By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Donora man is accused of aggravated assault of his child after “violently” spanking his daughter last month. Cedric Sutton, 31, of Fifth Street, is charged with ag...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent Local officials and invited guests celebrated the completion of a new trolley platform and a pedestrian bridge connecting it to the Washington County Fairgrounds Fr...

By EMILY BENNETT ebennett@yourmvi.com Monessen native Nikki Williams was attracted to Penn State as a college student because of the university’s THON, an annual fundraiser that helps families dealing...

By BETH HOPE-CUSHEY For the Mon Valley Independent Port Vue Council will soon be searching for a new police chief. During Wednesday’s monthly meeting, it was announced police Chief Bryan Myers will at...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Thursday night bomb threat at Mon Valley Hospital was a false alarm, according to MVH president and CEO Louis J. Panza Jr. Several Mon Valley fire, law enforcement a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Months and months of planning came to fruition Thursday morning when the Monongahela 250th anniversary celebration officially kicked off in Chess Park. “We are so...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Moments before adjourning Monessen council’s workshop agenda meeting Thursday, council president Anthony Orzechowski proposed a motion related to the state’s Act 47 Fi...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent One of California’s full-time police officers will patrol the California Area School District for the first semester of the upcoming school year. Borough council ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The last two suspects charged in the alleged attempted homicide of Troy Harris of Fallowfield Township were held for trial Wednesday.   Brian Keruskin, 57, of North Ch...

By Tom Davidson and Dillon Carr A McKeesport man stabbed two women, killing one, in front of a Pittsburgh police officer during what investigators described as a random act of violence Thursday at a D...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Today is the day Monongahela residents past and present have been looking forward to all year — the 250th anniversary celebration is finally underway. So many thi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A lifelong Mon Valley resident and former Fallowfield Township supervisor who passed away suddenly on Sunday will be remembered as a kind-hearted woman who loved her...

By EMILY BENNETT ebennett@yourmvi.com Rostraver residents gathered for a public hearing Wednesday during the township’s monthly meeting concerning new zoning regulations that affect Collinsburg, Lynnw...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Two McKeesport neighborhoods and the borough of Port Vue on Tuesday brought residents, public officials and police officers together to encourage community spirit for ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Three Monongahela street department workers are being called heroes after running to the rescue of a toddler who accidentally got herself stuck in a tough situation ...

By Jeff Stitt jstit@yourmvi.com The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Officer suspects that a Monessen man who jumped off the Smithton Bridge on Interstate 70 Monday committed suicide. Brian Hayden, 39, o...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A new building — with a to-be-determined resident — will soon pop up in the Alta Vista Business Park in Fallowfield Township. The governor’s office recently announce...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Children who attend Mon Yough Community Services’ summer camp got to express their thanks Tuesday to the family that saved the camp with a $20,000 donation earlier thi...

By EMILY BENNETT ebennett@yourmvi.com PennDOT District 11 announced a long-term closure of the northbound Route 51 circle ramp at the Elizabeth Bridge in West Elizabeth, beginning today.   The northbo...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com This year’s On Your MARC 5K Run/Walk is planned for early Saturday morning as part of this week’s four-day celebration of Monongahela’s 250th anniversary. This wi...