By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center’s board is on a mission to help spread the word that there is a possibility of bringing life back to the historic Pen...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen city council hired a new insurance broker Thursday in a move that will save the city at least $40,000 annually. Rick Scott and Jason Seltzer of Engle-Ham...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s assistance with a homicide investigation in McKeesport. The organization is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for inf...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A West Newton couple accused of breaking into a Sewickley Township beverage shop in April will stand trial in Westmoreland County Court.   Malcom J. Long, 24, and hi...

By Jim Busch For the Mon Valley Independent There are two kinds of people. The first sees a problem, shakes their head and says, “Someone should do something about that.” The second type of person rol...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The state House of Representatives approved legislation that would provide a way to remove local officials from office. State Rep. Justin Walsh, R-Rostraver Towns...

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com Auto body shop owner Gabriel Nowak and carpenter Jeremy Rager were going door-to-door delivering Thanksgiving dinners last year when they spotted a dilapidated ol...

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com Police raided a Belle Vernon residence Wednesday following the death of one dog and complaints from neighbors that residents were neglecting their animals. Author...

Submitted Leo Galis enjoyed his fifth birthday Tuesday at the playground at North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park.

By Emily Bennett ebennett@yourmvi.com “The people on the river are happy to give.”   Those nine words make up the theme for the essay and poetry contests for this year’s Monongahela River Community Fe...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A state legislator is continuing his efforts to audit a grant organization in Washington County. Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, said state Auditor Gener...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After going back to the drawing board on last month’s preliminary budget proposal, the Charleroi Area School Board unanimously approved a 2019-20 spending plan Tuesd...

By Jim Busch For the MV Independent Some of Cecelia Sciortino’s favorite childhood memories took place in the kitchen, so she didn’t mind spending her 100th birthday there. The Charleroi resident reac...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The K-9 fund in Elizabeth borough has been suspended. Police Chief William Sombo made the recommendation to suspend the fund during Tuesday’s council meeting. Boroug...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Statistics released Tuesday show Allegheny County saw a 41% reduction in overdose deaths in 2018. With just a handful of cases remaining to be cleared, the Allegheny C...

By Tayor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The Community Foundation of Fayette County and the Chevron Community Fund are now accepting applications for the Fall 2019 Grant Cycle. Non-profit organizations locat...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Western Pennsylvania health care behemoths UPMC and Highmark struck a deal announced Monday that averts the looming breakup of their business relationship and prevents disruptio...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area trimmed more than $10,000 from a preliminary budget introduced last month, but Westmoreland County residents in the school district will still see ...

By Megan Guza A bench trial began Monday for a man accused in a double shooting that left one woman dead and another man injured on the steps of a McKeesport bar in 2017. Daniel Bizzelle, 27, is charg...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Acting Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar joined state Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Carroll Township, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Pennsylvania General Asse...