WALMART IS THE LARGEST RETAILER in the United States. You might think most of what is bought and sold in America is filtering through Jeff Bezos and his Amazon website, but you would be wrong. Accordi...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — On an artificial island 4 miles from downtown stands an unlikely reminder of the cost of national disunion, a granite monument to discord, both a reminder of the price of division a...

NEW YORK (AP) — For months, bubbling trade tensions between China and the U.S. seemed to calm to a simmer, with words like “thaw” and “truce” swapped in for warnings of economic “war.” Now, hostilitie...

On Nov. 4, you may be asked to consider candidates who want to make decisions on local taxes, public safety, and more in your community. Here’s what you need to know. By MIN XIAN Spotlight PA State Co...

Rostraver Township police and firefighters were called to this two-vehicle crash late Saturday night on Broad Avenue at Sara Way. One patient was transported by Rostraver West Newton Emergency Service...

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are alr...

California Area High School selected Devon Harris and Kierstin Bennett as homecoming king and queen. J.R. Minniti / For the Mon Valley Independent

A fundraiser has been launched by the family of a man who was severely hurt in an electrical incident last week. Cole Naylor was electrocuted Oct. 3 by an electrical wire while doing a roofing project...

The Elizabeth Forward school board will decide if Phase 2 includes consolidation and closing schools. Elizabeth Forward School Board held an informational special meeting this week to discuss the prop...

This story is part of Mon Valley Sons of World War II, a series about our sons who lost their lives in service to our country during World War II. By JOHN J. TURANIN For the MVI Monongahela’s Neil “Bu...

BVA’s cheerleading team and Frazier’s junior prom will benefit from the promotion. The new Jersey Mike’s in Rostraver Township will host fundraisers for two local school district organizations during ...

Adam Jackowski and Aubrey Pacewicz are this year’s homecoming king and queen at South Allegheny High School. Mike Darnay / For the Mon Valley Independent

McKeesport Area High School crowned Tory Anderson-Pearson and A’laysia Brewton homecoming king and queen Friday night. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

Bentworth High School homecoming king Cameron Krejci and queen Camille Sneith were crowned during the Oct. 3 game. Submitted

The focus is on correcting violations, rather than fining borough residents. After years without a dedicated code enforcement officer, Donora is finally starting to see progress on the ground — and fo...

Arthur Franklin III faces 14 charges, including two first-degree felonies, in a Sept. 3 fire. A man has been accused of setting fire to a White Street home in McKeesport in what police say was a reven...

To the Editor: A short time ago I noticed an article in the paper stating that all Democrats are dummies and left-wing radicals. In that case, these right-wing conservatives must be the group that rep...

The judiciary isn’t supposed to be the primary check on the executive, the legislative branch is. Whatever you think about American politics and government, whether you are on the right, the left or s...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A food aid program that supports millions of low-income mothers and their young children received a $300 million infusion from the Trump administration this week, alleviating some an...

It’s not too late to make plans today, and why not spend it participating in an event that benefits people from our own communities. Today is the 22nd annual Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital Foundat...