By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com  A Monessen woman who was scheduled to appear in court yesterday for alleged crimes at a city cemetery was found dead Thursday. Westmoreland County Deputy Coroner Jo...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com The staff at McKeesport- based Auberle is calling on Mon Valley residents to help them spread some Christmas cheer. “Each winter holiday season, Auberle provides the S...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As part of Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now Week, state police have released information about opioids they have seized this year. Lt. Col. Robert Evanchick, Acting ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen officials objected Thursday to Mayor Matt Shorraw’s appointee to the city’s redevelopment authority, but an expert on the state Sunshine Act said the move a...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora council is ending the year in the same way it began — with fighting, yelling and insinuations. The bickering overshadowed the fact that council made progre...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi is getting close to the deadline to advertise a 2019 budget, but council is still crunching numbers. The budget has to be posted for 10 days before council...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Salvation Army’s Mon Valley Citadel in Monessen is looking for cheerful Mid-Mon Valley residents to help raise money during the remaining days of its 2018 Red Kett...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Students who participate in McKeesport Area School District’s Amp’D Robotics MilliAmps FIRST LEGO League team are celebrating after placing among the top three teams i...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen man accused of beating and burning his infant son has been sentenced to prison. David Allen Jackson Jr., 28, appeared for a plea hearing Wednesday before ...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport man who was part of a counterfeit money scheme is headed to prison. United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer sentenced Bruce M. Charles, Jr., 32, t...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for a North Charleroi teen accused of causing a vehicle accident that injured his juvenile friend. Chase A. Courtney, 18, of L...

We’re pleased with the results of our first gathering of elected state leaders who have Mon Valley ties, and we think our readers should be as well. The Mon Valley Independent invited eight officials ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com At its best, journalism works to keep politicians honest and their constituents in the know. Once the dust cleared from our most recent election, the Mon Valley I...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com As the season of giving kicks into high gear, the Mon Valley has proven that Christmas is truly about the children. Various organizations and businesses collect dona...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent Monongahela will see an increase in real estate taxes next year, as council voted unanimously Wednesday to raise the rate from 6.5 to 7 mills. Counci...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A Donora man has been charged in a string of recent burglaries at local businesses. James Hough, 49, of Thompson Avenue is charged with burglary, obstruction of just...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon firefighters are taking steps to ensure their borough is merry and bright for many holiday seasons to come. Last week, Homes for the Holidays even...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Donora police are searching for a Monessen teen who was stabbed after allegedly attacking a juvenile with a brick in July. Trashun Yates, 19, of Lenawee Avenue, is w...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com As long as nothing in Liberty borough’s proposed 2019 budget changes in the next 10 days, residents will not have to worry about a property tax increase. Council unani...

By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Several students who attend Mc-Keesport Area School District’s Twin Rivers Elementary School will not be shivering at the bus stop this winter, thanks to the McKeespor...