By Emily bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township commissioners informed a community business owner and employee Tuesday that its “hands were tied” concerning serious flooding on Route 51 as th...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Ringgold School Board hired a new superintendent last year and she hit the ground running, bringing in new ways to look at education. Superintendent Megan Marie V...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com PennDOT marked the 30th anniversary of its Adopt-A-Highway program Tuesday. The program, in which volunteers “adopt” highways to collect litter, currently has more t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Additional opportunities for residents to get rid of unwanted electronics have been added in Rostraver Township. Electronic recycling drop-off days will be held from...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent These three girls looked at the world upside down while playing at the Charleroi Elementary Playground Monday evening. From left are Eden Wright, 8, of Fallowfi...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Fayette City woman is accused of animal cruelty after her dog allegedly died from the heat. Leighann Pomplas, 27, of Coates Way, Fayette City, faces several fel...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Washington Township man is accused of assaulting a woman and then calling police to report he was the one who was attacked.   Anthony Krivda, 39, of Summers Str...

By Emily bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com Forward Township police Chief Travis Stoffer is getting good reviews from supervisors for his first month serving as code enforcement and ordinance officer, but a...

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com Last summer, three “Church Pierogi Ladies” were on the streets of Monessen, pumping gas and bagging groceries to promote the Epiphany of Our Lord Parish’s summer ...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Steve French picked up reading at a young age. By age 9 or 10, he was already reading about biblical and Roman history, among other topics. Soon enough, he became...

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com A Glassport building has deteriorated into a state of near collapse as a result of this weekend’s storms, according to Mayor Keith DiMarco. DiMarco said the build...

By Emily bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com A White Oak family was caught in a 7.1 magnitude earthquake Friday night while vacationing in Las Vegas.   Brian Dzurenda, baseball and cross country coach at Ser...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley Career and Technology Center students are proving once again what it means to be a part of the wolf pack by using their crafts to benefit their community....

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Four McKeesport residents — two teens and two who have been serving the community for many decades — were honored during the city’s quarterly “Living the Message Award...

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com When the Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department took over the planning for the annual Riverfest event about 10 years ago, they decided to make it bigger and better t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Salvation Army in Monessen wants to meet its neighbors. The organization has been serving the Mon Valley area since 1914, and after more than a century of commun...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After receiving complaints from several Mon Valley citizens and area environmental organizations, Allegheny County Health Department announced Friday that a public hea...

By Emily bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com Police say a 14-year-old boy is still missing after leaving his mother’s home Monday evening.   Donora Police Officer Michael Parry said Jamie Watkins was seen ge...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Eight months later, the Fallowfield Township municipal garage is nearly ready to use after being damaged by a fire in November. The garage is almost move-in ready af...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mark Smith doesn’t mind being upstaged by the success of young Mon Valley musicians who are starting to find their way in the entertainment industry. Smith serves as...