Robert Chaplin is accused of fatally shooting Estela Rivera Vazquez in the couple’s Rostraver home. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Prosecutors say a Westmoreland County jury should hear evidence that a ...

By the MVI Two women are accused of leaving a small dog alone in an unfurnished, deplorable and unheated Rostraver Township apartment with no food or water for at least two weeks, leading to the dog b...

Firefighters and police were called to a crash in the 5100 block of Hayden Boulevard in Forward Township Wednesday evening. Rostraver Township firefighters extricated the occupant from the vehicle. Th...

By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive West Mifflin police have charged a former Denny’s employee with exposing himself to three customers while he worked at the restaurant. Zachary Hiles, 29, of Lincoln Place, is f...

• Randy Rosak, 48, of McKeesport was charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, theft of secondary metal, criminal mischief and prohibited acts stemming from an alleged incident...

The 13 members of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment died in Saudi Arabia in 1991. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive A memorial service is planned this morning at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Hempfield in memo...

City of McKeesport firefighter Bruce T. Snyir was promoted to a full-time position after serving for nine years with the department as a part-timer. He is shown getting sworn in to the position by McK...

Tre Robert Goins, 31, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and weapons charges. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive A Donora man was ordered to serve up to eight years in state prison for firing shots at a R...

I-70 lane restrictions start today in Rostraver Township PennDOT District 12 announced that single- lane restrictions are scheduled on Interstate 70 between Exit 44 (Arnold City) and Exit 49 (Smithton...

The company announced that the new service will be available July 3. By COLIN WILLIAMS TribLive Pittsburgh International Airport continues to expand its roster of destinations. The latest addition com...

By JACK TROY TribLive U.S. Steel announced Monday it secured permission from the Allegheny County Health Department to build a $100 million slag recycler at the Edgar Thomson Works. A critical air qua...

It received a Readers Choice Award as Best Small-Town Museum. The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum has been named the Best Small-Town Museum in USA Today’s annual 10 Best Readers Choice Awards. The Feb. 18...

Remote learning days will be conducted through Wednesday. The Belle Vernon Area School District announced Sunday that a gas line issue would lead to the cancellation of in-person classes until Wednesd...

State Sen. Devlin Robinson held a public hearing on the proposal last month in Carnegie. At least half of the workers on major public construction projects in Pennsylvania could be required to come fr...

Charleroi firefighters and Charleroi Regional Police responded to the 700 block of Seventh Street early Sunday morning for a two-vehicle accident with entrapment, with one vehicle on its side. Firefig...

Federal grants are being used for the majority of the purchase. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Less than one day after the Westmoreland County Transit Authority board agreed to pay an extra $64,000 in t...

By the MVI Washington Township Municipal Authority Manager Jan Amoroso announced that work will begin on the first phase of the $5.6 million water system improvements grant awarded to MAWT. The waterl...

Fallowfield Township volunteer firefighters Cathy Boyle, Christian Popelas and Gavin Pendo hold up fish sandwiches and fries during Friday’s fish fry. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent

The $4 million initiative aims to improve public spaces and offer support for small businesses. By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato on Thursday announced a $4 millio...