By Madasyn Czebiniak A McKeesport man was sentenced to 10 to 40 years in prison Wednesday in connection with the shooting deaths of two women in 2017. Miras Moortell Kelly II, 21, pleaded guilty to on...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen man accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old child has been sentenced to prison.   Jose Cortes, 27, of Oneida Street was slated to stand trial this week b...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A 32-year-old West Newton man accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl was jailed on $200,000 cash bond Wednesday. David L. Hresko of Greensburg Pike was ar...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com After 47 years serving the residents of Monongahela, police Chief Brian Tempest attended his final council meeting Wednesday. Tempest, who retires at the end of t...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen and its police chief have been sued in federal court by a construction company that claims it was damaged by a warning issued by the officer....

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen School Board director’s comments about the city’s absentee mayor created a tense atmosphere at Tuesday’s meeting.   Board members became visibly uncomfort...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon borough council on Tuesday rescinded an ordinance passed last year stating that Graham Street would become a one-way road once the street’s paving p...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Family members of a young Air Force sergeant from the Mon Valley who went missing after his plane was shot down in 1945 are getting support from area residents as th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Get ready to take a trip to a truly “ooky” house located at 1313 Cemetery Lane during McKeesport Area High School’s musical production of “The Addams Family.” Audience...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Sheriff’s department will hold two satellite events in Forward Township next month.   The firearms license to carry and project D.U.M.P. event w...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi firefighters were called to the corner of 11th Street and McKean Avenue after a vehicle crashed into the Charleroi Russian Club building Monday afternoon. ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The American Civil Liberties Union confirmed Monday that it is moving forward with a lawsuit against the Mc-Keesport Area School District. ACLU Pennsylvania Legal Dire...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Nearly two years after their cases were dismissed in Washington County Court, the parishioners of St. Agnes and the former St. Anthony churches will once again ha...

By jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Forward Township supervisors made a monetary contribution to an organization taking part in a trap/neuter/return project to help reduce the number of cats in several...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania American Water will invest $13 million to replacing aging and undersized water mains in southern Allegheny County this year. On Monday, the company anno...

By Kaylie Moore and taylor brown kmoore@yourmvi.com, tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Mid-Mon Valley student writers recently earned national awards for their original works.   Belle Vernon Area Middle School e...

By Natasha Lindstrom A McKeesport woman took a plea deal Monday to avoid the death penalty for suffocating her 17-month-old son out of anger when she believed her boyfriend was cheating on her. Christ...

By the Mon Valley Independent The BVA Charitable Fund is underwriting costs of establishing a “school store” as part of its latest round of grants to students and staff. The board of directors has app...

By LES HARVATH For the Mon Valley Independent Is he behind door number one, door number two or door number three? No, this is not a redo of “Let’s Make a Deal,” but could the father of the bride be hi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Middle school students in the California Area School District are dedicated to making a difference. A group of seventh- and eighth-grade students recently presented ...