By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Retired police officer Joe Greco decided not to take his turn during the public comments section toward the end of Thursday’s Donora council meeting.   Greco quip...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Things are finally looking up for Fallowfield Township. A new Freightliner was delivered Thursday, and restoration will begin next week on the municipal garage nearl...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Most of the charges were dismissed Wednesday against members of two Elizabeth Township families who were involved in a neighborhood fight in September. The ongoing dis...

By April Pfrogner For the MV Independent Monessen council members expressed thanks Thursday for multiple donations to the city as an offset to the monthly spending report at the city council work sess...

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent An Elizabeth Township woman has recorded the stories of her father’s World War II flying exploits in a newly released book. Cyndi Rojohn doesn’t consider he...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township park will soon benefit from ongoing, countywide tourism enhancement efforts.   Last week, Westmoreland County commissioners approved their annua...

By Rich Cholodofsky A Texas truck driver was paroled Wednesday after he was sentenced to serve up to 23 months in jail related to a crash and house fire that damaged a North Belle Vernon home last yea...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents will have an opportunity to learn more about the Mon Valley Opioid Coalition during a public meeting April 30.   Formed to combat the ongoing op...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com More than two dozen Charleroi Area High School seniors took over the Magic City Wednesday during Student Government Day.   Since 1968 when the program was establishe...

y JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com About two dozen residents packed the chambers at Wednesday’s Washington Township supervisors meeting to find out if police are still investigating a case involving a de...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two weeks before his retirement with Washington County 911, Charleroi Fire Chief Robert Whiten Jr. is already excited to get back to work, but this time it’s for the...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Eleven students from McKeesport Area High School filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the school district Wednesday. The students claim the district denied the...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “Respect, Dignity, Hope and Love” is more than just a motto in McKeesport, according to Mayor Michael Cherepko, who says citizens of the city strive to “exemplify” tho...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Two Mid-Mon Valley communities will soon benefit from a newly formed Westmoreland County demolition fund.   Dilapidated structures in Monessen and Rostraver Township...

By Madasyn Czebiniak A McKeesport man was sentenced to 10 to 40 years in prison Wednesday in connection with the shooting deaths of two women in 2017. Miras Moortell Kelly II, 21, pleaded guilty to on...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen man accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old child has been sentenced to prison.   Jose Cortes, 27, of Oneida Street was slated to stand trial this week b...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A 32-year-old West Newton man accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl was jailed on $200,000 cash bond Wednesday. David L. Hresko of Greensburg Pike was ar...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com After 47 years serving the residents of Monongahela, police Chief Brian Tempest attended his final council meeting Wednesday. Tempest, who retires at the end of t...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen and its police chief have been sued in federal court by a construction company that claims it was damaged by a warning issued by the officer....

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen School Board director’s comments about the city’s absentee mayor created a tense atmosphere at Tuesday’s meeting.   Board members became visibly uncomfort...