By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Fallowfield Township supervisors unanimously voted to appoint Joseph Sopchak to a seat left vacant by the death of Supervisor Ronald Large. Large, 65, unexpectedly pas...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Monessen native has been added to the list of priests accused of sexual abuse out of the Diocese of Greensburg. The Rev. Joseph E. Bonafed is the subject of a c...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen School District continues to struggle with financial issues, according to a recent performance audit by state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale. In a statem...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Tempers flared Wednesday morning as residents of the Belle Vernon Apartments took issue with the Fayette County Housing Authority’s alleged inaction on facility issu...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com If you’re out and about in the Mon Valley this week you might stumble on a pleasant surprise tucked in a manila envelope – an original piece of artwork just for you....

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A highly anticipated running tradition in the Mon Valley will continue next weekend. The 32nd Annual Charleroi Little Great Race will be held Sept. 8 and Race Commit...

WITH AREA SCHOOLS back in session, it seems like a good time to remind readers about our policy regarding alleged threats of violence. Unless a threat leads to an arrest or involves unique circumstanc...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area Superintendent Dr. Zelich said he will continue to take the heat for a decision to cancel Friday’s season-opening football game with Monessen. But non...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Issues with Belle Vernon Area School District municipalities’ tax documents have been corrected, the school board reported Monday. Business manager J.R. Dzurica said...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Chairs lining the meeting room of the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi were all empty during a business meeting Tuesday. That’s not unusual for the board, which...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A local magisterial district judge had second thoughts after imposing a low bond against a Charleroi man accused of assaulting a woman and a child last week. Wesl...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County’s lead prosecutor highlighted Mc-Keesport Area School District during a press conference Tuesday at the county courthouse that discussed the use of hi...

By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough council is considering shutting down Plum Street for the entirety of next summer to accommodate events hosted by the Elizabeth Area Development Cor...

Make room in jail  for another former Pennsylvania official. Rob McCord, who served as state treasurer from 2009 to 2015, was sentenced Tuesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison after pleading guilty t...

By Hannah Hutter For the Mon Valley Independent CityReach Church of Charleroi Pastor Gregg Anders wants to promote home ownership in the borough through his new nonprofit, The Home Growth Project. The...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School Board was almost left without a quorum Monday after several members protested a sign declaring the district was part of an ongoing “witch hu...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An investigation is still ongoing into alleged threats sent to a Charleroi Area student-athlete that led to the cancellation of the opening game of the football seas...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. met with nearly 40 Mon Valley-based police officers at the Palisades in McKeesport on Saturday to discuss wha...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A man ordered to attend anger management classes earlier this year is charged with assaulting a 3-year-old child and threatening to kick a 7-month-old baby. Wesle...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Following her daughter’s untimely death, Sonya Bergman of Monessen began a mission to ensure that all families can memorialize their lost loved ones. Bergman’s daugh...