By Natasha Lindstrom Former Steelers lineman and four-time Super Bowl champion Sam Davis has died at 75, officials said Tuesday night. Police found Davis’ body near his home at an assisted living comm...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When Leane Brown took on the duties of cheer mom for the Division 2 cheerleaders of the Ringgold Rams Youth League, she applied some of the same principles that...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent Jim Lewis Sr. spent his life serving the community and helping others. The evening of Jan. 7, 2018, was no different.   It was a cold and snowy night...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A student-athlete in the Mc-Keesport Area School District was shot early Tuesday morning. McKeesport police Chief Adam Alfer confirmed that the shooting happened at 12...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent The Garden Club of Mc-Keesport is looking for a few green thumbs. The club, which maintains Pennsylvania’s second largest public rose garden, is actively seeking ne...

By Tom Davidson A 21-year-old McKeesport woman is accused of stabbing an East Pittsburgh woman and her two adult daughters Monday night outside an East Pittsburgh apartment building, state police said...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An Arnold City man accused of burglarizing a Stockdale residence and vehicle in two separate incidents is behind bars.   Michael Nervina, 36, is charged with two cou...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township man accused of throwing a Memorial Day party at his home that allegedly included underage drinkers was ordered to stand trial on charges rela...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon Borough Council appointed a new emergency management coordinator Tuesday night.   Shelby Ferguson II will take over the position from J...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two offers have been made to purchase the Coyle Theater. On Monday, Mon Valley Alliance CEO Ben Brown confirmed that two offers — of undisclosed amounts — have been ...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com With West Jefferson Hills School District abuzz over the opening of the new 300,000-square-foot, $95 million Thomas Jefferson High School, the question remai...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Two elementary students in the Elizabeth Forward School District were taken to a hospital Monday after receiving burns during their bus ride to school. Forward ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Hospital Foundation’s 42nd annual Dr. Frank R. Bondi Invitational came to a close Monday night. The four-day event, which took place at several venues a...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com As Mon River Arts prepares for its upcoming production of “The Rocky Horror Show,” director Ray Cygrymus confessed to the cast that while he has seen the movie ...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Forward Township supervisors moved a step closer Monday to adopting the International Property Maintenance Code, voting to advertise their intent to adopt the c...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Steve Senitta of Monessen, left, gets treats for his dog, Argo, from Monessen High School students Chloe Miller, Quentin Zboyovsky and Cammi Kovach during the P...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A historic B&O Railroad watch tower that stands in the heart of downtown Mc-Keesport is getting an upgrade thanks to a city council decision. Council voted last summer...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport council spent part of last week’s meeting preparing for winter by entering into snow removal contracts with Allegheny County and PennDOT, and a salt contrac...

By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com If Jefferson Hills resident Tom Donohue has his way, the valley located at the low point of Chamberlain Road — with its slopes, streams, woodlands and wetlan...

By MATT PETRAS For the MV Independent After getting home from his day job as an attorney, Eric Wittenberg often enjoys working some more.   In addition to his legal duties, Wittenberg likes to write b...