By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The owner of a Mid-Mon Valley-based real estate company that owes thousands of dollars in fines is the subject of dozens of bench warrants alleging a lack of upkeep on...

By MEGAN GUZA and KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County police Friday arrested a former headmaster of Monongahela Valley Catholic High School for the alleged assault of a 10-year-old boy...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Public Library has a lot to look forward to in 2019, including the possibility that its expansion project could get under way later this year. The library ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Volunteer Fireman’s Association of Liberty Borough has announced several events aimed at raising money for the fire department, and one initiative it hopes will at...

By JILL RUNFOLA For the Mon Valley Independent Hosted by Shortbread City Designer Desserts, the fourth annual Shortbread City Valentine’s Day Craft and Vendor Show is an early celebration of the roman...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The parishoners of Mc-Keesport Shared Ministries’ Beulah Park United Methodist Church say that although their favorite football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, won’t be...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After having issues plowing during recent snowstorms, the White Oak public works and code enforcement departments have issued a warning to residents regarding street p...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com In an effort to quell some of the rumors surrounding the former Monessen Municipal Complex, representatives of its new owner stopped by the city Thursday.   Best Med...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Route 906 between Belle Vernon and Fayette City will remain blocked to through traffic for the foreseeable future.   A portion of the road has been shut down for mor...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com It took two months and several witnesses, but Allegheny County Police found the remains of a Dravosburg woman who was likely murdered in November. The body found ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A precautionary boil-water advisory that has been in effect for residents of Port Vue and McKeesport’s Upper 10th Ward since Tuesday has been lifted. The Municipal Aut...

By Jeff stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com When PurePenn, a medical marijuana company, moved its processing and distribution facility into the RIDC Industrial Center of McKeesport in 2017, CEO Gabe Perlow quote...

By Megan Guza A McKeesport woman who declared, “I’m sick of him,” after she stabbed her boyfriend to death in a South Side apartment building will spend at least 7½ years in prison, a judge ruled Thur...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monongahela man is accused of possessing several devices that contained child pornography. Christopher A. Maguda, 37, of Thomas Street, is charged with child porno...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi man accused of entering a Washington Avenue residence earlier this month and waving a machete has been ordered to stand trial in Washington County Court....

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania American Water this week announced that applications are being accepted for its 2019 Stream of Learning Scholarship. The program, which is in its 10th yea...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Even though only two of his classmates showed up to his dinosaur-themed birthday party over the weekend, 4-year-old Dominic Sidick was not left disappointed on his s...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Following Wednesday’s school board meeting, McKeesport Area Superintendent Dr. Mark Holtzman quashed rumors that the high school principal was forced to retire. During...

By the Mon Valley Independent The remains of a murdered Dravosburg woman were found in Sewickley Township Wednesday. Allegheny County police identified Dale Cooper, 36, as the man who allegedly murder...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A woman crashed her vehicle into a home along north state Route 88 in Carroll Township on Wednesday afternoon. Carroll Township Police Chief Paul Brand said the acci...