START MAKING PLANS NOW to attend McKeesport’s largest festival of the summer — the 59th annual International Village ethnic festival. In today’s Mon Valley Independent , you’ll find our annual full-co...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com About 30 volunteers from the Mon Valley, members of several area labor unions and the McKeesport High School Tigers football team were hard at work in McKeesport’s Ren...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The former McKeesport Daily News building was once again on the agenda at a special city council meeting Wednesday night. Mayor Michael Cherepko announced the first of...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monongahela City Council on Wednesday narrowly approved a new rental property inspection ordinance. Introduced by Councilwoman Claudia Williams, the ordinance will a...

Many communities throughout the Mon Valley rely on security cameras to help fight crime in their neighborhoods. Charleroi Borough Council is hoping such communities will join together to send a letter...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Work set to begin on a bridge connecting Speers and Charleroi has been postponed for a second time. Construction on the Route 88 bridge on McKean Avenue, which spans...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Master Daniel Obusek’s students will kick for a cause Friday during a Kick-a-thon fundraiser benefiting the Naomi Outreach women’s group. The group, comprised of Mid...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport police, firemen and EMS workers came to the Fawcett Plan to talk with residents at Tuesday’s National Night Out. The event, sponsored by Mayor Michael Chere...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com An American history lesson is being taught in Mc-Keesport this week, and Jimmy Long Field in Renziehausen Park is serving as the classroom. For the next five days, The...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com New Eagle appointed not one, but two new council members Tuesday night. Former council Vice President Saundra Bobnar resigned last month, and council accepted her...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen School District will soon expand its STEM programming for elementary students thanks to a grant from the city’s ArcelorMittal plant. STEM stands for science...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An Elrama woman is accused of assaulting a Monongahela City police officer who was attempting to help her into her home Saturday night. Cathy A. Heckman, 55, of Davi...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The 2018 Washington County Agricultural Fair will celebrate farms, families and fun. Running from Saturday through Aug. 18, the fair will celebrate western Pennsylva...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monongahela man is accused of trying to break into the home of his ex-girlfriend, threatening her life and assaulting four boys who attempted to protect her on Sun...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Carroll Township officials want to warn residents who have received letters notifying them about violating the high grass or junk vehicles ordinance not to ignore...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com As the new school year approaches, the Salvation Army Mon Valley Citadel in Monessen is working to ensure city youth finish the summer in a healthy way. For the seco...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Washington County Court agrees with Bartolotta’s Giant Eagle in Finleyville that PennDOT’s plans to close Peters Creek Bridge for two months would unreasonably im...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com  A West Newton man accused of pulling a gun on his sister during a family dispute was arrested Saturday. John Joseph Hresko, 54, of state Route 136 was charged with ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Duquense man scheduled for a hearing Wednesday in Washington County court on drug and firearm charges was arrested over the weekend in Charleroi for a new set of d...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A California, Pa., man accused of raping a Washington Township woman has been ordered to stand trial in Fayette County Court. Michael Christopher Brown, 23, of Secon...