By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com “Sweet,” “funny,” “artistic,” “passionate” — those were some of the words Simone Dobosh’s friends used to describe her while waiting to be part of a surprise that co...

By Taylor Brown   tbrown@yourmvi.com Road problems continue to plague Fallowfield Township supervisors.   One day into the new year, Supervisor and Road Master Earl Sadler decided to close Fox Stop Ro...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Forward Township supervisors say the prospect of PennDOT taking time and money this year to repair state-owned roads in the township appear bleak. Supervisors Thomas D...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela City Council will ask PennDOT how to fix an ongoing parking problem on Fourth Street. During a workshop meeting Monday morning, Mayor Bob Kepics and C...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Smithton woman who attempted to evade police by hiding in a suitcase has been ordered to stand trial in Westmoreland County Court.   Terri Lynn Downs-Hayes, 43, ap...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners will operate under new leadership in 2019.   The board voted 5-2 in favor of naming Andrew Kuzma, commissioner in Ward ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The region has been enjoying warm temperatures since the start of the new year, but the time is coming to break out the winter coats, hats and gloves, as the National ...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com With winter weather heading into the region, PennDOT is urging drivers to prepare their vehicles for colder temperatures, potential black ice and inclement weather a...

By Taylor Brown   tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monessen man who fled the scene of a crash and caused two schools to be places on precautionary lockdown Friday has been charged.   Job Matthew Hill, 35, is char...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Glassport man accused of shooting his two dogs late last month will face charges, according to police. Glassport police Chief Cliff LeFever said he will not release ...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Tattoos of characters from the 1978 horror film “Halloween” adorn Jonathan Patrick Hughes’ left arm.   The 39-year-old Elizabeth resident and 2015 Douglas...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Thankfully for Donora residents, temperatures didn’t fall below 30 degrees Saturday as 1,700 residents were without natural gas service.   Around 5 p.m. Saturday, Co...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Some professional athletes are coming together at Penn State-Greater Allegheny this weekend to raise money that will help Hispanic students at the McKeesport campus pa...

By Natasha Lindstrom Voters in southern and western Allegheny County and part of Washington County will return to the polls this spring to fill the Pennsylvania Senate seat left vacant by newly electe...

By Paul Guggenheimer   The flu is widespread in Pennsylvania for the first time this season, but overall numbers are down compared to last year. Allegheny County has seen a dramatic drop in cumulative...

While we support Monessen City Council in its latest attempt to unseat no-show Mayor Matt Shorraw and absentee Councilman Gil Coles, we don’t expect it to be successful. The three council members who ...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Big changes are coming to the Mon Valley Alliance leadership this year. On Friday, John Easoz, chairman of the board of directors of the Mon Valley Alliance and Mon ...

By taylor brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A house in Charleroi will soon be demolished soon, unless it falls on its own first. During a workshop meeting Thursday night, council president Jerry Jericho brough...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Two Mid-Mon Valley schools were on lockdown Friday morning after a Monessen man fled the scene of an accident involving a stolen car. Carroll Township police Chief Pau...

By taylor brown tbrown@yourmvi.com When Glenn Wagner was diagnosed with leukemia in October, one thing was certain: He was not in his fight alone.   The captain of Gallatin Sunnyside Volunteer Fire De...