The donation will be used for equipment, including a new “Jaws of Life” system. West Mifflin #3 Volunteer Fire Department received a $50,000 check Tuesday from U.S. Steel. The money will be used for u...

They will take place this summer as part of an overall district improvement project. The Belle Vernon Area school board has approved new upgrades to Weir Stadium that are part of a list of upcoming fa...

Charleroi Elementary Center students received Easter goodies this week. School board member Tom Nutting, who heads the Stuff the Bus committee, said last summer’s donation drive was so successful he w...

That would give police more power to enforce them. Rules set at North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park could soon be made official. During a recent meeting, Mayor Craig Ambrose asked if the borough wo...

High winds brought down trees in several areas. By the MVI Heavy wind and rain swept through the region Tuesday, in between peeks of clear skies and sunshine. In some areas of the region, hail was als...

Members of the Stuff the Bus Committee stopped by with Easter gifts for students at Charleroi Area Elementary Center on Monday. Leo Breegle and Lovemika Joseph received their gifts from Larry Hopkins,...

The vacancy board approved Amy Cline in a 2-1 vote. Amy Cline has a new hat to wear in Forward Township — that of a township supervisor. On Monday, Cline was selected over seven other interested resid...

Secretary Mike Carroll emphasized that the policy is being mandated by the federal government. With the REAL ID deadline fast approaching, PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll addressed some questions Monda...

Police are seeking help from area residents in tracing his whereabouts on the day of the murder. By the MVI Investigators said Monday they have identified a person of interest in the slaying of a woma...

They include finding a new police chief as well as filling vacancies on public works & the pool management team. White Oak is in the process of hiring new staff to its police department and public wor...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who allegedly scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion was denied bail Monday as he face...

Lorenzo Trilli, 5, Nova Melvin, 4, and Alena Trilli, 10, all of Monongahela, posed with the Easter bunny at Saturday’s Easter Egg Hunt in Monongahela. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent

Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated around 2 a.m. Sunday. Hours after allegedly jumping a fence, breaking into the home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and family and setting it on fire,...

It offers free and discounted tickets to various popular attractions for Allegheny County residents with library cards. The Allegheny Regional Asset District announced the RAD Summer Staycation progra...

Brynlee Rydze, 2, of Carroll Township fills up her basket in Monongahela

As the blare of the whistle at Corelle Brands sounded for the last time on Friday, quiet cries could be heard. At noon, a sound so familiar signaled the end of a chapter. When that whistle filled the ...

Jennah Seibert was reportedly shot in her Rostraver Township home. A woman was found dead Friday afternoon inside a Rostraver Township home. The Westmoreland County Coroner identified the woman as Jen...

The Athene Club holds the event every year for senior girls at Charleroi Area High School. Young women from Charleroi Area’s Class of 2025 were honored by the Athene Club Friday at the annual Senior G...

A McKeesport man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge of violating a federal firearms law, Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti announced. Desmond Dontae Lee, also known as Desmond Donte ...

Niko D’Emidio, 9, of Donora, plays a game at the computer after picking up a copy of “The Cryptid Catcher” by Lija Fisher at Donora Public Library Thursday afternoon. The library plans to host a child...