By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Brandan Baker knows a thing or two about the coal industry. A retired coal miner from Speers with more than 40 years of experience, Baker was chosen to share his exp...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s McKeesport Family Center held its final Pop Up and Play event this week, and organizers said it was the biggest event of the year. We...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com It was almost impossible to find a dry set of eyes on Jimmy Long Field in Renziehausen Park on Thursday as nearly 1,000 people attended the opening ceremony welcoming ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com For the first time in more than two months, Monessen City Council conducted business Thursday — without Mayor Matt Shorraw. It was standing room only during the firs...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora council President Jane Ackerman told residents at Thursday’s meeting that Councilman John Conger warned her to either resign her presidency or be voted out...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com PennDOT crews will be perform core boring drilling work along Interstate 70, Route 51 and around the Interstate 70 Exit 46 interchange in Rostraver Township later th...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com California University of Pennsylvania has filed suit against the contractor that built a $10.5 million parking garage that has been closed for two years due to st...

START MAKING PLANS NOW to attend McKeesport’s largest festival of the summer — the 59th annual International Village ethnic festival. In today’s Mon Valley Independent , you’ll find our annual full-co...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com About 30 volunteers from the Mon Valley, members of several area labor unions and the McKeesport High School Tigers football team were hard at work in McKeesport’s Ren...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The former McKeesport Daily News building was once again on the agenda at a special city council meeting Wednesday night. Mayor Michael Cherepko announced the first of...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monongahela City Council on Wednesday narrowly approved a new rental property inspection ordinance. Introduced by Councilwoman Claudia Williams, the ordinance will a...

Many communities throughout the Mon Valley rely on security cameras to help fight crime in their neighborhoods. Charleroi Borough Council is hoping such communities will join together to send a letter...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Work set to begin on a bridge connecting Speers and Charleroi has been postponed for a second time. Construction on the Route 88 bridge on McKean Avenue, which spans...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Master Daniel Obusek’s students will kick for a cause Friday during a Kick-a-thon fundraiser benefiting the Naomi Outreach women’s group. The group, comprised of Mid...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport police, firemen and EMS workers came to the Fawcett Plan to talk with residents at Tuesday’s National Night Out. The event, sponsored by Mayor Michael Chere...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com An American history lesson is being taught in Mc-Keesport this week, and Jimmy Long Field in Renziehausen Park is serving as the classroom. For the next five days, The...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com New Eagle appointed not one, but two new council members Tuesday night. Former council Vice President Saundra Bobnar resigned last month, and council accepted her...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen School District will soon expand its STEM programming for elementary students thanks to a grant from the city’s ArcelorMittal plant. STEM stands for science...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An Elrama woman is accused of assaulting a Monongahela City police officer who was attempting to help her into her home Saturday night. Cathy A. Heckman, 55, of Davi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The 2018 Washington County Agricultural Fair will celebrate farms, families and fun. Running from Saturday through Aug. 18, the fair will celebrate western Pennsylva...