Our MVI Live series will present a special webcast tonight that will bring together eight state office holders from the Mon Valley area. Three senators and five representatives will gather at 7 p.m. t...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak property owners will have to wait until month’s end to find out if they’ll see a real estate tax hike. During a Monday meeting, borough manager John Palyo an...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monongahela restaurant is serving fine food and holiday cheer in a big way this month. Angelo’s II, located at 111 Third St., is attracting major attention for its...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com About a month after the general election, state Rep. Bud Cook is declaring victory in the race for the 49th Legislative District. Yesterday, Washington County Cou...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The Forward Township Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted Golden Circle and Pond Lane as township roads during Monday night’s meeting. The township municipal bui...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Two McKeesport girls, described by Mayor Michael Cherepko as being “shining examples for the hope of the future,” were among the four people honored at the city’s quar...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Evan Portman has a passion for American history, especially Civil War history. The 19-year-old didn’t imagine he’d already be giving lectures about the to...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com More ground will soon be flying at Atla Vista Business Park in Fallowfield Township. On Monday, Mon Valley Alliance announced the sale of a more than 12-acre lot to ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Physicians and directors of UPMC McKeesport and the Mon River Fleet Lions Club joined forces Friday night with the McKeesport Hospital Foundation to celebrate the 25th...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Two North Belle Vernon boys received an early Christmas gift last week, when a soldier unexpectedly returned home from overseas. Andrew Johnson, 32, surprised his so...

By TAYLOR BROWN  tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area School District’s weekend food program is looking for vendors to help support a good cause. Harvest Bounty provides needy students in the middle and ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Allegheny County will receive $200,000 from the state to help homeless families. More than $5 million will be issued across the state to aid homeless people and prom...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com The City of McKeesport and Amvets Post 8 on Friday recalled a moment that launched the United States’ involvement into World War II. At 12:55 p.m. — 7:55 a.m. Hawaii t...

By TAYLOR BROWN  tbrown@yourmvi.com Charles Cardinale is settling into his new role as general manager for the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi, but he’s no stranger around the office. Cardinale ...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Families of loved ones who are addicted to opioid drugs and worry about how they would react in the event of an overdose will have the opportunity to obtain naloxone f...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A group of Ringgold High School students are planning a two-week trip to Paris and Mediterranean Europe in June 2020. Spanish teachers Kristen Marena and Margarit...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Mon Valley Sewage Authority Board member’s trial for allegedly defrauding a retired teacher in Lancaster County has been postponed until next year. Yancey Taylor, ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com “Divine intervention.” That’s what Debbie Smith believes helped her make it to the holiday season. On Oct. 18, Smith, 60, of Forward Township suffered a massive hear...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com The halls are decked at Renziehausen Park’s Jacob Woll Main Pavilion and the McKeesport Heritage and History Center for the city’s 33rd annual Festival of Trees. There...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying possible suspects in a grisly attack on a dog. Around 9:30 a.m. Nov. 19, officers were called t...