WORLD BRIEFLY Muddy footprints suggest two species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5 million years ago

Donations will be accepted starting Monday to help out the Salvation Army. The Mon Valley Independent’s Christmas Cheer Club will kick off again Monday, continuing a decades-long tradition of fulfilli...

City officials are working with a consulting firm in Pittsburgh to bring new life to the business district. Monessen is working with a consulting group to develop an entire block in the downtown area....

Visitors will notice some changes to Steelton when this year’s exhibition opens Saturday. The fastest growing “town” in the Mon Valley can’t be found on a map. But, the fictitious town known as Steelt...

Don’t miss our weekly food page and Real Stats property transfers in Saturday’s Mon Valley Independent.

The popular event in Elizabeth Township raises money to aid families in area school districts. In what has become an annual spectacle for residents in the Elizabeth Forward area, the Zombek family Chr...

The arrangements with Carlow University and Pitt-Greensburg will each last for five years. The Belle Vernon Area school board voted to enter into two student teaching programs with local universities ...