The township holds the contest every year to teach fourthgraders about the water cycle. The Rostraver board of commissioners’ work session was somewhat different Monday, featuring significantly more s...

It involves a third-grader at Rostraver Elementary. On Monday, the Belle Vernon Area school district announced a second case of whooping cough in the past week. According to Superintendent Dr. Timothy...

The Rev. Mike Thomas stands in front of a framed portrait of Pope Francis as Epiphany of Our Lord in Monessen held a Mass Saturday for the pope’s funeral. In back are the Rev. Vincent Concepcion and T...

For months, the borough has been making an effort to reroute the vehicles back onto Route 51. Elizabeth Borough has been successful in getting commercial trucks out of the downtown corridor after mont...

National Work Zone Awareness Week just concluded. With summer approaching, PennDOT, in partnership with Pennsylvania State Police, is encouraging drivers to practice safe driving around construction z...

Local parishioners talked about his impact on the Catholic Church during his 12 years as pope. By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive Pope Francis’ message to listen more, preach less and show mercy to all resonate...

It meets every month at the Business Resource Center in Monongahela. A local book club geared toward leadership is entering its fifth month. The Mon Valley Leadership Circle’s Professional Book Club h...

The funding helps Pennsylvania purchase and administer vaccines, monitor the spread of infectious diseases like measles and contact people who might have been exposed to dangerous pathogens. By SARAH ...

The drug store chain has shut down several locations since filing for bankruptcy last fall. The Rite Aid location in Rostraver Township will close next month after the company filed for Chapter 11 ban...

Former Washington County Commissioner Diana Irey Vaughan was this year’s guest speaker. Ringgold senior girls, like so many other soon-to-be graduates across the Mon Valley preparing to start a new, e...

The iSH Company at Elizabeth Forward High School is working with March Fourth. The iSH Company, an Elizabeth Forward T-shirt and sign printing student business, has partnered with March Fourth to crea...

Ringgold High School held its Boys Senior Social at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital on Friday. Nicole Porter, a PNC branch manager, spoke with Jimmy Nash, Ryland Wasak, Chaz Kelly, Finn Mansmann an...

The annual event was hosted by the Women’s Club of Elizabeth. Pizza, cupcakes, drinks, art and companionship came together this week in Elizabeth. The Women’s Club of Elizabeth held its annual art con...

The message at the New Kensington branch is the decisions are “too fast, too final.” Meredith Carter, a senior at Penn State New Kensington, strongly believes there’s a disconnect between Penn State d...

Many of them made one last visit Thursday to the Rostraver Township store. Long-time employees of Joann Fabrics in Rostraver Township are more than co-workers — they are a tight-knit family. The bonds...

Council voted unanimously to hire Joseph Volpe, who previously held the same position in Donora. Monessen hired another part-time code enforcement officer during Thursday’s council meeting. In a unani...

District officials say students were quickly evacuated from the area. A video posted to Facebook Thursday afternoon showed sparks coming from the ceiling of an Elizabeth Forward High School classroom ...

Nancy Walker visited the Boys & Girls Club’s teen center Thursday in McKeesport. Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Nancy Walker toured the Boys & Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania...

Lee Carpenter of Pittsburgh brought his 2-year-old rescue dog Sky for a walk at Cedar Creek Park in Rostraver Township on a sunny and warm Wednesday afternoon. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

American Lung Association’s “2025 State of the Air” lands the 13-county southwestern Pa. region back in the top 25 worst places to breathe in the U.S. By Staff and Wire reports The Pittsburgh region’s...