By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Family members of a young Air Force sergeant from the Mon Valley who went missing after his plane was shot down in 1945 are getting support from area residents as th...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Get ready to take a trip to a truly “ooky” house located at 1313 Cemetery Lane during McKeesport Area High School’s musical production of “The Addams Family.” Audience...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Sheriff’s department will hold two satellite events in Forward Township next month.   The firearms license to carry and project D.U.M.P. event w...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi firefighters were called to the corner of 11th Street and McKean Avenue after a vehicle crashed into the Charleroi Russian Club building Monday afternoon. ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The American Civil Liberties Union confirmed Monday that it is moving forward with a lawsuit against the Mc-Keesport Area School District. ACLU Pennsylvania Legal Dire...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Nearly two years after their cases were dismissed in Washington County Court, the parishioners of St. Agnes and the former St. Anthony churches will once again ha...

By jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Forward Township supervisors made a monetary contribution to an organization taking part in a trap/neuter/return project to help reduce the number of cats in several...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania American Water will invest $13 million to replacing aging and undersized water mains in southern Allegheny County this year. On Monday, the company anno...

By Kaylie Moore and taylor brown kmoore@yourmvi.com, tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Mid-Mon Valley student writers recently earned national awards for their original works.   Belle Vernon Area Middle School e...

By Natasha Lindstrom A McKeesport woman took a plea deal Monday to avoid the death penalty for suffocating her 17-month-old son out of anger when she believed her boyfriend was cheating on her. Christ...

By the Mon Valley Independent The BVA Charitable Fund is underwriting costs of establishing a “school store” as part of its latest round of grants to students and staff. The board of directors has app...

By LES HARVATH For the Mon Valley Independent Is he behind door number one, door number two or door number three? No, this is not a redo of “Let’s Make a Deal,” but could the father of the bride be hi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Middle school students in the California Area School District are dedicated to making a difference. A group of seventh- and eighth-grade students recently presented ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com U.S. Postal Service mail carriers have long worked by an unofficial creed: “Neither snow nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift com...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monongahela man accused of abusing a 4-month-old baby he was babysitting in December was arrested Friday.   James M. Manges III, 36, of Stockdale Avenue is charged...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com As part of the city’s comprehensive plan preparations, Monessen officials are seeking volunteers for its inaugural Cleanup Day.   In honor of Earth Day, the citywide...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent Port Vue Council presented a certificate of recognition to long-time borough school crossing guard James Bruce for his service to the community.   Br...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area Elementary Center students have once again rose to the occasion to help their community.   For the last 11 years librarian Becky Spiker has organized ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Changes are under way at Belle Vernon Public Library.   Nancy Komlos, 68, of North Belle Vernon recently retired after serving her community for more than 35 years. ...

By Megan Tomasic A new event will help raise money for the North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park — an area for kids, people with special needs and those looking for a place to play soccer or dek hock...