Seeing The Wall That Heals can be a life-changing experience, and there were certainly a lot of poignant moments over the last few days as the scale model of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was on displ...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Church in Monessen closed its doors nearly a year ago, and now former members are cleaning out every nook and cranny to sell almost ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain to the Mid-Mon Valley Friday, flooding and damaging roadways and homes. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued sev...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Westmoreland County judge issued an order Friday that officially ends the tax assessment debate over the former Monessen Municipal Complex. Judge Anthony G. Marsil...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Nurses and doctors from UPMC McKeesport’s emergency department and catheterization laboratory got a special surprise Friday when one of their recent patients, who near...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Volunteer Fire Department is seeking community input on the development of an emergency alert system for the greater Charleroi area. The alert system, ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Brandan Baker knows a thing or two about the coal industry. A retired coal miner from Speers with more than 40 years of experience, Baker was chosen to share his exp...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s McKeesport Family Center held its final Pop Up and Play event this week, and organizers said it was the biggest event of the year. We...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com It was almost impossible to find a dry set of eyes on Jimmy Long Field in Renziehausen Park on Thursday as nearly 1,000 people attended the opening ceremony welcoming ...

By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com For the first time in more than two months, Monessen City Council conducted business Thursday — without Mayor Matt Shorraw. It was standing room only during the firs...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora council President Jane Ackerman told residents at Thursday’s meeting that Councilman John Conger warned her to either resign her presidency or be voted out...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com PennDOT crews will be perform core boring drilling work along Interstate 70, Route 51 and around the Interstate 70 Exit 46 interchange in Rostraver Township later th...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com California University of Pennsylvania has filed suit against the contractor that built a $10.5 million parking garage that has been closed for two years due to st...

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...