By JEFF STITT  jstitt@yourmvi.com With students at Serra Catholic in McKeesport starting the 2018-19 academic year today, the school is putting a focus on security and encouraging students to engage i...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The annual Cement City Home and Walking Tour has become so popular that its organizers have been offering two dates each spring and fall. The Donora Historical So...

Faced with a POSSIBLE life-or-death situation on Friday, Charleroi Area School District Superintendent Dr. Ed Zelich opted to exercise caution — which meant canceling the season-opening football game ...

By JEREMY SELLEW & TAYLOR BROWN jsellew@yourmvi.com, tbrown@yourmvi.com Friday’s football game between Charleroi Area and Monessen was called off because of alleged threats made against a Charleroi pl...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Ringgold School District students will return to class Monday, almost exactly two months after school let out for summer. The district is led by new Superintenden...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For the seventh year in a row, The Kane Foundation, McKeesport Kane Family Council and Allegheny County will honor a McKeesport woman who died unexpectedly five years ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A string of incidents kept the Charleroi Volunteer Fire Department busy on Friday. Responding to at five calls throughout the day, crews were first dispatched around...

By JEREMY SELLEW and TAYLOR BROWN Due to alleged threats made against Charleroi student athletes, tonight's Charleroi-Monessen football game at Monessen's Memorial Stadium has been canceled. A tweet s...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen faces the “daunting task” of overcoming a $345,000 deficit from 2017 which continues to grow, council learned Thursday. Accounting firm Cypher & Cypher stop...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com New programs and security upgrades await Monessen School District students as they prepare to return to classrooms Monday. Superintendent Dr. Leanne Spazak said the ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As many Mon Valley students headed back to school this week, buses are also back on the roadways. PennDOT, local school and public safety officials are urging driver...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Donora Council discussed the future of a recently shuttered borough personal care home at a special meeting Wednesday. Miller’s Corner Cottage owner Charles Miller and...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Employees at Rostraver Township Hallmark are working to save the store before its closure Oct. 1. Store manager Helen Tretinik, who also serves as regional superviso...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Facility renovations and security upgrades await Belle Vernon Area School District students as they prepare to return to classrooms Monday. Enrollment for the 2018-1...

By Hannah Hutter For the Mon Valley Independent With summer coming to an end and fall quickly approaching, farmers markets are getting ready to finish selling their produce for the season. Among the m...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents suffering from chronic pain and other ailments will have easy access to natural medical treatment options thanks to a partnership through a cann...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Elliott Group’s Donora Service Center is preparing to move the largest steam turbine the site has every manufactured with the help of remote control. Friday and S...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Despite her years-long battle with the owner of a dilapidated house neighboring her property, Maya Patch said it was still a sad moment to see the home demolished...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Many unanswered questions remain for Mon Valley municipalities that have been combating crime using security cameras, and a local technology company is working to as...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area school board unanimously voted to approve a three-year school resource officer contract for two police officers from the Charleroi Regional Police Depar...