The district is incorporating recommendations from the state School Board Association. The McKeesport Area school board announced at Thursday’s meeting that they’re planning to adopt a new Artificial ...

An estimated 6,500 people trusted Patrick Vereb to take care of their animals’ remains. Tina Moore of Greensburg paid to have her cats — Pickle, Daisy and LaLa — cremated. She learned this week they m...

Kavan Markwood is in critical condition at a Pittsburgh hospital. The man who fell 21 feet over the Clemente Wall onto the right-field warning track at PNC Park has been identified as Kavan Markwood. ...

As Donald Trump’s second term hit the 100-day mark, a slew of national polls all reflected his plunging popularity. The Washington Post/ABC survey, for example, gave him an approval rating of 39%, the...

By WILLIAM M. COTTER President and CEO Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association A developer wants to rezone a public park to allow high-density housing. The local school board weighs a plan to close an elem...

Editor’s Note: To commemorate our 9th anniversary, we are republishing our editorial from our first edition, published on May 2, 2016. ON DEC. 31, 2015, when The Valley Independent published its final...

Allegheny County was one of the hardest hit areas in the state in terms of power outages that were still affecting about 425,000 customers Wednesday afternoon. By JOE NAPSHA AND BRIAN C. RITTMEYER Tri...

A ceremonial check presentation gathered local elected officials to the McKeesport-based youth club. The late state Rep. Matt Gergely was remembered Wednesday as Pennsylvania American Water donated to...

The West Mifflin-based cat rescue will host a vendor show and flea market Saturday. A male cat that goes by the name “Bulldozer” darted behind a stack of boxes, his eyes wide with uncertainty. Nearby,...

Student groups from the middle and high school planned and funded a service project to help local and national causes. Elizabeth Forward High School’s Student Government Association (SGA) hosted its t...

The students will stage the musical at the Francis McClure Elementary School auditorium. By SANDY SABOT For the McKeesport Area School District Disney’s “Moana Jr.” is the musical chosen by McKeesport...

Thanks to the swift response by local firefighters, a fire at a second-floor apartment building in North Belle Vernon was quickly contained. Firefighters were called to the building at 903 Broad Ave.,...

• Thomas Simmons, 57, of Monessen was charged with DUI stemming from an incident on Feb. 28, court records state. • Tyler James Hall, 30, of Charleroi was charged with terroristic threats with the int...

The Fayette City-Washington Township Lions Club continued its ongoing support for the Washington Township Youth Association. The club’s latest donation was major funding for the new playground at the ...

Serra Catholic High School will celebrate prom festivities on Friday. The new prom king and queen will be crowned during promenade. Here are this year’s senior prom court members, from left, Dylan Kas...

Charleroi Area HIgh School crowned McKenna Shields as prom queen and Landon Barcus as prom king during Friday’s prom festivities. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent

Allegheny County Councilman Bob Macey, D-District 9, recently presented a proclamation recognizing the critical care transplant team at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Submitted

WESTMORELAND COUNTY PRISON’S population has been on the rise. The jail has a capacity of 720. Last week, there were 708 inmates. It isn’t an anomalous spike. The March population averaged 695 inmates....

As soon as President Donald Trump left office in 2021, we had to endure four years of liberals concocting preposterous court cases against him, gleefully taking his mug shot (how did that work out?), ...

Several trees were blown over, and power was knocked out in many parts of the Mon Valley. A thunderstorm with extremely high winds left destruction in its path throughout the Mon Valley late Tuesday a...