A train created a potential hazard by speeding through the borough during a fireworks display. A Charleroi councilman has owned up to a mistake made in planning for Magic City Saturday that led to a d...

The music outreach program offers individual and group music lessons every Tuesday in Monessen. The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts has expanded to offer its programs in Monessen. Through a new partne...

ROCKIN’ ON THE MON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES PREVIEW Rhyme & Reason will perform on the upper level of the Monongahela Aquatorium. The next show in Monongahela Aquatorium’s Rockin’ on the Mon summer conce...

By QUINCEY REESE Trib Total Media A 2.5-mile section of the Great Allegheny Passage in Fayette County will close Monday until mid-October for a gas line replacement project. The closure runs from Dunb...

California Area High School senior Tristan Slavick, 17, does a cannonball dive into the pool Tuesday afternoon at the Pine Cove Beach Club in Charleroi. To purchase this photo and more from our online...

More than 70 million Americans are forecast to travel at least 50 miles. Busy roads, airports and train stations are expected as record travel is being forecast for the Fourth of July weekend. Motor c...

The company requested an additional 90 days to make changes suggested by local officials. Coen Market won’t receive final approval for its new location in Carroll Township for at least three more mont...

Directors also approved several personnel matters at a brief meeting Tuesday. In a brief meeting Tuesday, the McKeesport Area School Board approved several personnel moves and the purchase of a new sc...

Editor’s note: For the next few weeks, Ralph Stone will be writing about an imaginary family from Omaha, Neb., touring an imaginary version of the Mon Valley on a summer vacation. We’re publishing thi...

The Mon Valley Independent won’t produce a newspaper or electronic edition on Thursday to mark the Independence Day holiday. The editorial department will return at 4 p.m. Thursday to gather and accep...

Everett Jackson, 6, of Jefferson Hills sits on a platform after climbing to the top of a rope ladder at the Cedar Creek Park playground Monday afternoon. Jackson visited the park with his mother, Hann...

Elizabeth Sullivan claims she was dismissed for pointing out errors by Judge John DiSalle. KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI A former Washington County Courts employee has filed a complaint alleging a county...

Commissioners are exploring potential safety upgrades following a fatal June 1 motorcycle crash. Angela Tomanio of Monroeville appealed to Elizabeth Township commissioners Monday for better signage in...

Amari Altomore’s mother read a statement in court to Terry Newton. By RENATTA SIGNORINI Trib Total Media A month ago, Bethany Altomore accepted her son’s high school diploma. His cap and gown were dra...

The city’s solicitor says many of the requests were in an email spam folder. McKeesport failed to respond to multiple Right to Know requests, according to the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records, whic...

Jamie Guerrero is offering instruction in the art of glass blowing. An award-winning artist and glass craftsman is setting up shop in McKeesport to share his talents with the local community. Los Ange...

A county policy adopted in April no longer gives voters an opportunity to fix their mistakes. Seven Washington County voters sued the county on Monday over the board of elections’ new policy to concea...

HONORING FALLEN FIREFIGHTER RHYS JUWAN TAYLOR - 1999-2024 A scholarship in his name is being created through sales of a T-shirt fundraiser. Beloved Donora firefighter Rhys Taylor was honorably laid to...

The city honored one of its most famous sons on Saturday, recognizing former world heavyweight boxing champion Michael Moorer at a festival in his honor. Michael Moorer received keys to the city at a ...

Organizers of the inaugural event in downtown Charleroi said it was well attended. Magic City Saturday went off without a hitch in downtown Charleroi, despite rain trying to put a damper on the weeken...