Anthony Hairston would have received 25 to 50 years in prison under the agreement. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive A Belle Vernon man awaiting trial for the alleged road rage killing of a motorist two ye...

Potential dates will be discussed at next week’s school board meeting. At Tuesday’s meeting, Belle Vernon Area school board members discussed setting a date to consider renovations to the district’s s...

It caps off a stretch of giving that began in June. By the MVI The Washington County Community Foundation will host its countywide giving event Thursday to benefit local charitable nonprofits. Each ye...

Belle Vernon Area volleyball fans Anthony Dicenzo and Timmy Schwerha attended Monday’s game against Frazier. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent

Monessen High School will host homecoming festivities during Friday night’s home game at Memorial Stadium. This year’s homecoming court queen candidates, from left, are Jadyn Bradley, Deborah Garry, B...

All single-serve food donations will be distributed to needy students in the district. When football teams from Belle Vernon Area and South Fayette meet on the field Friday night, another challenge wi...

The crowd was expecting to hear about low water levels in the Mon River. Dozens of Mon Valley residents concerned about the drop of the Monongahela River level were incensed when Monongahela Area Revi...

Sean Logue, chairman of the county party, plans to file complaints with the IRS and the Pennsylvania Department of State. The Washington County Republican Party has announced its intention to take act...

A moment of silence was held to remember former councilman Ken Robb. White Oak council held two recognitions and a moment of silence Monday for noteworthy members of the community. Casey Donahoe, 39, ...

A woman is accused of attacking a pregnant woman in Monessen. A mother called 911 requesting to speak with an officer while her daughter was in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital following an assault....

A McKeesport Area School District custodian is on unpaid leave after police say he was caught with drugs in his car on school property. Jason Tom, 42, of North Versailles was charged with prohibited a...

Katie Pecarchik says she knows how the Register of Wills Office is supposed to run. Pecarchik worked for two decades as a clerk in the office before she retired last summer. The office records adoptio...

Demi Edwards holds her dog Fancy at Saturday’s Paws in the Park, held at City Park in Monessen.

It was approved last year as part of a renovation project for the facility. The Belle Vernon Area School District released a statement regarding a renovated sign at the multiplex where it houses schoo...

A spokesman from Westmoreland Community Action explained the benefits of similar efforts in Jeannette and New Kensington. A representative from Westmoreland Community Action discussed the benefits of ...

Timothy Glasspool assured parents that the safety of students is the top priority. Belle Vernon Area School District Superintendent Timothy Glasspool released a statement Thursday regarding recent thr...

The free community event will take place Tuesday in Chamber Plaza. A community baby shower will be held Tuesday in Charleroi to help new parents in need. Beverly’s PGH, a nonprofit committed to suppor...

A leaf pickup map is on the township’s website. Elizabeth Township public works supervisor Tom Methven addressed some changes with leaf and branch collection for fall at a meeting last week. The Mount...

Elizabeth Forward softball players Julia Resnik and Julia Johnson show off the rings they received Friday night for winning the WPIAL 4A softball championship. To purchase this photo and more from our...

He pointed to the borough’s large Haitian population as an example of out-ofcontrol immigration. The national spotlight has found its way to Charleroi after former President Donald Trump brought up th...