Feature Impact Changing temperatures and prepping for road trips are good reminders to check tire pressure, but the reality is, vehicle owners should make it a habit to practice tire safety monthly. E...

Metro Creative Services Taking care of a vehicle involves more than just maintaining the equipment under the hood. There are a number of steps involved in keeping a car or truck in top form, and that ...

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law lives across the country. For years, we shipped each other’s children Christmas gifts. A few years ago, she went through a difficult divorce and has since stopped sending g...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friends don’t vote, and I nearly ruined a celebratory dinner trying to understand why. My friend’s husband believes our votes don’t actually make a difference. They have a 2-year-ol...

As more EVs enter the used car market, buyers with a budget of around $25,000 can now find newer electric SUVs that offer the benefits of gas-free motoring without the eye-watering price tags attached...

Grenada rewards travelers who choose a destination for its food. The small Caribbean nation and its sister island, Carriacou, pack an unlikely range of cooking into a single week: a beach shack reache...

Happy Birthday: Size up your situation and consider how you fitinto what’s developing. You have decisions to make that can change the dynamics of your relationships, reputation and repercussions if yo...

The National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI, McKeesport Family Support Group will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus, room 122. Jodie Espere will be in att...

For the MVI When you’re feeling miserable, it’s natural to want something that will make you feel better — and fast. A lingering cough, stuffy nose or sore throat can leave you wondering whether you n...

• Donora Public Library board of directors meeting, at the library, 510 Meldon Ave., 5:30 p.m. • Naomi Outreach annual veterans’ luncheon, Clubhouse Grille, Cedarbrook Golf Course, Rostraver Township,...

DEAR READERS: The mailbox was bursting with responses to the Oct. 9 letter from Frustrated Neighbor, whose 94-year-old neighbor is bedridden and nominally cared for by a woman who also holds his power...

• Grab ‘n Go lunch and bake sale, Port Vue United Methodist Church, 1564 Washington Blvd. Bake sale starts at 7 a.m., lunch begins at 10 a.m. The sale will feature choice of hot sausage, Italian hoagi...

Happy Birthday: Keep life simple, stick to facts and choose common sense, regardless of what others do. A straightforward, no-nonsense approach to whatever comes your way will help you navigate your w...

Tod ay in history Today is Monday, Nov. 2, the 306th day of 2026. There are 59 days left in the year. On Nov. 2, 1948, in one of the most unexpected results in U.S. presidential election history, Demo...

State Rep. Eric Davanzo hosted his annual veterans appreciation luncheon on Friday at the St. Spyridon Hellenic Center in Monessen. See more photos in our online photo gallery at  https://photogallery...

Happy Birthday: Raise a glass and toast yourself. Stop underplaying, and start using your skills, talents and experience to reinvent yourself and what you want to do at this moment in time. Revel in r...

Happy Birthday: Slow down, take notes and revise your plans tofit your time, budget and mindset. Too much too fast will turn into a problem, but researching and finding your comfort zone will put your...

DEAR ABBY: We live 500 miles from our nearest relatives, but a niece is attending a university about 50 miles away. We invite her to join us for holidays and weekends, and sometimes she asks to visit ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just a squishy noisemaker. The rubber duck is an American invention with a deep and rich past. The cute, often yellow toys have seen a resurgence in recent years, especially i...

NEWYORK (AP) — It’s an icon, that small white receptacle made from a single piece of cardboard folded into a trapezoid-shaped box. Sometimes there’s a wire handle, sometimes a bright red graphic of a ...