Belle Vernon Area’s Dom Ghilani kisses the WPIAL championship trophy after the Leopards defeated North Catholic Thursday night in the Class 4A championship game. See story on B1. Mike Darnay / For the...

Linda Carson and Curtis Wade were selected to share the job, each working 15 hours a week. Monessen hired two individuals Thursday to run the Civic Center after searching for several months to find su...

Sweatshirts and T-shirts are being sold to benefit the nonprofit organization. An Elizabeth Township nonprofit is preparing for March Fourth Day next week. Ed and Jacki Faircloth created the organizat...

Patrolman Andrew Duarte, a California University of Pennsylvania graduate, was killed in that incident. Regional leaders in healthcare have issued a call to action, asking the public to help prevent v...

It was lifted later in the day after an electrical issue at the company’s treatment plant in Elrama was fixed. About 70,000 Pennsylvania American Water customers in Allegheny, Washington and Beaver co...

They have questions they want to get clarified before paving season begins. At this week’s meeting, Rostraver Township commissioners discussed some communication issues they have encountered with Penn...

Students and staff at Penn State’s Greater Allegheny campus in McKeesport are concerned about their future studies and jobs. A day after learning Penn State University plans to close some of its branc...

Colin and Sarah Peck of Eighty Four purchased the property in December and are excited to become a part of the Valley’s community. Smitty’s Marina, a longtime Mon Valley staple, has new owners, and th...

Hunger affects students’ grades and health, but thousands of Pennsylvania kids fall just outside the income threshold for even reduced lunch. Advocates say free lunch for all is the solution. By SARAH...

The shooting happened at Tube City Cafe. By the MVI A man is now facing charges in connection with a fatal shooting in McKeesport Wednesday morning. Allegheny County police said Floyd Noell, 39, was t...

Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish will hold a Lenten Monster Fish Fry from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Ash Wednesday, March 5, and continuing every Friday of Lent, except for Good Friday. The drive-through onl...

A McKeesport home was heavily damaged in a fire late Wednesday afternoon. First responders were called to a home in the 1800 block of Federal Street just before 5 p.m., WTAE reported. There were no re...

The Mon-Yough River Valley Rotary Club will serve as the new sponsor for the Interact Club at Charleroi Area High School. A new Rotary club is coming to the Mon Valley and its members are excited to b...

One of the Japanese steelmaker’s top leaders told reporters in Tokyo he plans to meet with federal officials in the U.S. Nippon Steel plans to meet with federal officials to work out a solution to the...

The city was awarded a $2.9 million multimodal transportation grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to re-route the bike trail in 2018. Rerouting McKeesport’s portion of the Great Allegheny Pass...

An incident over the weekend at the Edgar Thomson Steel Works facility in Braddock resulted in damage to the building, described as a hole. U.S. Steel submitted a breakdown report to the Allegheny Cou...

Charleroi Area eighth-grade students got into character during Tuesday’s science class to model what happens during a lunar eclipse for their classmates. From left are Logan Barcus (the sun), Trinity ...

Clairton head coach Carlton Wade starts celebrating in the final seconds of Monday’s win over Geibel in a Class 1A semifinal game at Charleroi. See story on B1. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent...

Customers were eager to welcome the tavern back & enjoy the favorite foods they’ve been missing. It’s been a long time coming — but it was well worth the wait. Area residents arrived hungry to satisfy...

A local man is charged with harboring illegal aliens and failing to pay employment taxes. A Belle Vernon resident who owned a company that supplies immigrant workers to businesses in and around Charle...