By PAUL PEIRCE A state appellate court Monday dismissed the homicide conspiracy conviction of a Washington County woman who, along with her husband and stepson, were found guilty in the brutal slaying...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 49-year-old Monessen man is jailed on $75,000 bond after he allegedly held a rifle and attempted “suicide by cop” last week. Joseph Selinger Jr. of First Street...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There’s once again a local newspaper office in McKeesport.   The Mon Valley Independent is just one of the entities that are working together to bring life back to the...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As snow and ice that coated the Mon Valley on Sunday begins to melt, the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a flood warning for areas along the Monong...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A new nepotism policy caused fireworks during a Mon Valley Sewage Authority meeting Monday.   Just minutes into the meeting, board members entered into an executive ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Greater Rostraver Chamber of Commerce and Off the Wall Arts are offering Mid-Mon Valley residents the best seat in the house by gearing up for their second annua...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A new part-time police officer is joining the department in Forward Township.   Township supervisors voted unanimously to hire Dustin Duvall during Monday’s meeting....

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent John Saporito had been doing an impression of a Union soldier Robert Gould Shaw for years when he decided to retire the act. He felt like he was getting t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two West Newton parents accused of failing to take their newborn daughter to the hospital at the recommendation of a pediatrician have been released from Westmorelan...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “Mis-ka, Mou-ska, Mickey Mouse! M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E (that’s me!), M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.” A 14-year-old boy from Wexford who is non-verbal and has severe autism unex...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services and Department of Agriculture are encouraging support for area food banks following last month’s partial government shu...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent America has a heart problem   — a candy heart problem — but a Mon Valley company has the cure. Media outlets from the New York Times to the major television network...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Monongahela native will bring his original ballet to his old stomping grounds this weekend. Zachary Mendola, a Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School alumn...

By RON PAGLIA Here’s a timely reminder to procrastinators: You still have time to buy a Valentine’s Day card, flowers or candy for the love of your life or make reservations for dinner for two at your...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Last month, Donora council President Jane Ackerman eliminated all committees in an effort to run borough business through council as a whole rather than having is...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Changes are on the horizon for the way residential garbage is collected within McKeesport’s city limits. At Wednesday’s meeting, council unanimously voted to enter int...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com   A Mon Valley maestro will be remembered for his decades of dedication to the music industry in the Mon Valley. A lifetime love of music began for Joe Campus while ...

A 37-year-old McKeesport man is in custody following a drug bust at his home Wednesday. McKeesport detectives and Allegheny County Probation officers executed a search warrant at Dennis Cash Jr.’s hou...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township man accused of causing an accident while driving drunk that injured a child was ordered to stand trial. Anzalone Jones, 62, of Kings Way appeare...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two vehicles traveling in opposite directions crashed into each other after colliding with boulders, mud and debris scattered across state Route 906 early Thursday m...