The Rev. Levi Hartle leads parishioners through the streets of Monongahela Friday for St. Andrew the Apostle Parish’s Stations of the Cross observance, held annually on Good Friday. See more photos fr...

Monessen firefighters responded to a car accident Thursday evening along Pacific Boulevard in Monessen. Municipal fire Chief Delmar Hepple said they received a call at 7:19 p.m. about a car that had d...

A tractor-trailer hauling gravel was involved in a two-vehicle crash shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday on Route 51 north near the Rostraver Airport plaza. Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services evalua...

Here are the winners of the Mon Valley Independent’s annual Easter coloring contest, from left, Bella Brown of Monessen, Aliyah Knepshield of McKeesport and Annalyse Spagnolo of Monessen. MVI

r. Tom Burke, pastor of Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish, washes the feet of soon-to-be new members of the parish at Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Queen of the Rosary Church in Gla...

They expressed their opposition in an editorial published Friday on StateCollege.com. Four current or former Penn State University trustees, including late football Coach Joe Paterno’s son, are urging...

They’re being made available through the state Department of Community and Economic Development. Local organizations can apply to receive free laptops from the state. The Pennsylvania Department of Co...

Meetings in local government next week Every week, the Mon Valley Independent editorial staff will share upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of pu...

Kudos to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She managed to generate the most negatively iconic photo of a Democrat since Michael Dukakis wore a helmet atop a tank. Whitmer, long considered a promising pr...

Happy Easter to all of our readers and neighbors throughout the Mon Valley. We hope this annual season of rebirth and growth leads to wonderful things for all of you. Let’s celebrate the holiday and t...

The Guappone sisters, Anna and Georgia, wore bunny glasses and walked through bubbles Wednesday morning as they arrived at Charleroi Elementary Center. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided to put the project on hold due to fish-spawning season. Dredging has been temporarily paused by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District along the ...

The city has torn down nearly 200 dilapidated properties. Mayor Ron Mozer conducted three presentations on blight in Monessen for the Westmoreland County commissioners, hoping it could result in fundi...

Firefighters were called to a house fire in the 1300 block of Corrin Street in Monongahela at 11:35 p.m. Wednesday. Gallatin Sunnyside, Valley Inn and New Eagle firefighters assisted Monongahela’s fir...

The university won’t reveal its plans until the Class of 2025 graduates. By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive Upper Burrell Supervisor Ross G. Walker III hopes no news is good news. The longtime township superv...

The school board tabled an agreement with ESS at Tuesday’s meeting. The Belle Vernon Area school board has been considering changing how the district approaches substitute teachers, but decided to wai...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire Thursday at Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two people and wounding at least si...

Commissioners voted to reallocate $200K to the Whole Home Repair effort. Westmoreland County will shift funding to improve access to low-income homes over the next 20 months. Commissioners on Thursday...

A former FBI agent addresses the numerous security failures at the governor’s mansion. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The arsonist who broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s residence while Gov. Josh Shapiro ...

Rotarians from West Newton and neighboring clubs joined for a celebration dinner on March 30. For the MVI The Rotary Club of West Newton proudly commemorated its 100th anniversary on March 28. Founded...