By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com The Pasta Shoppe in Monessen is temporarily closed because of sewage issues, and owner Bernie Fertall said it may struggle to reopen because of sizable re...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Residents of the Five-Town Region may have taken the first steps toward forming a township Thursday night.   More than 60 people attended a town hall meeting at the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Charleroi service station that owns the gasoline tank overflow system that malfunctioned and leaked gas into the borough’s sewer system last weekend is being held ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A former Pennsylvania state trooper is free on $250,000 unsecured bond for allegedly approaching the wife of the victim in an attempted homicide case involving ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Greater Monongahela Area Community Band will perform its annual Concert Tribute to Veterans and First Responders Sunday and will include a special moment with...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area administrators and school board members celebrated the career and leadership of a woman who has served the school district for 45 years, first as a tea...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com William Penn Elementary students got a special visit from a furry friend during school Wednesday. Forward Township police Chief Travis Stoffer and Elizabe...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Six people will battle for one of five seats up for grabs on the Belle Vernon Area School Board. Four incumbents will contest two newcomers, and of the in...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Max Vorderbrueggen, 6, of Rostraver Township helps his little brother Eli with a puzzle Tuesday afternoon at Rostraver Public Library.

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A Prosperity man is being held without bond at the Washington County Prison in connection with an April attack on a former member of the Pagans Motorcycle Club ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com All year long, Dayna Zajack proudly displays a pink license plate in the window of her car that reads, “Survivor.” During October, which is recognized as Breast Canc...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Joseph Gudac is officially a Charleroi Cougar. The Brownsville native was unanimously hired as the district’s business manager at Tuesday night’s meeting.   Board me...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Plans are brewing for a student-run coffee shop inside Belle Vernon Area High School.   Principal Dr. Michael Sable and assistant principal Heath Curran a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporat held its annual town hall meeting Monday night and this year it featured a candidates forum for those running for may...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Area children sat down Monday for a special story time with police at the Monessen Public Library. The first Cookies and Milk with a Cop event attracted a handful of...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi firefighters and borough street workers were joined by state Department of Environmental Protection crews Monday to control a gas leak that has caused gaso...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company has been recertified as one of 12 Swiftwater Type 2A rescue teams in Pennsylvania and is now working toward becoming a 1A c...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com A registered sex offender from Jefferson Hills is wanted for allegedly restraining and attempting to rape a 15-year-old boy in Carroll Township. Carroll T...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A North Charleroi mother and daughter are accused of drug possession after an alleged heroin overdose at their home in September.   Charleroi Regional Police Officer...

By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports It’s hard to find silver linings when your team gets shut out and beaten handily in the first round of the playoffs.   There was, however, an astounding performance f...