Happy Birthday: Live, learn and let go. Holding on to objects, people and lifestyles that no longer benefit you will hold you back. Broaden your scope, and consider what makes you feel content and hap...

DEAR ABBY: I have a mother-in-law of 30 years I distance myself from. I do this in order to maintain my sanity. She seems incapable of carrying on a normal conversation and responds to any comment or ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I love my friends, but I hate how inconvenienced they have made me. My friends and I are all college students who met freshman year living in the dorms. It was so easy to hang out with...

Cleaning up the garden — or “putting the garden to bed” — has traditionally been a fall endeavor. In recent years, however, as information about the migrating or hibernating habits of birds, pollinato...

Today in history: Today is Friday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2026. There are 97 days left in the year. On Sept. 25, 1957, nine Black students who had been forced to withdraw from Central High School ...

G.O., God Ordered Ministry Inc. will hold a Come Out and Hear the Good News event at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Anthony Eric Madison, Sr. Veterans Memorial Park, located at the intersection of Ninth Stree...

• Coffee and Cars morning car cruise, (classic cars, trucks, Jeeps, hot rods, race cars, late model muscle cars) Monessen Fire Department No. 1, 239 Donner Ave., 8 to 11 a.m., no entry fee. • Greenock...

Here’s a look at lunch menus for local centers for next week: (All menus may be subject to change.)

The Athene Club of Charleroi began its 124th service year by voting to establish a new scholarship to be awarded to a female graduate of the Charleroi Area School District. The new $500 annual scholar...

Ringgold High School seniors Isabella Horning (the senior class president) and Nate Alvarez were recently honored as the Monongahela Rotary Club September students of the month. Submitted

Happy Birthday: Reconfigure what you want to see happen, and seta plan in place. Don’t put others first or put up with interference when it’s you who must live with the outcome. Show your strength and...

DEAR ABBY: I am a widow who lost my husband 15 years ago. When my husband died, we had a daughter and one grandson. My daughter, a single mom, later had another son. I have my own business and have wo...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I just got a new job, and it’s a lot of fun and even more responsibility than I previously had. My boss is cool and we often work long hours together, including going to tons of social...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska's heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around. Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annu...

Today in history: Today is Thursday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2026. There are 98 days left in the year. On Sept. 24, 2017, more than 200 NFL players kneeled or sat during the national anthem after P...

NEW YORK (AP) — A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went viral on TikTok. Now, Joe Macken’s sprawling balsa wood and f...

Metro Creative Services Pets are cherished members of many families. Pet owners do whatever they can to ensure their companion animals are content and comfortable. But pets can be very good at hiding ...

DJ Johnny O provides the music Fridays at the White Oak American Legion, 2813 Capitol St., White Oak. Dance to the music of the 50s through the 80s Doors open at 6 p.m., dancing is from 7 to 10 p.m. C...

Presidential nominee Richard Nixon shakes hands with several boys as he and wife Pat proceed down a crowd-packed street amid confetti in Lafayette, La., on Sept. 24, 1960, where Nixon made a campaign ...

• Rostraver Township electronic recycling drop off day, Rostraver Township road department building, 129 Recreation Drive, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (each household may drop off three electronic items and/or s...