By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monongahela man is accused of possessing several devices that contained child pornography. Christopher A. Maguda, 37, of Thomas Street, is charged with child porno...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi man accused of entering a Washington Avenue residence earlier this month and waving a machete has been ordered to stand trial in Washington County Court....

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania American Water this week announced that applications are being accepted for its 2019 Stream of Learning Scholarship. The program, which is in its 10th yea...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Even though only two of his classmates showed up to his dinosaur-themed birthday party over the weekend, 4-year-old Dominic Sidick was not left disappointed on his s...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Following Wednesday’s school board meeting, McKeesport Area Superintendent Dr. Mark Holtzman quashed rumors that the high school principal was forced to retire. During...

By the Mon Valley Independent The remains of a murdered Dravosburg woman were found in Sewickley Township Wednesday. Allegheny County police identified Dale Cooper, 36, as the man who allegedly murder...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A woman crashed her vehicle into a home along north state Route 88 in Carroll Township on Wednesday afternoon. Carroll Township Police Chief Paul Brand said the acci...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Preparations for the City of Monongahela’s 250th anniversary are in full swing. Members of the Monongahela 250 nonprofit organization hosted an informational meeting...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “The house was filthy. It was uninhabitable. There was no heat and no water. It was absolutely deplorable conditions.” That is how Liberty borough police Lt. Ray Johns...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Icy conditions landed one firefighter in the hospital following a triple house fire in Donora Tuesday morning.   Emergency crews responded just before 3:30 a.m. to t...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Although a water main break near the Port Vue/McKeesport border has been repaired, residents of Port Vue and McKeesport’s Upper 10th Ward remain under a boil water not...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Bill Bendel recently started learning to play guitar, but a look inside his home reveals he’s very familiar with the instrument.   A McKeesport-area resident, Ben...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A North Charleroi dog owner is denying allegations made by her neighbors that her dogs are aggressive and not properly taken care of.   Several residents addressed c...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Area School District is taking a new approach to ensure the success of students by creating a new position, but the focus of the job will start at home...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough is making strides toward appointing a new face of its police department.   Borough council unanimously passed a motion Tuesday night to establish a...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Donora man is in prison after allegedly assaulting a woman and attempting to break into her home and the home of a borough councilman.   Westley D. Sloan, 29, of A...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School Board approved its revised cheerleading constitution Tuesday.   Parents and students packed the district’s administration meeting room to he...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Mon Valley school districts have received a combined $30,000 in grant money to ensure innovative education programs for students thanks to Chevron Appalachia. In...

A DAY AFTER BURYING one of their own, local firefighters were back to work early Tuesday morning battling a major three-house fire in Donora. Hundreds of firefighters representing at least 50 regional...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Several residents in North Charleroi told council Monday that they’ve had enough of a neighbor and her dogs. Residents addressed council during a business meeting to...