By Kaylie Moore and taylor brown kmoore@yourmvi.com, tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Mid-Mon Valley student writers recently earned national awards for their original works.   Belle Vernon Area Middle School e...

By Natasha Lindstrom A McKeesport woman took a plea deal Monday to avoid the death penalty for suffocating her 17-month-old son out of anger when she believed her boyfriend was cheating on her. Christ...

By the Mon Valley Independent The BVA Charitable Fund is underwriting costs of establishing a “school store” as part of its latest round of grants to students and staff. The board of directors has app...

By LES HARVATH For the Mon Valley Independent Is he behind door number one, door number two or door number three? No, this is not a redo of “Let’s Make a Deal,” but could the father of the bride be hi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Middle school students in the California Area School District are dedicated to making a difference. A group of seventh- and eighth-grade students recently presented ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com U.S. Postal Service mail carriers have long worked by an unofficial creed: “Neither snow nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift com...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monongahela man accused of abusing a 4-month-old baby he was babysitting in December was arrested Friday.   James M. Manges III, 36, of Stockdale Avenue is charged...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com As part of the city’s comprehensive plan preparations, Monessen officials are seeking volunteers for its inaugural Cleanup Day.   In honor of Earth Day, the citywide...

By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent Port Vue Council presented a certificate of recognition to long-time borough school crossing guard James Bruce for his service to the community.   Br...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area Elementary Center students have once again rose to the occasion to help their community.   For the last 11 years librarian Becky Spiker has organized ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Changes are under way at Belle Vernon Public Library.   Nancy Komlos, 68, of North Belle Vernon recently retired after serving her community for more than 35 years. ...

By Megan Tomasic A new event will help raise money for the North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park — an area for kids, people with special needs and those looking for a place to play soccer or dek hock...

By jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward Alumni and Friends Association will host the seventh annual Elite 20 banquet April 25 at 6 p.m. at the Sunset Room Banquet Hall in Elizabeth To...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Students and parents have been talking with McKeesport Area School District administrators since January about creating a black student union in the district, but cont...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation wants to bring The Wall That Heals, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to Donora’s Palmer Park. At Thursday’s...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Forward Township tradition and one of the best-attended summer events in the Mon Valley is in jeopardy of being canceled.   Forward Township Supervisor Ron Skrinjo...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Eleven days ahead of schedule, U.S. Steel announced on Thursday morning that the company is now desulfurizing 100 percent of the coke oven gas generated at the Clairto...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Belle Vernon Area High School junior has an important message to share about distracted driving — It can wait, safety can’t.   Logan Dimpel was the winner of a hig...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Tom Murphy!   Monessen School District students got a lesson in anti-bullying Wednesday from Murphy, a mixed martial artist, self-pro...

By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Residents angry about waste from the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill took their concerns to the Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners Wednesday night.   Reside...