By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A total of 275 fifth-grade students from McKeesport Area School District were recognized Friday by area officials and law enforcement agencies for completing the Drug ...

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent David Mahlstedh gained a unique perspective about the history and traditions of Arlington National Cemetery during his time serving with the U.S. Army Honor...

By RON PAGLIA Milk and airplanes make for a unique combination today. A faithful reader in the Belle Vernon area focuses on the subject of milk and other products at the United Dairy Farms outlets in ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A West Brownsville man is accused of fleeing the scene after striking a man riding his motorcycle on the Charleroi-Monessen bridge on Wednesday.   Tanner J. Boyle, 3...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Retired McKeesport Area High School Academic Principal John Bertoty said he cried tears of joy twice this week because of honors he and his family received. He learned...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Eight candidates are seeking three seats on Fayette County’s Board of Commissioners in Tuesday’s primary.   Incumbent Vincent A. Vicites and newcomers Kevin D. Jones...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Washington Area Humane Society is operating under a precautionary 14-day quarantine after a dog tested positive for the parvovirus on Sunday.   According to a re...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport voters will have a choice in Tuesday’s primary of whether they would like to see new faces on the council. Six Democrats are vying for four McKeesport counc...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Four McKeesport men and one Turtle Creek man have been arrested for their alleged involvement in an April 12 shooting at a busy Monroeville Mall store. Allegheny Count...

By APRIL PFROGNER For the Mon Valley Independent Clad in a fresh, red and black paint job, Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company’s brush truck is ready for action. After multiple years of planning, the r...

By Rich Cholodofsky Eight Belle Vernon Area High School students cited earlier this month for underage drinking can attend the prom tonight, a state appeals court ruled. The state’s Commonwealth Court...

BY JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Two people, including a McKeesport woman, have been charged in connection with a Penn Hills hit-and-run death in April — she turned herself in a day after a warrant wa...

By April Pfrogner For the Mon Valley Independent Friday nights in downtown Monongahela are about to get a lot cooler with the start of “American Graffiti” style car cruises. Initiated by the Bona Fide...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A suspected drug dealer was arrested Tuesday after police found large amounts of cocaine and other narcotics in his Monessen home. The state Office of the Attorney G...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School Board has approved a preliminary budget that includes an increase of 2/10ths of a mill in real estate taxes. The $46.5 million draft spending ...

By Rich Cholodofsky A Westmoreland County judge Tuesday halted the expulsion of eight Belle Vernon Area High School students cited this month for underage drinking at a charity event. The preliminary ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon will soon have a new emergency management coordinator. Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to remove longtime coordinator Michael Parzynski ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Another organization has announced that it will be calling McKeesport’s Tube City Center for Business and Innovation home. New Century Careers, based on Pittsburgh’s S...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area students and their families who participate in this year’s Roaring Readers Summer Family Literacy Program are in for “a road trip” around the city. Alo...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A group of McKeesport Area School District students got a chance to “walk the beat” Monday with a group of city police officers. The four Founder’s Hall Middle School ...