The Easter Bunny recently made a special visit to the Tiger Tots class in the McKeesport Area School District. The youngsters celebrated with an Easter party and egg hunt. MASD via Facebook

Confusion will set in if you don’t ask questions, verify facts and insist on explanations. Refuse to let anger and frustration bring you down. Direct your energy into taking the high road and turning ...

DEAR ABBY: A longtime friend recently accused me of lying about my education, and I’m still stunned by it. I completed my undergraduate studies in the U.S., earning a BA, and later earned a master’s d...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently started working as a manager of a bank in New York City, and I’m having a hard time fitting in socially because most of my co-workers come from extremely wealthy families. T...

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, April 8, the 98th day of 2026. There are 267 days left in the year. • In 1820, the Venus de Milo statue, likely dating to the 2nd century B.C., was discovered by a...

• Elizabeth Forward High School students will present “The Prince of Egypt: The Musical” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday at the Elizabeth Forward Middle School, 4...

“Let’s Talk Women’s Health: Pancakes and Purses” will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. April 18 in the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center at Penn Highlands Mon Valley, 1163 Country Club Road, Mo...

The Charleroi Lions Club selected Charleroi Area High School senior Dylan Klinger as its March Cub of the Month. The son of Todd and Marci Klinger, he has been on the Charleroi Area High School honor ...

The Mon Valley Senior Action Council will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. Friday in the Area Agency of Aging Conference Room A at 305 Riverside Place, Charleroi. A takeout-only spaghetti dinner will be held...

DEAR ABBY: I spent the morning at a close friend’s home. She is in her early 80s and starting to show some mental decline and memory problems. Her children are in their 30s and still live at home. Her...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband wants to go on a fishing trip for a month up in Canada. I told him no, but he keeps pressing the matter. He works hard and hasn’t taken a day off in more than two years, so ...

Be open to suggestions, learning and trying something new. The more you explore and implement new ideas and skills, the more you will flourish. The more time and energy you put toward growth, the easi...

The Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2, 10 Main St., will have a dine-in or takeout pizza/pizza burger sale from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday. To preorder, call 724-929-5511. The Carnegie Free Library of McK...

• The Fudge Guy, selling varieties of homemade fudge, Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Food pantry, Peace Lutheran Church, 641 Zimmer Hill...

The Charleroi Goldenagers took The Valley Independent newspaper on a trip to Nashville, Tenn., in 2004. Sam Marraccini was tour director. Submitted

NEW YORK (AP) — Hunched over a sewing machine, Kil Bae is hemming a dress inside his Manhattan tailor shop when a new customer stops by with a vintage Tommy Hilfiger jacket he wants taken in. The mode...

Keep life simple; stick to the truth, facts and moderation, and you will discover peace of mind. Put your energy into doing what makes you feel grateful and happy. Reach out and help others in a meani...

DEAR ABBY: I have a neurological disorder and can no longer keep up with my friends (who used to be my friends). I don’t explain the problems I have and why I can’t do the things I used to do unless t...

• Community dinner, Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport, 1507 Library Ave., McKeesport, 4 p.m., doors open at 3:30 p.m. • U.S. Steel SOAR Chapter 15-7 meeting, Local 2227 United Steelworkers Hall, 130...

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, April 6, the 96th day of 2026. There are 269 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I as the House joined the ...