Pennsylvania is near the top of another list that it would rather not be on. A recent report from the financial website 24/7 Wall Street with the provocative title of “States That Are Falling Apart” r...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Dark clouds loomed above North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park before Saturday’s event honoring the lives of 61 young people who recently died. However, ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The transformation of a lot at the corner of Meadow Avenue and Fifth Street in Charleroi is nearly complete thanks to a labor of love and collaboration of community ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Students in the California Area School District head back to the classroom Wednesday, and new programs await them across all grade levels. According to Superinten...

By BOB PAJICH For The MV Independent The floors are polished, rule sheets laminated and the buses are gassed up and ready to deliver South Allegheny School District students for the first day of schoo...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Fans of the mysterious, unexplained and downright strange are invited to a one-of-a-kind program at Monessen Public Library. World-renowned Bigfoot and UFO expert St...

THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR from the state to local governments: Don’t expect us to clean up your mess. That was the answer we found as we contacted state officials in search of a remedy for the continuing p...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Despite some Monessen residents voicing concerns to state legislators, the removal of two city officials is unlikely. State Sen. Pat Stefano, R-Bullskin Township, sa...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Dozens of area veterans packed White Oak Park’s Magnolia Pavilion on Friday for a veterans appreciation cookout. The White Oak Vet Center invited veterans who served i...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area students – 1,501 of them to be exact – will head back to school on Thursday for the start of the 2018-19 school year. Enrollment is up from last year ...

By Matt Petras F or the Mon Valley Independent Cortney Daugherty studies communication disorders as a graduate student at California University of Pennsylvania and never had much of an interest in his...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Dr. Seuss inspired bus beaming with Cougar pride was the last bus standing during a popular event at the Washington County Agricultural Fair this week. The bus, de...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School District Police Department has been honored by the National Association of School Resource Officers. In June, the NASRO recognized nine law enfor...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport celebrated the final night of its 59th annual three-day ethnic food and entertainment festival Thursday night, and just like every other year at Internation...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A multi-state “career criminal” is in Westmoreland County Prison after Monessen police recovered more than 20 stolen bins full of merchandise from city stores in his...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi man is accused of assaulting a Washington County sheriff’s deputy who attempted to serve him with a protection from abuse order on Tuesday. John R. Walla...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi man charged by two different municipalities with making threats to burn down the home of his daughter, her mother and grandmother was ordered to stand tr...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Duquesne man charged with drug and firearm violations, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday on a new set of illegal drug charges stemming from his ar...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com  In preparation for the new school year, McKeesport Area School District leaders have been focusing on campus and classroom safety. This week, they took an extra step ...

The Vatican issued a strongly worded statement yesterday denouncing terrible abuse by priests that was detailed in a Pennsylvania grand jury report made public this week. While calling the abuse “crim...