By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents will be able to soak up even more entertainment this summer. The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts announced Sunday that it will be increasing its...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus announced Monday there’s a chance for some people with criminal histories to “clear up” outstanding warrants...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com In the spirit of the holiday season, the Mon Valley Alliance awarded three Town to Town mini-grants in December instead of a traditional single grant. Thanks to two ...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Bill Russell will never forget when he first saw blood in his urine in 2010. Because he was busy with tax season, he didn’t immediately seek medical help. When he...

By the MV Independent Seven people were taken to area hospitals following two crashes in the Mid-Mon Valley this weekend. Three people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle accident near Bill’s Golfland ...

By DEB ERDLEY Veterans’ affairs officials are cautioning military veterans to be aware of private contractors offering to process claims for them following the announcement that an Allegheny County co...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has announced a series of grants aimed at making sure air in the county remains clean. Fitzgerald announced this week that t...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com One Charleroi senior will be awarded the first-ever Sam’s Symphony of Love Scholarship later this spring.   Applications for the scholarship through the Community Fo...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Fayette County officials have already begun laying the groundwork for a successful 2020 census and are encouraging citizens to get involved by joining the Fayette Co...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Health Department has released the 2019 list of approved vendors that can accept Women Infants and Children’s vouchers. The vouchers can be used at se...

After hearing that his mayoral powers were stripped Thursday by Monessen city council, Matt Shorraw had a question. “How have I abandoned office?” he asked in a statement. He also invoked his newest c...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Until the Clairton Coke Works plant is running under normal operations again, the Allegheny County Health Department will notify Mon Valley residents at 3 p.m. each da...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com In response to an online video posted by Monessen’s absentee mayor, the city’s acting mayor issued his own “State of the City” address Thursday.   On New Year’s Day,...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Magisterial District Judge Mark Wilson has successfully completed a mentoring program and a state conduct case against him has been dismissed. A complaint was fil...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Two Pittsburgh men involved in a Monessen drug bust have been ordered to stand trial in Westmoreland County Court.   Taiwan Larue, 19, of Island Avenue and Jamaal Sm...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport-based Democratic state Sen. Jim Brewster is one of three state senators introducing legislation aimed at boosting Pennsylvania’s manufacturing sector. On Fr...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The state secretary of health on Friday urged residents to prioritize safety and take necessary precautions as snow is forecast for much of the commonwealth this weeke...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen man accused of fighting and attempting to run over his son outside a Rostraver Township business has been ordered to stand trial in Westmoreland County Co...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, which has reported reductions in review time and a backlog of pending permit applications, is launching two ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday stripping Mayor Matt Shorraw of the powers of his office until he attends a council meeting. Councilman A...