By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Salvation Army’s Mon Valley Citadel in Monessen is looking for cheerful Mid-Mon Valley residents to help raise money during the remaining days of its 2018 Red Kett...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Students who participate in McKeesport Area School District’s Amp’D Robotics MilliAmps FIRST LEGO League team are celebrating after placing among the top three teams i...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen man accused of beating and burning his infant son has been sentenced to prison. David Allen Jackson Jr., 28, appeared for a plea hearing Wednesday before ...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport man who was part of a counterfeit money scheme is headed to prison. United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer sentenced Bruce M. Charles, Jr., 32, t...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for a North Charleroi teen accused of causing a vehicle accident that injured his juvenile friend. Chase A. Courtney, 18, of L...

We’re pleased with the results of our first gathering of elected state leaders who have Mon Valley ties, and we think our readers should be as well. The Mon Valley Independent invited eight officials ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com At its best, journalism works to keep politicians honest and their constituents in the know. Once the dust cleared from our most recent election, the Mon Valley I...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com As the season of giving kicks into high gear, the Mon Valley has proven that Christmas is truly about the children. Various organizations and businesses collect dona...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent Monongahela will see an increase in real estate taxes next year, as council voted unanimously Wednesday to raise the rate from 6.5 to 7 mills. Counci...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A Donora man has been charged in a string of recent burglaries at local businesses. James Hough, 49, of Thompson Avenue is charged with burglary, obstruction of just...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon firefighters are taking steps to ensure their borough is merry and bright for many holiday seasons to come. Last week, Homes for the Holidays even...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Donora police are searching for a Monessen teen who was stabbed after allegedly attacking a juvenile with a brick in July. Trashun Yates, 19, of Lenawee Avenue, is w...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com As long as nothing in Liberty borough’s proposed 2019 budget changes in the next 10 days, residents will not have to worry about a property tax increase. Council unani...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Several students who attend Mc-Keesport Area School District’s Twin Rivers Elementary School will not be shivering at the bus stop this winter, thanks to the McKeespor...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora borough’s finance committee hopes to pass a preliminary 2019 budget Thursday that will hold the line on taxes. Council members also heard from Pre-Act 47 c...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Community LIFE, a program of all-inclusive care for older adults, will open a new health and wellness center in Rostraver Township next summer. Community LIFE is a pro...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent There will be no tax increase for New Eagle Borough residents. Council unanimously voted Tuesday to pass the $498,120.47 budget for 2019 while holding taxes ...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Lynn Sokol was at a loss for words after being named North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park Volunteer of the Year during Tuesday’s council meeting. Sokol has spent t...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com The students of Mary of Nazareth School in White Oak will present the story of the birth of Jesus from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday with a live Nativity scene. The event will ta...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A 74-year-old Sewickley Township man has been ordered to stand trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a mentally disabled 24-year-old woman. Wayne E. Smith appeared...