By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Westmoreland County’s juvenile detention center has been given a clean bill of health by state inspectors. Inspections conducted this month by the Pennsylvania Department ...

Clairton • Sarah Pritt, 44, address unknown was charged with prohibited acts and public drunkenness stemming from an alleged incident Oct. 26, court records state. Glassport • Chelsey Mydlowski, 35, o...

McKeesport students cheer from the stands Saturday during the WPIAL Class 4A championship game between the Tigers and Aliquippa at Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Indep...

Pennsylvania American Water has asked the PUC to approve a rate increase. Water bills may be increasing in areas of the Mon Valley. Pennsylvania American Water is proposing an approximate $14-a-month ...

Superintendent Robert Motte said the schools are “a safe place for all students and staff.” By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com Monessen City School District officials have taken steps to reassure f...

Students will compete with five other area schools in a quiz-bowl format. The Academic League has returned to Charleroi Area High School, bringing back a competitive academic program that connects stu...

It’s located at the southbound weigh station off Interstate 79 in Washington County. Commercial drivers traveling through the Mon Valley now have more safe parking options along Interstate 79. Pennsyl...

The U.S. senator revealed in an online post that he needed 20 stitches to repair the damage. WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Fetterman says he has returned home to his family in Pennsylvania after being h...

After a period of psychiatric hospital closures and investment in community support, the state has shifted focus to the most restrictive care possible. By DANIELLE OHL Spotlight PA The state’s core pr...

Skip Flack of Latrobe started a new family tradition this year. By HALEY DAUGHERTY TribLive Each year he and his wife, Kay, would participate in Toys for Tots drives. They would buy a couple hundred d...

The Clairton band performs during Friday night’s victory over Bishop Canevin in the WPIAL Class 1A semifinals. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

The superintendent talks about his vision for the district in a new video. Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte is stepping out from behind the desk and speaking directly to the community in a newly releas...

It will be held Monday morning at the intersection of Lysle Boulevard and Coursin Street. By JENNIFER MCCALLA McKeesport Community Newsroom The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims will b...

Gov. Shapiro sought $292M in additional funding for next year. By HALEY DAUGHERTY TribLive Pennsylvanians woke up Thursday to a $50.1 billion state budget that makes additional investments in public s...

The township’s junior commissioner is seeking improvements to the middle school practice field. Elizabeth Forward school board will consider an accelerated budget opt-out resolution next week that cer...

Monessen Elks Lodge 773 recently received a $2,000 Spotlight Grant from the Elks National Foundation, which was donated to Mon Valley Paws, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to individ...

Hourly payments will increase to more than $15 per hour for people providing personal care services. By JACK TROY TribLive Workers directly hired by the people they care for will see their perhour sta...

Raya Eckman, 2, McKenna Watson, 4, Willa Eckman, 5, and Lainey Watson, 2, work through a colorful lineup of characters and scenes during a Thursday morning visit to Monongahela Public Library. They sp...

The request comes after a 16-year-old was shot in the head this week. Monessen Police Chief Dave Yuhasz asked council at Thursday’s meeting to consider hiring three more full-time officers for his dep...

The millage rate will hold steady after a large increase a year ago. Donora council voted Thursday to advertise its preliminary budget for 2026, which keeps taxes at their current level. It will be av...