two honors in the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing” video competition. “They wo...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A 19-year-old man was listed in critical condition Sunday night following a shooting earlier that day in McKeesport. Detectives from the Allegheny County Police Depart...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The days of civil rights activists being killed for attempting to register black voters may be in the past, but there are still ways in which minorities are bei...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Most 13-year-olds won’t be popping bottles at their birthday party, but that isn’t the case for Anne Josephs. Don’t worry, she isn’t breaking any laws. Josephs, a Be...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Rep. Austin Davis resigned from his position this week as vice chairman of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee. Davis, a McKeesport resident, represents th...

For the MVI Elizabeth Township Historical Society will host “A Speakeasy Night” to note the start of Prohibition 100 years ago. This “fun-raising” and fundraising event   will be held at 6:30 p.m. Mar...

By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media The balance of political power in Rostraver Township shifted recently when two of the township’s commissioners changed their political affiliations from Democrat t...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Members of the Doora Street Department spent Thursday clearing trash and debris from a yard in Cement City after Mayor Jim McDonough declared the site a public ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Students in the Charleroi Area School District are being disciplined after creating a “fight club” page on social media. Superintendent Dr. Ed Zelich said two parent...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A colorful sign now sits alongside Interstate 70 near the Smithton exit, calling attention to a tragic story. Many who pass it might not realize the loss that caused...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Characters from the beloved author Dr. Seuss will be on hand at the Pleasant Hills Public Library on Saturday. The Cat in the Hat, the Lorax and Thing One an...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Monongahela-based photographer Rich Pantaleo presented a series of photographs he’s taken of abandoned mines along the Monongahela River Wednesday at First Presby...