By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School Board approved its revised cheerleading constitution Tuesday.   Parents and students packed the district’s administration meeting room to he...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Mon Valley school districts have received a combined $30,000 in grant money to ensure innovative education programs for students thanks to Chevron Appalachia. In...

A DAY AFTER BURYING one of their own, local firefighters were back to work early Tuesday morning battling a major three-house fire in Donora. Hundreds of firefighters representing at least 50 regional...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Several residents in North Charleroi told council Monday that they’ve had enough of a neighbor and her dogs. Residents addressed council during a business meeting to...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com   Westmoreland County Detectives’ investigation of a Monessen councilman’s alleged threats against the city’s mayor has concluded.   During a June 28 council meeting...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Due to public concern, U.S. Steel issued a report over the weekend detailing repairs and mitigation efforts that have been completed at Clairton Coke Works and explain...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com   Lights, camera, action!   With awards season in full swing, the Mid Mon Valley Cultural Trust is preparing to roll out the red carpet for its 2019 Oscar-Nominated ...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Almost three months after allegedly lying to police about being robbed at gunpoint in North Charleroi, a preliminary hearing has been set for Carlo Daugherty Jr., 56...

By JOE GRATA President Trump persists in wanting to construct a 200-mile-long extension to the existing 700-mile Southern Border Wall with Mexico at an estimated cost of $5.7 billion. If his “crisis” ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak property owners who were given a chance to avoid having their homes added to the borough’s 2019 demolition list have less than one month to bring the houses ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Despite early reports calling for Winter Storm Harper to pummel the region, Mid-Mon Valley residents woke up to little snow on Sunday. The National Weather Service i...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In an effort to reduce the backlog in failure-to-appear bench warrants, two Allegheny County law enforcement agencies are joining forces. Together, the Allegheny Count...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport-based lawmaker will be taking on extra responsibilities again this year in Harrisburg.   State Sen. Jim Brewster, a Democrat, will serve as Democratic Cha...

By RON PAGLIA It’s not unusual for athletes of the past to get together to relive their glory days at California University of Pennsylvania.   Myriad special events for the former Vulcans are coordina...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A state agency letter provided after Friday’s special meeting of Monessen City Council responds to some of Mayor Matt Shorraw’s concerns and offers to help him retur...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com It’s time to bust out the shovels, rock salt, calcium chloride and ice scrapers because an intense winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow, high winds, sleet and ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com On Monday people across the nation, including residents of the Mon Valley, will come together for events to commemorating the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luthe...

By Jacob Tierney and Tom Davidson People who depend on food stamps to feed their families face uncertainty as the federal government’s partial shutdown drags on. About 1.8 million Pennsylvanians on th...

By the Mon Valley Independent A pre-release screening of a documentary following a Pennsylvania community’s fight against oil and gas corporations and state government will be shown at 7 p.m. Jan. 31 ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com South Allegheny is among 764 Pennsylvania school districts that will be receiving a newly established grant aimed at making students more technologically advanced. Bui...