By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the identity of a man who died during a Tuesday night house fire in the Gallatin-Sunnyside section of Forwa...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Two of western Pennsylvania’s most “savage warriors” will represent the Mid-Mon Valley next month at the 2019 National Axe Throwing Championship in Toronto. James “F...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Although it has been more than a week since high levels of sulfur dioxide have been detected at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works, Mon Valley residents are still cautione...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com At least one person is dead and two firefighters are recovering from injuries following a fast-moving blaze that damaged two homes in the Gallatin-Sunnyside section of...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Mon Valley couple is accused of assaulting the man’s mother in Monongahela Friday. Sami Jo Lukach, 32, of Delaware Street, Monessen and Thomas Twigg, 41, of Vin...

By JILL RUNFOLA   For the Mon Valley Independent Protecting women against personal physical harm was the focus of a free self-defense seminar Sunday at Full Circle Karate in Monongahela.   Instructor ...

By Rich Cholodofsky A Westmoreland County judge refused to grant a mistrial or dismiss the cases against two men charged in connection with a shooting on a Monessen street despite defense attorneys al...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania State Police are warning residents to be alert for scams that may attempt to take advantage of the current federal government shutdown.     These scams ma...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent   Glassport officials are hoping to clean up the borough by making the garbage ordinance tougher. Resident Kate Handra said she walks through the bor...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi man is behind bars after allegedly entering a Washington Avenue residence Sunday night and waiving a machete. Police said Prince Peters, 32, was threaten...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Koontz family of Donora has one less thing to worry about this week after the Mon Valley Sewage Authority Board voted to eliminate the past-due amount on thei...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents will be able to soak up even more entertainment this summer. The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts announced Sunday that it will be increasing its...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus announced Monday there’s a chance for some people with criminal histories to “clear up” outstanding warrants...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com In the spirit of the holiday season, the Mon Valley Alliance awarded three Town to Town mini-grants in December instead of a traditional single grant. Thanks to two ...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Bill Russell will never forget when he first saw blood in his urine in 2010. Because he was busy with tax season, he didn’t immediately seek medical help. When he...

By the MV Independent Seven people were taken to area hospitals following two crashes in the Mid-Mon Valley this weekend. Three people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle accident near Bill’s Golfland ...

By DEB ERDLEY Veterans’ affairs officials are cautioning military veterans to be aware of private contractors offering to process claims for them following the announcement that an Allegheny County co...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has announced a series of grants aimed at making sure air in the county remains clean. Fitzgerald announced this week that t...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com One Charleroi senior will be awarded the first-ever Sam’s Symphony of Love Scholarship later this spring.   Applications for the scholarship through the Community Fo...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Fayette County officials have already begun laying the groundwork for a successful 2020 census and are encouraging citizens to get involved by joining the Fayette Co...