Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign a declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza

Fighting against full transparency is Pennsylvania’s top elections official, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt. A battle for election transparency is being waged across Pennsylvania’s court sys...

The meeting will be held 6 p.m. Dec. 30. White Oak council will hold a late-year meeting to vote on the 2025 budget before the Dec. 31 deadline. During last week’s meeting, council decided to have a s...

Stockdale Volunteer Fire Co. and Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department firefighters partnered to host their annual Santa Parade on Sunday afternoon. Santa and The Grinch traveled through Stockdale, Allenpo...

A snow squall is an intense burst of snow and winds that create whiteout visibility and rapidly deteriorate road conditions. Several Mon Valley communities and neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh area fac...

Don’t miss our Christmas Eve edition with special holiday stories in tomorrow’s Mon Valley Independent.

The high school now has a chance to win the state prize, which amounts to $12,000 in Samsung products. Monessen High School is one of the six schools in Pennsylvania that has been awarded $2,500 in Sa...