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By JEFF STITT [email protected] Nurses and doctors from UPMC McKeesport’s emergency department and catheterization laboratory got a special surprise Friday when one of their recent patients, who nearly died recently from an emergency heart condition, […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] The Charleroi Volunteer Fire Department is seeking community input on the development of an emergency alert system for the greater Charleroi area. The alert system, through Comcast, would supplement weather, Amber […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Brandan Baker knows a thing or two about the coal industry. A retired coal miner from Speers with more than 40 years of experience, Baker was chosen to share his experiences […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] The Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s McKeesport Family Center held its final Pop Up and Play event this week, and organizers said it was the biggest event of the year. Wednesday’s free event […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] It was almost impossible to find a dry set of eyes on Jimmy Long Field in Renziehausen Park on Thursday as nearly 1,000 people attended the opening ceremony welcoming The Wall […]

By Kaylie Moore [email protected] For the first time in more than two months, Monessen City Council conducted business Thursday — without Mayor Matt Shorraw. It was standing room only during the first meeting after a […]

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] Donora council President Jane Ackerman told residents at Thursday’s meeting that Councilman John Conger warned her to either resign her presidency or be voted out. Ackerman and Conger largely seemed to […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] PennDOT crews will be perform core boring drilling work along Interstate 70, Route 51 and around the Interstate 70 Exit 46 interchange in Rostraver Township later this month. Beginning Aug. 21 […]

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] California University of Pennsylvania has filed suit against the contractor that built a $10.5 million parking garage that has been closed for two years due to structural deficiencies. The Vulcan Garage, […]

START MAKING PLANS NOW to attend McKeesport’s largest festival of the summer — the 59th annual International Village ethnic festival. In today’s Mon Valley Independent, you’ll find our annual full-color, 32-page International Village program, which […]