By BETH HOPE-CUSHEY For the MV Independent New Eagle resident Keith Richardson addressed an ongoing water problem at his residence during Tuesday’s council meeting.   Richardson said it has been an is...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Carroll Township native and former Ohio Congressman Jim Renacci will hold a meet-and-greet event at Donora Public Library Sunday. Area residents can meet Renacci ...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Justin Komondor struggles to care much about how his hair looks. The 32-year-old Monongahela resident used to only get a haircut once or twice a year and would ge...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent The normally quiet confines of the McKeesport Carnegie Library were filled Monday with the loud voices of local residents venting frustration with the health care c...

By BETH HOPE-CUSHEY For the MV Independent Carroll Township Police Chief Paul Brand will receive the Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award March 4 at the Laurel Highland Council Boy Scouts of Americ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Two years after the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh merged five Washington County parishes, the diocese has announced four of the parish’s buildings will close nex...

By the MV Independent Two Monessen councilmen and the city’s controller recently responded to accusations leveled against them by Mayor Matt Shorraw.   Last month, Shorraw, who has missed 24 consecuti...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township is starting over in its attempt to update its pipeline ordinance.   Township commissioners unanimously voted Monday to send the original version o...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The organizers of last year’s inaugural Great Allegheny Passage Trail Relay race say it was such a success that they are bringing it back for a second year. Runners wi...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Almost 100 new state troopers will soon begin patrols — several in the Mon Valley.   Acting Commissioner Robert Evanchick announced Friday that 96 cadets graduated i...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A three-year-old boy had to be taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Monday afternoon after falling through ice and into an a large pond filled with cold wat...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi man is behind bars after being accused of holding a woman against her will and sexually assaulting her for nearly 48 hours last week.   Ryan Walker, 44, ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com More than $18 million in grant funding will be used to reduce homelessness in McKeesport, Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. The Allegheny County Department of Hum...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com After only six months after relocating to John K. Tener Library in Charleroi, a children’s clothing ministry has nearly doubled its outreach and has found a new home...

By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent Local elected officials, community leaders and interested citizens gathered for a community mixer Friday to celebrate the McKeesport Community Fund’s first year of ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com   The University of Pittsburgh’s Small Business Development Center will soon offer Mid-Mon Valley business owners and entrepreneurs a chance to expand their efforts....

By RON PAGLIA His name may not ring a bell with many people — except, of course, for his descendants — but Dr. William D. Hunter holds a unique place in Monessen history. It was nearly 106 years ago —...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com It has been more than a year since Francesca Fronzaglio has been able to enjoy watching a football game from the comfort of her couch, but she wouldn’t change a thin...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com As snow and freezing rain swept through the Mon Valley early Friday morning, several area schools were closed and drivers were left to navigate slippery conditions. ...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com It will be a busy year on top of the hill at Alta Vista Business Park in Fallowfield Township.   The Mon Valley Alliance announced at the end of 2018 that two new bu...