A rainy spring followed by drought conditions isn’t conducive to producing a healthy crop. By PATRICK VARINE TribLive Thousands of people descended on the Delmont area over the weekend for the annual ...

Ryan Messina and Samantha Malek were named Elizabeth Forward’s homecoming king and queen Friday night. Photo by Mike Darnay / For the Mon Valley Independent

Many residents and officials believe they are, but police and fire department records don’t show a spike in traffic accidents. Traffic crashes in Charleroi aren’t rising, but public concern is. Despit...

Today’s schedule will include a performance by Orkestar Pobeda. People flocked early to St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church of McKeesport and Duquesne Friday evening for the first night of its sixth annu...

The community response was positive at a special meeting Friday evening. Forward Township’s shift to resident-paid garbage pickup appears to be going as planned, with few complaints and only a handful...

Rostraver Township FIre Department

The event will be held at Palmer Park in Donora this year. For the MVI Plans are underway for the 22nd annual Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk. The one-mile walk will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 11 ...

The county commissioners voted to replace aging metal detectors with two Evolv touchless security screening systems. By the MVI Security at the Washington County Courthouse will be enhanced with the i...

The student body this fall includes 7,331 undergraduates, 3,051 graduate students and 166 doctoral candidates. By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive During her first semester at Kent State University in fall 202...

The event featured a bonfire, food and a performance by the high school’s marching band. McKeesport hosted its second annual Fall Festival Thursday evening, celebrating the arrival of autumn and provi...

The Noise Makers were seeking a conditional use permit to establish a location for their club. McKeesport City Council rejected a request from a biker group this week for a conditional use permit to e...

South Hills Interfaith Movement runs the center to provide assistance for people in need. South Hills Interfaith Movement held a ribbon cutting Thursday morning at its new family center at 1400 Lebano...

The district issued a letter after an incident took place Thursday at Marion Elementary School. Belle Vernon Area School District is warning parents about the legal consequences of stepping onto a sch...

Bentworth High School will host homecoming festivities tonight when the Bearcats take on West Greene. Shown are this year’s homecoming court members, front row, from left, queen candidate Gemelia Gaso...

Stephanie Bibel will replace Linda Matthews. Monessen City Council has appointed Stephanie Bibel as the city’s next clerk. Bibel will fill the vacancy left by Linda Matthews, whose resignation became ...

Matthew Mols called it “bittersweet” to leave the school district. By JEFF HIMLER TribLive Matthew Mols, assistant superintendent at McKeesport Area School District, is set to take on the role of supe...

Bentworth High School soccer fans Joey Spina, Calen Antanovich, Noah Ayres and Andrew Humbertson line the fence to watch the Lady Bearcats take on Brownsville High School on Wednesday evening. Jenn Co...

The federal government began to shut down at 12 a.m. Wednesday as lawmakers failed to resolve a dispute over spending, leading to the first lapse in funding in nearly seven years. The federal governme...

Communities that also use the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi’s services want a say. In Charleroi, few things resurface in borough politics as often— or as bitterly— as the future of the Authori...

An open house was held at the facility Wednesday to allow the public to meet staff and learn what the facility is all about. A new psychiatric facility offering inpatient and outpatient treatment will...