Julian Thomas also claims retaliation in the legal action. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive A Black McKeesport police officer is suing his employer and the city’s mayor over claims of racial discrimination...

Lottery officials are also hoping to eliminate the state’s profit margin requirement. By ABIGAIL HAKAS Next Generation Newsroom The Pennsylvania Lottery wants to bump up the number of games it sells w...

Superintendent Timothy Glasspool updated board members on upcoming facility renovations. The Belle Vernon Area school board had another discussion about replacing the current class rank system at Tues...

Callie Stinson Sr., 72, was hospitalized with broken ribs and head trauma. Community members and activists have accused McKeesport police of using excessive force after a video of officers arresting a...

Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Monessen met Feb. 16 in the Epiphany Church Hall at Epiphany of Our Lord Church in Monessen. The members met before the 10:30 a.m. Mass and Regent Debbie Genem...

Lacey Siess’ child care students in the McKeesport Tiger Tots preschool program made Dr. Seuss Week an unforgettable one. Tiger Tots had a blast celebrating with wacky dress-up days, creative crafts, ...

The popular event will return June 13 and will continue on Fridays through Sept. 5. The annual Monongahela Farmers Market will make its return to Chess Park this summer with weekly themes, a lineup of...

A plan to create digital billboards in the borough was also discussed. Charleroi council will consider options for technology upgrades inside council chambers and potentially advertising throughout th...

Monongahela Area Revitalization Corp. President George Eckert, at left, is shown presenting a check from the Monongahela Farmers Market to Mark Smith, CEO of the Mon Valley Academy for the Arts, for m...

Nobody was injured during a fire Monday morning in McKeesport, according to fire officials. McKeesport firefighters were called to a duplex on Oxford Drive after reports of a fire. They observed a fir...

The bill would add more protections to unions and their elections. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, announced she and several colleagues reintroduced a bill to improve workers’ rights and their righ...

The labor deal was among several actions approved by the county’s salary board last week. Westmoreland commissioners last week ratified a new labor deal for the county’s largest municipal police force...

PennDOT announced single-lane restrictions on Interstate 70 in both directions for Tuesday through Thursday from Exit 49 in Smithton to Exit 46B in Rostraver Township. The restrictions will be in plac...

Six years ago, there were 20-25 ESL students in the district; this year there are 122. For the MVI The West Mifflin Area School District is no different than school districts across the nation that ha...

The spirit of St. Patrick’s Day takes center stage at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield Township with the launch of Shamrocks and Shenanigans Pop-Up Bar. Located in The Social Club next to Sports &...

They will begin in May with two per week. Direct flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will resume in May, the Westmoreland County Airport Authority announced Friday. S...

The 30-acre project is expected to include a health and wellness center, an amphitheater, a banquet hall and more. West Mifflin Borough Council met Thursday afternoon to announce the next phase of a n...

Officer Tyler Hinerman responded to a mutual aid call after shots were fired in Glassport in January. A Port Vue police officer earned accolades from council and a neighboring community’s police chief...