By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A potential threat to the Monongahela River has been curbed for at least 90 days.   Fayette County Court of Common Pleas Judge Steve Leskinen issued a consent order ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Donora man is being accused of attempted homicide after allegedly beating another man severely on Wednesday.   Jerimiah White, 18, of Liberty Avenue is charged wit...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area school board approved a balanced $38,978,632 preliminary budget for the 2019-20 school year during a special meeting on Thursday. It includes a t...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com It was a bittersweet event for the Anders family this week as the first ever Sam’s Symphony of Love Scholarship was awarded. Samantha Anders, 14, took her life in Oc...

By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Every day Chris Pirt, a five-year owner and operator of the Demon House alongside his wife, walks around a certain corner at the mansion, he nervously tur...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen council mulled its options for potential infrastructure upgrades Thursday.   For the past few years, residents have been paying an additional monthly line u...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent South Allegheny residents will see a tax increase if the district’s proposed budget passes as it stands.   School directors approved the $25.7 million spendi...

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent Some of Glassport High School’s alumni are going back to school, and they intend to stay.   That’s because their old high school has been transformed into a...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission recognizes that families across the commonwealth utilize Memorial Day weekend as a time for recreation and liesure.   That’s wh...

BELLE VERNON Norma Jean Ournac Krett, 88, of Belle Vernon, formerly of North Charleroi, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 at her home. Born Oct. 18, 1930 in North Charleroi, Pa., she was the daughter...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School Board will host a special meeting at 7 p.m. today, in the hopes of approving a preliminary budget ahead of next week’s deadline. During the ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Traci McDonald-Kemp earned both parties’ nominations in the race for Washington County Court of Common Pleas Judge by a 3 to 1 margin. McDonald-Kemp, current Ceci...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area school board passed a preliminary budget Wednesday that includes a slight tax increase for property owners. The $69,121,362 draft spending plan calls f...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora borough voted for change Tuesday, apparently ousting three incumbent councilmen. Incumbents John Conger, Dennis Gutierrez and Gilbert Szakal Jr. lost their...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Only one incumbent will return to Monessen council next year, barring any successful write-in campaigns in November.   Councilwoman Lois Thomas, who was appointed by...

By Kaylie Moore and Kristie Linden kmoore@yourmvi.com, klinden@yourmvi.com The race for Monessen magistrate continues as two candidates are moving on to the general election. According to unofficial r...

By Joe Napsha Trib Total Media News Wire Services Two Democrats — Michael Stewart II of Hempfield and Jessica Rafferty of Unity — and Republican Justin Walsh of Rostraver Township will battle in the N...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Charleroi Area School District student is accused of bringing a weapon into the middle school.   Administrators were informed around 2 p.m. Tuesday that a student ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Charleroi man accused of assaulting his girlfriend now faces additional charges for witness intimidation.   Charleroi Regional police on Monday charged Welmar Adon...

By Jim BUSCH Renziehausen Park’s Jacob Wohl Pavilion was recently transformed into a showcase of the creativity of local Mon Valley artists. The pavilion was the site of the McKeesport Art Group’s 61s...