By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Auberle of McKeesport has been selected as Comcast and NBC Universal’s 2019 Comcast Cares Day honoree. Local Comcast and NBC Universal employees and their families, fr...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District administrators claimed during a press conference Tuesday that they didn’t stand in the way of creating a black student union on the hig...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Plum Street in Elizabeth Borough will officially become a temporary town square this summer.   Borough council members voted unanimously Tuesday to close the roadway...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “The Merchant Marines aboard that ship brought aid to millions of people during World War II and thereafter.” That’s what U.S. Army veteran Frank Tarli of Glassport ha...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Lincoln Borough Police Department took delivery last week on an all-terrain side-by-side vehicle. The 2019 Polaris Ranger XP 1000 will be used as a patrol and resc...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Residents of an apartment building at 400 Donner Ave. in Monessen were evacuated just after 7 p.m. Monday after a portion of the brick facade along the top of the...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A hearing on a lawsuit against McKeesport Area School District filed by 11 high school students was continued Monday by a federal judge. The students claim the distric...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Washington County judge will soon hear the first ALS football-related injury trial in the country.   Judge Michael J. Lucas is slated to preside over the case agai...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A West Newton man accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl has been ordered to stand trial in Westmoreland County Court.   David L. Hresko, 32, of Greensbur...

For the Mon Valley Independent Old and new activities will be part of BVA Derby Day 2019. The event will be held May 4 at Amulet Farms in conjunction with the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby. “The...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office on Monday added an area man to the list of alleged fugitives deemed “high priority” by the county court’s family division. Sherif...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen street which has caused problems for residents over the past two years is finally slated for paving. Nelson Yates said Dale Avenue became an eyesore and i...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The family of a Charleroi veteran who took her own life after battling post traumatic stress disorder is hosting their annual fundraiser in her honor this weekend. D...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com It wasn’t something he always dreamed of, but it has certainly been a career to be proud of as Monongahela police Chief Brian Tempest prepares to retire at the en...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For the past 125 years, residents of McKeesport and the Upper Mon Valley have enjoyed access to a community hospital. On Friday, community members joined city and hosp...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi has received funding from the state to move forward with the Early Intervention Program.   During a special meeting in December, council agreed to move for...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Wardens will soon begin conducting dog license and rabies vaccinations checks in 23 counties throughout the state, including the Mon Valley area. On Friday, the Depa...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Mon Yough Area Chamber of Commerce is calling on local business owners and community and municipal leaders in the Mon and Yough valleys to attend its annual Legisl...

By April Pfrogner For the MV Independent Students were recognized for outstanding achievement in winter athletics at Wednesday’s Elizabeth Forward school board meeting. Of the 13 honored, eight studen...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Washington County Chamber of Commerce President Jeff Kotula isn’t happy with state Rep. Bud Cook’s proposed changes to the county’s Local Share Account grant program...