By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com At a hot chocolate stand that raised money for the McKeesport K-9 Unit held Sunday by 7-year-old Christy Park resident Peyton Estochin, Officer Nick Matthews gave an u...

Residents in California and surrounding areas were without water Monday morning as Pennsylvania American Water crews made emergency repairs on a leaking water main in Brownsville.   Customers along Wa...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In a meeting last week, Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority board members voted to keep a bus stop in California borough at its new location, despite complaints from...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com   California University of Pennsylvania will celebrate “Black History Through the Decades” in February. The university will host a series of events, all of which are...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Peyton Estochin, a 7-year-old from McKeesport’s Christy Park neighborhood, says there isn’t a complicated story behind her inspiration to sell hot cocoa to raise money...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A fire early Sunday morning that destroyed an abandoned home in Charleroi appears to be suspicious, according to fire chief Bob Whiten Jr. Responding around 4 a.m. Sun...

By JEFF OLIVER For The Mon Valley Independent When Larry Price flew in from California to attend his 25th class reunion in 2006, he was underwhelmed to say the least. “We had it at the Ice Garden,” re...

By RON PAGLIA Bonus stamps at supermarkets and other businesses are on the minds of some readers these days. A woman in California, for example, posed this question: “You have often written about S&H ...

Three Mid-Mon Valley volunteer fire departments responded to an early Sunday morning vehicle accident that left two people injured. Lincoln Borough, Blaine Hill, Elizabeth Borough and Elizabeth Centra...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The owner of a Mid-Mon Valley-based real estate company that owes thousands of dollars in fines is the subject of dozens of bench warrants alleging a lack of upkeep on...

By MEGAN GUZA and KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County police Friday arrested a former headmaster of Monongahela Valley Catholic High School for the alleged assault of a 10-year-old boy...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Public Library has a lot to look forward to in 2019, including the possibility that its expansion project could get under way later this year. The library ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Volunteer Fireman’s Association of Liberty Borough has announced several events aimed at raising money for the fire department, and one initiative it hopes will at...

By JILL RUNFOLA For the Mon Valley Independent Hosted by Shortbread City Designer Desserts, the fourth annual Shortbread City Valentine’s Day Craft and Vendor Show is an early celebration of the roman...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The parishoners of Mc-Keesport Shared Ministries’ Beulah Park United Methodist Church say that although their favorite football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, won’t be...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After having issues plowing during recent snowstorms, the White Oak public works and code enforcement departments have issued a warning to residents regarding street p...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com In an effort to quell some of the rumors surrounding the former Monessen Municipal Complex, representatives of its new owner stopped by the city Thursday.   Best Med...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Route 906 between Belle Vernon and Fayette City will remain blocked to through traffic for the foreseeable future.   A portion of the road has been shut down for mor...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com It took two months and several witnesses, but Allegheny County Police found the remains of a Dravosburg woman who was likely murdered in November. The body found ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A precautionary boil-water advisory that has been in effect for residents of Port Vue and McKeesport’s Upper 10th Ward since Tuesday has been lifted. The Municipal Aut...