By Rich Cholodofsky A Westmoreland County judge on Friday rejected the appeal of a Rostraver man serving a life prison term for the 2015 murder of his sister’s boyfriend. Billy Ray Boggs Jr., 52, has,...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com One firefighter was injured during a two-alarm house fire in Elizabeth Township that broke out early Saturday morning. The Elizabeth Township Fire Department could not...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com This weekend, Ringgold High School will present “Once on this Island,” a wild ride through a peasant girl’s life on an island, guided by four gods and her love fo...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com California Area High School will take audience members on an adventure of gigantic proportions when it debuts “James and The Giant Peach” at 7 p.m. Friday.   Directe...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Early Friday morning Monessen police arrested an alleged mid-level drug dealer and recovered three stolen handguns and six bricks of heroin in the process. Accord...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monessen Councilman Anthony Orzechowski and Solicitor Joseph R. Dalfonso rebuked Mayor Matt Shorraw on Friday for a letter he sent to various area newspapers that they...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com U.S. Steel announced Friday that it will appeal an enforcement order issued this week against the company’s Mon Valley Works facilities by the Allegheny County Health ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Historical Society is gearing up for its third annual Eldora Park Walking Tour later this month. Eldora Park was a trolley park that sat a little bit off o...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Boston Hollow Road, a portion of state Route 48 in Elizabeth Township, and Bunola River Road in Forward Township are open once again. State Rep. Mike Puskaric, R-Eliza...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office this week added the name of a wanted McKeesport man to its Firearms Violation Fugitives web page. Updated on a weekly basis, the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monessen’s mayor or any member of council will risk a fine if they miss any more regular or special council meetings. Council members Anthony Orzechowski, Dave Feehan ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department has issued an enforcement order against U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works facilities for continued permit violations involving dai...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents living in Allegheny County will no longer have to drive to Pittsburgh to appeal assessments on their real estate values. Forward Township Superv...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Fallowfield Township supervisors decided how to move forward with repairs of the municipal garage that was damaged by a fire in November. Although the fire was ex...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency is looking for a child to star in the agency’s 2019 advertising campaign.   To qualify, a registrant must be a female ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Restoration efforts are still continuing for local power companies.   Some Mon Valley residents remain in the dark after five days, as electric companies continue to...

By Paul Peirce A 45-year-old Rostraver man was accused this week of submitting an altered urine sample to the Westmoreland County Probation office after a probation officer noticed a white tube protru...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com South Allegheny school board this month unanimously voted to move ahead with “realignment of the current state of the school district.” On Tuesday night, Superintenden...

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent White Oak residents may have noticed the colorful boxes that have been popping up around the borough. These boxes, which look like large birdhouses, are par...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The building at 211 W. Main St. in Monongahela, despite some bumps in the road, will still be renovated – just not by the Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce. Chamb...