Metro Creative Services As homeowners address energy efficiency around their homes, they may want to put attics at the top of their list. Because heat naturally rises during the winter and also infilt...

Metro Creative Services When the summer entertaining season draws to a close, homeowners need to ensure their outdoor living areas can handle weather that’s right around the corner. Although outdoor f...

Happy Birthday: Take a walk on the wild side and explore what life has to offer. Delve into activities and events that resonate with your temperament and infuse you with energy. Refuse to let anyone d...

DEAR ABBY: As an 80-year-old man, I’m up against a problem I cannot deal with. I’ve been married to an amazing lady for 57 years whom I love to death. She has put up with a lot from me, and I am so gr...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I got into a car crash eight months ago, and it has left my face permanently scarred. I am still not used to the way my face looks, and I’m extremely insecure. I can tell my husband is...

Disclaimer: This is not medical advice or designed to treat or diagnose any disease, and these are opinions and observations of Emilio Galis DPT in clinic practice. According to medical statistics, ro...

Jefferson Hospital is only the second hospital in Pennsylvania to achieve prestigious designation and one of fewer than 100 U.S. hospitals recognized. For the MVI Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Jeff...

Cruise ships keep getting bigger, but some travelers want the opposite. A growing number of small ship operators are offering something more personal: cruises on boats with real history. From a refitt...

For the MVI With more than 50 duck entries this year in the Belle Vernon Area Rotary Regatta on the Yough Great Company Duck Race, winning best of show was Bill’s Golfland, determined by crowd voting ...

• Mon Valley Fall Festival & Carnival, first of a five-day event, (carnival $15/day pass or $50 for all five days, craft and food booths), Palmer Park, Donora, 6 to 10 p.m., live entertainment with Ro...

The Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2 will have a dinein or takeout pizza/pizza burger sale from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at 10 Main St., (rear) Belle Vernon. Pizza, pizza burgers, salads, wings, sides ...

Today in history: Today is Monday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2026. There are 87 days left in the year. On Oct. 5, 2011, Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former chief executive who invented and master-...

Happy Birthday: Position yourself for success this year. Go above and beyond the call of duty, and reach for the stars. Take control of your life. Your biggest deterrent is not pushing yourself. Don’t...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been in a relationship with a man for three years and living with him for the past two. He has two married daughters and seven grandkids. Before I entered his life, he had an open-door...

• U.S. Steel SOAR (Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees) Chapter 15-7 meeting, Local 2227 United Steelworkers Hall, 1301 Philip Murray Road, West Mifflin, 1 p.m. • Bingo, Stockdale Volunteer F...

Metro Creative Services Breast cancer is a formidable disease that affects millions of individuals each year. Data fromm the World Health Organization indicates 2.3 million women were diagnosed with b...

Today in history: Today is Saturday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2026. There are 89 days left in the year. On Oct. 3, 1990, West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division, declaring the...

A recent analysis from the Agency for Research on Cancer and collaborators estimated that 3.2 million new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed annually across the globe by 2050. That would mark a ...

Metro Creative Services Women are often their own strongest allies in the fight against breast cancer. While a strong support network can be vital when receiving treatment for breast cancer, women who...

Metro Creative Services There are various ways to detect breast cancer in the earliest stages of the disease. Self-exams are one way to be mindful of potential changes in the breasts and bring them to...