By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The founder of a nonprofit cat rescue in Charleroi and her husband will stand trial in Washington County Court on charges of animal cruelty. Lori Kendall, 64, and Do...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent Plans are being finalized for Port Vue’s 25th annual Fun to be a Kid Day 1 to 4 p.m. July 28 at Romine Park.   The event will feature traditional sum...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi has a variety of problems on its hands. During a workshop meeting Wednesday, council heard from residents with concerns regarding parking, speeding and fer...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monessen first responders were called to the scene of a fire in the 400 block of Donner Avenue Wednesday afternoon that sent one resident of an apartment to a Pittsb...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf’s Restore Pennsylvania legislation to tackle blight across the state was officially introduced Wednesday. House Bill 1585, sponsored by state Reps. Jak...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township has a new ally in the ongoing investigation into operations at the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill. Solicitor Timothy Maatta said he sent a letter to...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pausing occasionally to prevent himself from choking up, McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko spoke out during Tuesday’s council meeting about a recent string of shooting...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The doctors, nurses and leaders of UPMC McKeesport “want to get to know our neighbors in our own backyard.” On Saturday, the hospital will partner with the churches of...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen residents could see a property tax hike when school board members vote on a final budget June 18.   Board President Roberta Bergstedt said the proposed budg...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County police are looking for a second car that detectives believe was involved in an April 28 hit-and-run in Penn Hills that killed 51-year-old Joseph Morri...

By Jeff Himler Trib Total Media News Wire Services Smithton’s American Legion and volunteer fire department are joining forces to put on a community street fair on July 13 that will feature a free con...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As summer heats up and area residents prepare for vacations and outdoor activities, the Pennsylvania Department of Health is encouraging residents to stay safe while...

By TAYLOR BROWN and JEFF STITT tbrown@yourmvi.com jstitt@yourmvi.com In less than 24 hours, Allegheny County homicide detectives have been called to investigate two shootings in McKeesport – one of wh...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents who have used Quest Diagnostics — in Rostraver Township or White Oak — could be among nearly 12 million patients who have had their personal inf...

By Taylor BROWN and KRISTIE LINDEN tbrown@yourmvi.com klinden@yourmvi.com Most races remained unchanged as write-in vote totals from the primary election in three local counties were announced Monday....

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Three Mon Valley swimming spots have failed water-quality tests after strands of E. coli were discovered. The Youghiogheny Riverkeeper/Mountain Watershed Association, ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Three McKeesport men and a Turtle Creek man have been ordered to stand trial in connection with a shooting that occurred outside of Monroeville Mall on April 12. WTAE-...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township board of commissioners President Andrew Kuzma said after Monday’s meeting that a pastor from a church in the Swiss Alpine Village shopping center ha...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent Rostraver Ice Garden will host   the Wine ’n Spirits Taco Palooza Food Truck Fest from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. It’s designed to be an outdoor family f...

By Jeff Himler Allegheny County Police have charged a McKeesport man in a shooting Saturday in Swissvale that killed a man and sent two other people to area hospitals. According to court documents, Ch...