By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Roscoe resident with a wish to spread kindness in her community turned a “silly” game into a month’s long adventure — and brought hundreds of people along for the ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Emerging Leadership Program will kick off its second year this week. Developed by the Twin Rivers Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Belle Vernon Area Schoo...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A Donora man is being held in the Washington County jail without bond, wanted on multiple charges in two states, including homicide and attempted homicide. Bria...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Residents of Jefferson Hills and Pleasant Hills are invited to attend state Rep. Bill Kortz’s Senior Health and Wellness Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 10 ...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com After nine years of application efforts, Rostraver Central Fire Department was awarded a grant worth almost half-million dollars to go toward acquiring a ...

By EMILY BENNETT  DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com A rainy morning didn’t affect enthusiasm from speakers and attendees during the Habitat for Humanity wall-raising event Monday morning in McKeesport.   A...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Discussion about illness and injury surrounding vaping and the use of electronic cigarettes has been dominating news headlines and social media feeds over the past mon...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A school in the Elizabeth Forward School District has received the nation’s top honor in education. Central Elementary School has been designated a 2019 Blue Ri...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A new resource has officially opened at the Donora Public Library — just in time for Health Literacy Month. Library Director Mark Boyer said the Donora Consumer Heal...

By KRISTIE LINDEN   klinden@yourmvi.com In a time when many children in the Mon Valley face the prospect of heading to school each morning without clean clothing — or maybe they lack the personal hygi...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The 2019 general election is a little more than a month away, and Allegheny County’s Elections Bureau is calling on residents to serve as election officers at the poll...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Overcast skies didn’t deter supporters of the arts Sunday as they descended upon Community College of Allegheny County’s South Campus in West Mifflin to part...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Some students in the Elizabeth Forward School District are opting to start their day destressing — taking a class in mindfulness as their physical education ele...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Smithton’s Community Day event has been a neighborhood staple for 17 years, but this year’s yard sale and food event will feature two new twists. Beginnin...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With World Mental Health Day approaching, Penn State Greater Allegheny has announced two programs aimed at promoting mental health and suicide awareness and facing adv...

By RON PAGLIA It was a little more than 50 years ago when a raging fire destroyed a landmark hotel in Monessen. The incident surfaced again with this inquiry from a reader of the Mon Valley Independen...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The safety concern that led to the closure of the Elizabeth Bridge was taken care of in less than 24 hours. PennDOT District 11 issued a press release late Friday afte...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The 16th annual Monongahela Valley Hospital/Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk is expected to draw another large crowd this year. Set for 10 a.m. Oct. 12, regist...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Beverly’s Birthdays founder Megs Yunn says there are children in the Pittsburgh area, and even in the Mon Valley, who have never had a birthday party or even a slice o...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Rivers of Steel and 91.3 WYEP are encouraging area residents to attend an arts and entertainment festival dedicated to showcasing area artists and the area’s industria...