By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania is making statewide progress in fighting the opioid epidemic – particularly in the Mon Valley. During the Allegheny County Overdose Prevention Coalition...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Area residents can hear the Latin rock band JINGO perform tonight at the Monongahela Aquatorium.   JINGO is a seven-piece band made up of musicians from around the w...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Sky high temperatures will hit the Mon Valley this weekend.   The area is under an excessive heat watch for the first time in seven years, according to the National ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Six members of the Pagan Motorcycle Club who stand accused of attempted homicide were once again denied bail Thursday. The men who had preliminary hearings in the...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf ordered that the Pennsylvania flag on all state facilities, public buildings and grounds in Westmoreland County will fly at half-staff today to honor Nor...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport man is in jail after his girlfriend’s daughter threatened to hit him with a frying pan. Michael Emanue Grier Jr., 35, of Eaton Street is charged with poss...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora borough council held a special meeting Thursday to approve a payment and hire a part-time member of the street crew. Council agreed to pay nearly $50,000 t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A New Eagle man who allegedly impersonated a police officer by conducting a traffic stop on the Monongahela Bridge in May has been charged with witness retaliation. ...

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com The Monessen Public Library will host its first-ever annual custom car show Aug. 10.   The library has been struggling to find the funding to maintain the program...

The Mon Valley Performing Arts Academy will wrap up its 2019 summer theater experience for young performers with a fully staged production of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” The show will take plac...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent The Monongahela Donora Area Lions Club is desperately in need of new members. President Rose Andrako said the group conducts local community service ...

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward School District Superintendent Dr. Todd Keruskin beamed with pride as he honored two spring athletic programs for their outstanding seasons at l...

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com Community members trickled through the doors of the Monessen -based Salvation Army last night during its very first open house, meant to highlight the key focus o...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department and first responders around the Mon Valley are mourning the untimely death of one of their own. Cope passed away Tuesd...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport firefighters from Crew No. 2 found the off-ramp of the Mansfield Bridge covered in ice Tuesday morning, but it wasn’t because of strange weather patterns. A...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Six members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club will stand trial on charges of attempted homicide after security camera footage of the alleged attack was shown in court...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A West Mifflin man is behind bars after allegedly crashing a vehicle into a utility pole, causing it to fall over and strike a pedestrian. McKeesport police officer Br...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to hire a new high school principal and six teachers, who will all start working for the district at the...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport’s mayor and police chief said they are elated that “the switch was flipped” Tuesday to activate a brand new traffic and pedestrian signal at the intersectio...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent C. Harper Auto Group and Wish FM honored 50 randomly selected local high school juniors and seniors with top grades Tuesday, but only one received the grand prize...