By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw and Councilman Gil Coles will be the first elected officials to receive a fine after missing an agenda meeting Thursday night.   If a writ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora borough council approved a three-year contract with its police union Thursday night. Donora police officers have been working without a contract for more t...

By JIM BUSCH For the Mon Valley Independent What does White Oak have in common with Audubon, Iowa, Goodwater, Ala., and Fossil, Ore.?   According to the lifestyle website, GoodLife, these communities ...

For the Mon Valley Independent The Belle Vernon Area Charitable Fund is introducing a unique logo to promote the identity of the nonprofit organization. It represents the work of three students in the...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com Charleroi Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to begin looking for a new code enforcement agency.   The decision comes after a fire March 2 at a Fallowfield Avenue h...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela residents can no longer dispose of leaves or yard waste by putting the materials out for garbage pickup.   The city’s leaf and yard waste recycling pr...

By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com The Finleyville Food Pantry is hoping its “family” will rally together to help find a new permanent home.   The food pantry is currently located at First Presbyterian...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A new plan to use revenue generated from an energy extraction tax to provide school funding, safety investments and environmental protection initiatives will soon be i...

By the Mon Valley Independent When an Elizabeth Township resident and business owner learned a police officer in a neighboring community was in need of a ballistic vest, he immediately took action. Ri...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A West Newton man is accused of assaulting a woman inside the Rostraver Township Pizza Hut.   Damiyan Vincent Davis, 22, of Bells Mills Road was charged with indecen...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Fans of the mysterious and unexplained are invited to the strangest event of its kind when Stan Gordon returns to Monessen Public Library.   A world-renowned Bigfoot...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Four area CEOs went back to school Tuesday, sharing their wisdom with students at Elizabeth Forward Middle School.   As part of a program through The Allegheny Confe...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon police are preparing to make an arrest in connection with last week’s triple stabbing at Just A Tavern.   Following a borough council meeting Tues...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Health Department released a revised enforcement order Tuesday announcing new regulations for three plants, including Clairton Coke Works. As part o...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Nearly 150 years ago, eight women met at a United Methodist Church to learn about the health and educational needs of women in India. Within a week, a new organiz...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is distributing $500.7 million in liquid fuels money to help municipalities maintain their roads and bridges this year....

By STEPHEN HUBA Pilots at Rostraver Airport will soon have an easier time refueling now that the Westmoreland County Airport Authority has approved replacement of the self-serve pump and software. Air...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Initiative is accused of fostering an atmosphere of sexual harassment in a federal lawsuit filed last week.   A regional community development corpora...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela city council intends to eliminate a portion of a leaf disposal ordinance that called for violators to face up to 90 days in prison after a third offen...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Forward Township residents voiced concerns Monday about alleged illegal dumping throughout the township.   Large collections of siding, shingles, refuse and other de...