Marion E. Jackman Baden, formerly of Donora Marion E. Jackman, 85, of Baden, formerly of Donora, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at UPMC Passavant, Cranberry. Marion was born Dec. 6, 1934, in Donora, th...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com There were restrictions on both Interstate 70 and the Mon-Fayette Expressway Monday night after a tractor trailer overturned on I-70.   According to Fallowfield...

By EMILY BENNETT  DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com A media law counsel with the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association believes there may have been multiple breaches of the Sunshine Act during Monessen’s firs...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport doesn’t technically have a road named “Main Street,” but it’s a common thing when talking to someone 40 or older from the area to hear tales from yesteryear...

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent Dorothy Urbanowicz has deep roots in the Mon Valley.   Her Slovak ancestors came to Monessen at the end of the 19th century to work in the region’s fast-gro...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Avid golfers and novices alike will have the chance to golf on some of the top courses in the world without ever leaving Elizabeth Township. Butler’s Golf Cours...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley NAACP is sponsoring a food drive in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The food drive, benefiting the Greater Washington County and Westm...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Clairton man is in Allegheny County Jail for allegedly being involved in a drug trafficking organization operating in the Mon Valley. Allegheny County Police Narcoti...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com An Elizabeth borough man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to sabotaging local railroad signal operations. William Curry Brown, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts o...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Rachel Wobrak finished with a double-double, setting career highs in points and rebounds to push the Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team into a potential playo...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Two days after offensive struggles hindered Thomas Jefferson in a loss to Chartiers Valley, those same woes reared their ugly heads Monday night.   Missed opportunit...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The Charleroi girls basketball team is turning into a defensive juggernaut. And on nights when the offense is pumping, the Cougars are hard to beat. In a battle betwe...

By the Mon Valley Independent Five-point efforts from PIHL All-Stars Brad Bujdos, Evan Eberlein and Justin Day helped carry Ringgold to a convincing 11-2 victory over Avonworth in Class B action Monda...

Howard A. “Pete’’ Behanna, 94, of Forward Township, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Born in Black Diamond/Monongahela on Nov. 18, 1925, he was the son of the late Howard J. and Mary Caroline Hauser Behann...

Patricia A. Ednie, 78, of Ligonier, Cook Township, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, at her residence. She was born April 13, 1941, in Crafton, a daughter of the late Reginald and Philamenia Amicone Fozard....

George Nicholas Hatalowich, 92, formerly of Perryopolis, passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. Born Jan. 20, 1927, in Monessen, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna Kohut Hatalowich. Mr. Hatalowi...

Charlotte Santo, 88, of Roscoe, passed away on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born in Stockdale, on Sept. 24, 1931, a daughter of John and Margaret Usher Thorpe. Charlot...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Children at Rostraver Public Library got to experience Chinese ribbon dancing Saturday afternoon. From left are Natalie Weightman, 6, of Belle Vernon, Anastasia...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport council recently approved a new contract with the city’s firefighters. The four-year pact requires firefighters to pay a deductible for their health coverag...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Joined by more than 30 people Saturday, Rev. John Parker held a cross made of frozen holy water and tossed it into the Monongahela River to dissolve.   This act c...