By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A California, Pa., man accused of raping a Washington Township woman has been ordered to stand trial in Fayette County Court. Michael Christopher Brown, 23, of Secon...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Christopher D. George was at his grandfather’s funeral in 1993 when he started to develop a deep interest in learning about his family history. Throughout his res...

Police officers can be intimidating figures — but not when they’re dancing with dogs in music videos. That was the image on the front page of Monday’s Mon Valley Independent , showing McKeesport Sgt. ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Police lip sync challenge videos have been trending on social media, and last week a group of Mc-Keesport police officers felt the music. To take part, departments fil...

By Jamie Martines A freight train traveling across Pittsburgh’s South Side derailed Sunday afternoon, sending several boxcars tumbling off the tracks and down a hillside feet away from light-rail ride...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Three parks in the Mon Valley will be part of Allegheny County’s annual Raccoon Rabies Vaccination Baiting Project this month. As part of the 17th annual raccoon rabie...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Greater Rostraver Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Fall Classic Golf Outing Sept. 21 at Cedarbrook Golf Course. The event traditionally benefits the cham...

PLENTY OF CONCERTS are held around the Mon Valley every summer, but there’s something special about one set for this weekend. Rock for Recovery, scheduled for 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Memorial...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Melanie Berklovich will have to overcome her fear of heights to help others overcome their battles with leukemia. Berklovich, 36, of Monongahela will go “Over the Ed...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com  A Uniontown man is in prison after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” a Belle Vernon borough business. Fayette County District Attorney Rich Bower ordered Charles ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi Area School Board member is on a mission to show that Cougars care. Thomas Nutting is spearheading a backpack drive to make sure Charleroi students start...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Mon Valley couple is working with Belle Vernon borough to bring light on a dark subject through music. Jaycee Curtis of Belle Vernon lost her younger brother Jeffr...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Strive for a Better Tomorrow, a community group based in Donora, is in need of donations to continue its summer lunch program for children. Chantal Bey, founder o...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township staple will soon have a new look and will be home to several new businesses. Township Commissioner Devin DeRienzo gave an update on the former K...

For Monessen council, much like our area schools, it’s just about time for summer break to end. Judges from Westmoreland County’s Common Pleas Court filled a vacancy Thursday by appointing Lois Thomas...

By KAYLIE MOORE kmoore@yourmvi.com After more than  two months without a quorum, Monessen has a new councilwoman. A panel of Westmoreland County judges on Thursday appointed lifelong Monessen resident...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough council was all smiles Thursday night. At the end of a heated special meeting July 16, councilwoman Debbie Buck submitted her letter of resignation...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Forward Township’s supervisors are expected to vote at their next meeting to replace an ordinance that governs how far gas and oil wells have to be from their wellhead...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fallowfield Township Supervisors are looking for candidates to fill a vacant seat on the board following the sudden death of Ronald Large on Monday. Large, 65, who w...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora might be the scene of two fall festivals this October as a business owner steps up with a new plan. Patricia Mitchel, who owns Lovin Care Thrift Store on M...