By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There certainly is a lion, albeit a cowardly one, but don’t look forward to any tigers or bears at Serra Catholic High School’s musical production of “The Wizard of Oz...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A main street in North Belle Vernon will be soon become more safe and accessible thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority. The Broad Aven...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen is expected to finally receive its share of a recent settlement with ArcelorMittal. During a council meeting Thursday, councilmen Dave Feehan and Anthony Or...

By STACY WOLFORD Managing Editor It has been several months in the making, but the Mon Valley Independent is proud to announce we will be officially opening our second office at the new Tube City Cent...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Monessen Hilltop firefighter whose social media activity sparked a heated debate at Thursday’s council meeting denies her comments were racially motivated.   Volun...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The U.S. Census Bureau is searching for people who live in the Mon Valley to help conduct the 2020 census. On Monday, the bureau will celebrate Census Day 2019 in reco...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Ringgold School Board is offering early retirement incentives to the district’s non-professional and professional employees. During this month’s board meeting, th...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A local nonprofit group is hoping to raise enough money to give a park in the Magic City a much needed update. The Charleroi Community Park Board of Trustees has lau...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Another round of mini-grants have been awarded by the Mon Valley Alliance.   The newest recipients are the Rostraver Township Historical Society and the Mon City Com...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several Mon Valley projects were addressed Thursday as Washington County Chamber of Commerce held its seventh annual State of The Economy event. Commissioners Larry Ma...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Tensions rose as a debate over racism and free speech became the focus of a Monessen council meeting Thursday.   Councilman Dave Feehan invited Monessen resident Cal...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 26-year-old homeless man is accused of attacking a man on Meldon Avenue in Donora Monday and assaulting a police officer who tried to restrain him. Antwane Cunn...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Get ready to make friends with a magic genie, take a magic carpet ride and hear about the excitement stirred up on Arabian nights at Mary of Nazareth Catholic School’s...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport-based Democratic state Rep. Austin Davis was appointed to the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s board of directors Thursday by state House Democratic Lea...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With several national HIV and AIDS awareness days right around the corner, the City of McKeesport and Allegheny County are providing opportunities to learn about and g...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A raffle ticket led police to the Donora man accused of stabbing three people at a North Belle Vernon bar.   Eric Demont Cook, 43, of Market Street was arrested Wedn...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport woman was charged Tuesday with criminal homicide after a 72-year-old man she allegedly struck with a vehicle in July died March 15 as a result of injuries...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board approved a resolution Wednesday supporting   two bills that would require families to pay out-of-pocket tuition for their child to attend ...

By Tom Davidson A McKeesport man responsible for watching a young boy who was found wandering the streets of Duquesne is in Allegeheny County Jail on charges of child endangerment, drug possession and...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport man has been charged with carrying a firearm while allegedly knowing that his concealed carry permit was revoked. Jared Abraham Ogrosky, 21, of Bowman Ave...