By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com A McKeesport woman has been charged with theft after police say they found stolen makeup items hidden in her underwear. Marlee Champine, 19, of McKeesport wa...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Santa made a special stop at Monessen Elementary Center on Thursday, but he wasn’t just handing out bicycles. As third grade teacher Chrissy Toye-Zboyovsky sat her s...

By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media Westmoreland County officials said a 2.4% property tax increase approved Thursday is needed to balance the 2020 budget, a spending plan that will nearly drain a su...

By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com In an effort to gauge college and career readiness of recent graduates, Belle Vernon Area High School conducted a data gathering event Thursday night wher...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com A Donora man is in the Washington County Correctional Facility after being charged with injuring his 4-week-old daughter, causing her to be taken to two loca...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Students at Thomas Jefferson High School are making an effort to close the generation gap. During the school’s first Senior Appreciation Brunch Wednesday, st...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com It’s rare for a person to meet and befriend their rock ‘n roll idols. But for Belle Vernon native and guitarist and singer Jon Belan, that dream came true in...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Grant applicants for local projects that would total more than $2 million have been recommended for approval by the Washington County Local Share Account Review C...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth borough police Wednesday were able to reunite a family from York County after an elderly member wandered off. The police department was notified early...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A preliminary hearing for a Monessen woman charged with animal cruelty was continued Wednesday when her attorney failed to show for the hearing. “I need to get ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The financial budgets of three local nonprofits got a big boost on Wednesday thanks to #1 Cochran Toyota in North Huntingdon. The dealership donated a combined total o...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A snow squall blanketed the Mon Valley on Wednesday afternoon making for difficult driving conditions. According to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, a war...

By staff and wire reports President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the C...

By DEAN DELLAMALVA MVI Sports The California boys basketball team feels good heading into its holiday break. The Trojans started fast and and ended on a high note, a 58-47 win over visiting Yough Wedn...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward High School senior Nick Taylor dressed up as an elf and served coffee to Lois Verminski and Kathy Banfield, both of Greenock, at the 40th annu...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth borough council is ending the year with a firm hand on its finances and no tax increase for 2020. Council approved the budget and tax ordinances for n...

By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to musician and art instructor Kirk Salopek, Thomas Jefferson High School will soon have its very own School of Rock. Salopek, the school’s art depart...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With the start of the holiday season around the corner, Pennsylvania American Water wants to remind residents not to invite fats, oils and grease clogs to holiday ga...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School District wants to know how well it served former students and how well the district prepared them for life after high school. The district is ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Monessen man has pleaded guilty to leading one of the largest drug trafficking rings in area history. Deaubre Lightfoot, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of cons...