The festival continues today at McKeesport’s St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church. Finding a parking spot was no easy task Friday night as people flocked to St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in McKeesport ...

Mayor Donnie Pavelko and Councilwoman DeAnne Pavelko are among the borough residents dealing with the infestation. By KRISTIE LINDEN For the Mon Valley Independent Donora has several residents who are...

She was surprised with the award at this week’s staff meeting. Angel Gulick was at a loss for words when she walked into the Mon Valley YMCA’s weekly staff meeting to see a national award sitting on t...

This year’s event is set for Oct. 12 at the Mon Valley HealthPlex in Rostraver Township. For the MVI Gather your pink attire. Form your teams. It is time once again for the annual Lois Orange Ducoeur ...

Anyone with information is asked to contact the police department. On Monday, the Monessen Police Department received reports of a threat made toward Monessen Elementary Center. Immediate action was t...

The school’s Parent Teacher Organization is collecting new and gently worn shoes. Elizabeth Forward Middle School kicked off its first shoe drive fundraiser on Tuesday to raise funds for the middle sc...

Last weekend, Donald Trump delivered what even he admitted was a “dark” speech. Beyond the usual nonsense about America ceasing to exist if he loses, he called immigrants here illegally “vile animals”...

St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in McKeesport will hold its annual “A Taste of Serbia” celebration today and Saturday. From left are Protinica Joanne Rocknage, Dee Dee Baskot, Dave Pcholinski, Marily...

California Area High School will celebrate homecoming tonight when the Trojans take on the Carmichaels Mighty Mikes. The homecoming queen will be crowned during the 6:30 p.m. pregame show at Trojan Fi...

Joseph Murphy tried to clarify issues that have arisen in the borough. An immigration attorney brought in to speak at Wednesday’s council meeting in Charleroi wasn’t able to provide some specific info...

Two commissioners pledged their support to the workers. Washington County Housing Authority maintenance and clerical workers the continue to hit the picket lines after their union contract expired at ...

At a town hall in Monongahela, they claimed the Mon River has dropped by 6 feet due to a locks and dam removal project. Exasperated boaters and business owners didn’t get the answers they wanted Thurs...

Paige Svesnik runs the event from her Charleroi shop to promote other local businesses. A scavenger hunt sponsored by a newly rebranded beauty salon will allow participants at dozens of local business...

A Monessen woman was arrested on charges of animal cruelty for allegedly starving and neglecting her dog at her Park Manor residence. Monessen police charged Nicole Lynn Anderson, 28, with aggravated ...

Local counties handle errors differently, so residents should be familiar with the rules. Counties across Pennsylvania have started preparing for the November election, and that includes sending out m...

South Allegheny senior Teagan Noll was chosen to fill the position this year. Port Vue Council welcomed its Junior Council Member Teagan Noll during Wednesday’s meeting. She was sworn in by Port Vue M...

Kamala Harris has shrewdly resisted pressures from the left to adopt policies that might alienate moderate swing voters. But on one issue, the Democratic nominee has bowed to liberal orthodoxy: advoca...

Odds are I won’t have to deal with it: the latest thing men are doing wrong according to the (largely female) writers of The Washington Post’s Well+Being: Healthy Living articles. “It” being the shame...

AMERICANS GENERALLY understand the idea of risk and the importance of mitigation. We have fire departments because we like things like Christmas lights, s’mores and deep-fried turkeys, and all of thos...