Solicitor Joseph Dalfonso said the city is “pressed for time” and wants to start work quickly. Monessen city council voted Thursday to begin the process to amend its cooperation agreement with the Mon...

All the state funding was approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority. Roads will be smoother, pipes will be newer and long-delayed projects are finally getting off the ground after millions of d...

Two residents escaped safely from the Pacific Boulevard blaze. Crews from multiple departments spent several hours battling a house fire early Thursday morning in Monessen, as ice and bitter cold comp...

The National Weather Service expects 7-10 inches to fall in most parts of the region. By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive The chances of heavy snowfall in the region this weekend are increasing. The Pittsburg...

Black ice was reported throughout the Mon Valley Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Icy road conditions led to multiple accidents across the area Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, keeping ...

The authority has raised rates the past two years. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Water and sewer rates for Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers will remain unchanged for at least the ne...

Chef Larry Beck stirs a pot of soup in the kitchen at the Long Branch Community Grange during its weekly “Souper Tuesdays” fundraiser on Wednesday afternoon. Located at 210 Chestnut St. in Coal Center...

By the MVI Monessen firefighters battled a house fire on Pacific Boulevard just before 1 a.m. today. Westmoreland County 911 dispatchers were receiving multiple calls reporting the house fire and poss...

Supervisors at road departments around the Mon Valley said it’s a waiting game right now for new salt delivery orders. As Mon Valley communities face frigid temperatures and a possible major snowstorm...

The school board also heard from high school band students who are unhappy with the support they receive from the district. A new solicitor will be joining the Elizabeth Forward School Board meetings ...

The Washington Township farm was one of four in the state designated a Bicentennial Farm during the Pennsylvania Farm Show. As America prepares to mark its grand bicentennial, a local farm with its ow...

The hearing focused on Ninth Street between McKean Avenue and Railroad Way. Charleroi Borough Council held a public hearing Wednesday to consider the possible abandonment of a portion of Ninth Street....

Council approved a contract with Fayette Waste to provide trash collection in the borough. Glassport will have a new trash company, as council accepted a bid from Fayette Waste of $17 per month for ho...

Fallowfield Township firefighters and state police were called to a two-vehicle crash on old Route Old 71 near Fox Stop Road early Wednesday evening. Rostraver/West Newton Emergency Service and PennDO...

Chlorine leak reported at Monongahela sewage plant Monongahela firefighters and the Washington County Hazardous Materials Team were called to the Monongahela Sewage plant at 1:30 Wednesday for a leaki...

PennWest California student Aalayah Lester, a business management major from Pittsburgh, walks between classes in the academic quad Tuesday, the first day of the spring semester, as temperatures hover...

Several borough residents expressed opposition to a proposal to split up Westwood Golf Club for a new development. West Mifflin officials approved the first phase of plans submitted by Westwood Golf C...

District officials expect the state to ban their use in schools within two years. With a statewide cellphone ban looming, Charleroi Area school leaders are starting the conversation early — and studen...

Court proceedings are scheduled to take place in front of a jury in June. By TAWNYA PANIZZI TribLive Alleged victims of Patrick Vereb, the man accused of taking money for pet cremations and disposing ...

Charleroi, Rostraver Township and Belle Vernon firefighters, along with police, responded to Interstate 70 west on the Speers bridge for a two-vehicle accident with injuries late Tuesday morning. One ...