Graduation ceremonies are scheduled for 7 p.m. today for 182 graduates. Belle Vernon Area High School will hold its 2025 commencement 7 p.m. today at James Weir Stadium. In the event of inclement weat...

The Rotary includes communities within the Belle Vernon Area and Frazier school districts. They only added one extra word to their club’s name, but members of the newly rebranded Belle Vernon Area Rot...

Elizabeth Forward won in two categories for “Hadestown: Teen Edition.” During his tenure as executive director of Pittsburgh CLO, Charlie Gray steered the creation of the Gene Kelly Awards, which annu...

Class of 2025 members Noah Cortes, Josh Nesky, Ava Chizmar and Cody Deliman took part in South Allegheny High School’s annual senior parade Tuesday evening. Led by police and first responders, the par...

The company said it invested more than $13M in the district since 2021. McKeesport Area School District announced Tuesday that its partnership with the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation is ending. Dist...

There are several changes in the 7-year deal, which runs through August 2032. The Charleroi Area Education Association has a new seven-year agreement. The school board unanimously approved the new col...

Tyler Duerstein was responsible for several township projects during his year in office. At Elizabeth Township’s May workshop meeting, Junior Commissioner Tyler Duerstein was honored for his service t...

Sen. David McCormick explained details of the arrangement Tuesday. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Sen. David McCormick said Tuesday that an arrangement that will allow Japan-based Nippon Steel to invest ...

Charleroi firefighters and police responded to a rollover crash Tuesday morning in the 900 block of Lincoln Avenue. One person was taken to a local hospital. Charleroi VFD

The action is part of a merger of the township’s fire departments. Rostraver commissioners approved new response plans Tuesday during a special meeting held due to the merger of the Rostraver Central ...

Elizabeth Forward pitcher JB Crovak leaves the field as Indiana’s Charlie Manzi approaches home plate after hitting a two-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the 11th inning to win Tuesday’s WPIAL Cl...

Elected officials, city employees, veterans and community members gathered Monday for the annual service honoring Memorial Day. City of McKeesport Mayor’s Office photo

It was unveiled for the first time Monday by the American Legion Riders at a Memorial Day ceremony. On a day to remember our fallen heroes, the Charleroi American Legion Riders unveiled a new memorial...

Poppy Queen Ella Marie Davis of Fayette City rides in a 1930 Ford Roadster Hot Rod driven by Gary Tonkavich of Fayette City during Monday’s Memorial Day parade. See more photos on A8. Jeff Helsel / Mo...

The spending plan is balanced and received near-unanimous approval. The Belle Vernon Area school board approved a proposed budget last week for the upcoming school year with no tax increase. Every dir...

Mid-Mon Valley Shipmates Darrell Molinari is shown during the two-bell ceremony during Memorial Day services in Monongahela. See more photos on A7. Heather Hart / Mon Valley Independent

A crash on Lincoln Avenue Extension in Charleroi at old Route 71 caused the road to be closed Monday afternoon. Charleroi VFD

Sophia Smith, 11, of Monongahela and Jackson Trilli, 8, of Monessen participate in the wreath-laying ceremony at Sunday’s Memorial Day observance in Donora.  Heather Hart / For the Mon Valley Independ...

Monessen Magisterial District Judge Wayne Vlasic, a veteran, reads the names of Monessen veterans who died serving the United States from World War I through the Persian Gulf War during Monday’s servi...

A ceremony was held Friday to celebrate the honor. Elizabeth Forward Middle School has received the Schools To Watch designation for the fourth time. In 2013, Elizabeth Forward Middle School was desig...