By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A successful summer event in the Mon Valley will now benefit two local communities. The sixth annual Belle Vernon Block Party, Bike Run and Classic Car Show will beg...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent New Eagle Borough Council has directed Solicitor Tim Berggren to look into avenues the borough can take to combat the problem of multiple rental inspections ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport police are investigating after someone shot a bullet through the window of a local district court. Magisterial District Judge Eugene F. Riazzi said he came ...

By EMILY BENNETT For many, learning to ride a bike is a glorious childhood rite of passage. It means wind blowing through your hair, the feeling of flying and the liberation of youthful independence. ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora council will hear a presentation this month on the final steps of the state’s Early Intervention Program. Debbie Grass of Grass Root Solution is the consul...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Smithton woman is accused of stealing $38,000 from a truck following bingo at an area fire department in February. Darla R. Bryan, 38, is charged with theft by unl...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Jimmy Beaumont of Mc-Keesport, a renowned area musician who was the front man of The Skyliners doo wop band, unexpectedly died nearly two years ago. Residents of the c...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport man is behind bars after allegedly locking his nude “intimate partner” out of his apartment and later trying to knock a Taser out a city police officer’s ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There’s a new assistant police chief in McKeesport, and he says he’s eager to do his part “to make the city a better place.” Mayor Michael Cherepko announced at Tuesda...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A dispute over a rooster turned violent Sunday night.   James T. Housley, 41, of Finleyville is charged with simple assault, criminal mischief and harassment by subj...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After running into maintenance issues last week, the food truck operated by the Salvation Army Mon Valley Citadel in Monessen is temporarily off the road — but area ...

By BETH HOPE-CUSHEY For the MV Independent Multiple Carroll Township residents complained at Tusday’s council meeting about rats running amok.   The rat problem has gotten worse with the demolition of...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport man was charged this week after firing a gun at a group of teenagers whom he claims were trying to break into his house. Mustafa Musa, 74, of Locust Stree...

By Jim BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent Most of the programs at the McKeesport History and Heritage Center highlight the city’s past.   A recent program titled “The Past, Present and Future of the...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Nearly 416,000 older homeowners, renters and people with disabilities across the state will be issued 2018 rebates this week. The Department of Revenue said rebates ...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Garan Fennell Jr., 6, and his sister, Mila Lucia Fennell, 2, of Monessen jump enjoy a bounce house at Monday’s block party at the Monessen Library.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A state legislator has been calling for an audit of a grant organization in Washington County and next week he will speak publicly about his concerns. State Rep. ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board made a slight change to its plans for a district-run police force last week. The board voted in May to create a police chief position and ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com One man was injured in a grease fire Monday in his Fallowfield Township home. Fallowfield Fire Company was called to the 100 block of Mary Ellen Street for a reporte...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department recently launched its community health survey.   The survey period runs through Oct. 4 and is part of the larger 2020 Community ...