By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The morning of Nov. 2 was cold and frosty, but McKeesport Trail Commission volunteers and city administrators and workers were hard at work beautifying Renziehausen Pa...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Military veterans young and old were honored at Thomas Jefferson High School Monday morning at the school’s annual Veterans Day ceremony. The event featured ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Thousands of people braved the chilly weather Saturday morning to show appreciation to true American heroes — though it may be impossible to honor them the way they ...

By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com For Donora resident and U.S. Army veteran Lou Behanna, enlisting in the Army Reserves in 1965 was a compromise between being drafted and being sent overseas,...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com In 1942, Robert Callahan graduated from high school, got his first adult job, got married and was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps. “It was really a traumatic...

By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com When Monessen Fire Dept. No. 1 members noticed the flags that adorn Monessen city streets during various holidays throughout the year were starting to look w...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com A first-grader at Frazier Elementary School has been diagnosed with whooping cough.   The Pennsylvania Department of Health made the school aware that the...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The new owner of Court Time Sports Center in Elizabeth Township wants today’s children to have the same opportunities he had growing up — a chance to participat...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com When “Homecoming: Sgt. Hamilton’s Long Journey” debuted at Ringgold Middle School last week, a panel discussion followed that included two people dedicated to ret...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Customers walking into Eat’n Park on Lysle Boulevard in McKeesport were surprised Friday to find Mayor Michael Cherepko, police Chief Adam Alfer and City Administrator...

By Kristie Linden klinden@yourmvi.com The youngest of the seven Pagans Motorcycle Club members charged with attempted homicide after a brutal attack in Charleroi in April has pleaded guilty. Corey Vol...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Representatives from PennDOT and Morgan Excavating said the Pasta Shoppe will need to front the funds for repairs to the restaurant’s sewage system and th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Sen. Jim Brewster and state Rep. Austin Davis, both McKeesport Democrats,   joined forces to hold a breakfast for veterans and their families Friday morning at t...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Going through the old belongings of a family member can be emotionally challenging, but Carleton Young uncovered something amazing in 2014.   While sortin...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com More than 40 people strolled through the historic Elks lodge in Charleroi on Thursday, sorting through items numbered and marked with bright green stickers as the or...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Sewage Authority Board should regain its ability to conduct business after Monessen council appointed a new member of the board.   At last ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport has decided not to handle its own trash and recycling collection services. Council voted Wednesday to award a bid for hauling and collection of trash and re...

By RON PAGLIA For the Mon Valley Independent There are many things wrong with growing older. You age in ways that have nothing to do with numbers or the aches and pains in parts of your body that you ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A recent grant awarded to the Mon Valley Alliance Foundation is the last missing piece to complete a years-long project at the Charleroi Riverfront Park. On Thursday...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Donora borough council is looking into options related to the property where dozens of animals were confiscated recently. The issue was raised Thursday during a...