The City of McKeesport’s annual Festival of Trees featured talented musical groups from McKeesport Area High School. First on stage was a jazz quartet featuring teacher and band director Noah Crawford...

Temperatures are expected to be well below freezing throughout the week. By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive Western Pennsylvania may be avoiding heavy snowfall this week, but frigid temperatures are still sticki...

Organizers were reluctant to release any information about the meeting. By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive As a Pittsburgh councilman, Anthony Coghill chairs City Council’s public safety committee and serves...

A Monessen man who was terminated from his job at a Donora chocolate and confectionery plant is accused of sneaking back in and causing more than $12,000 in damages to bags of ingredients used by the ...

It will be the 16th straight year that taxes have held steady in the county. By the MVI Washington County property owners will not see a county tax hike next year. On Thursday, the Washington County B...

Nicholas Alexandroff and three reelected board members were sworn in at the reorganization meeting. West Mifflin Area school board held its reorganization meeting Thursday. Nicholas Alexandroff is the...

The state School Board Association reports that 82% of Pa. districts have been short on substitutes. By JAMES ENGEL and QUINCEY REESE TribLive During Allegheny Valley School District’s two-month searc...

Springdale police have charged a Monessen man after two dozen shots were fired outside a borough business late Saturday night. By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive Police charged Armando Antonio Diaz, 22, w...

Hundreds of area residents attended the event at the John DiVirgilio Sports Complex. The smell of hot chocolate and the sounds of carolers filled the air Sunday during the annual Rostraver Christmas c...

Pennsylvania State Police revealed the details after a Right-to-Know request from Spotlight PA. By ANGELA COULOUMBIS Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — New records obtained by Spotlight PA show Pennsylvania is...

Concerns about high prices helped him carry the state in last year’s presidential election. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to travel to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to highlight his efforts...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted the annual Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, praising Sylvester Stallone, Kiss, Gloria Gaynor and the other honorees as being “legendary in so many ways....

The Pennsylvania Department of Health will send another $3 million to schools to stock free pads and tampons. The funding, part of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025-26 budget, continues a statewide push to clo...

Bailee Jo Tiernan, 12, of Washington Township and her puppy Buddy visited Santa at Charleroi’s Light-Up Night on Friday. See more photos on A2 and in our online photo gallery at www.monvalleyindepende...

A formal investigation of Pennsylvania American’s request will be conducted, with a final ruling not expected until August. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Thursday put the brakes on a s...

The $135,000 fine is part of an agreement with the Pennsylvania DEP. By JACK TROY TribLive U.S. Steel must pay $135,000 and establish stronger pollution controls after environmental regulators found t...

David Seropian was chosen as president for 2026, with Jason Pavlecic as vice president. The McKeesport Area school board changed its leadership and welcomed new members during Thursday’s meeting. The ...

Stephen Shamay, 10, Olivia Rice, 8, Clayton Rice, 4, and Brielle Rice, 6, all of California Borough, pose for a photo with Santa during Friday’s Holly Day Celebration at Hollywood Pavilion in Californ...

The low was 13, which is one degree warmer than the mark set in 1976. By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive Western Pennsylvania was just one degree short Friday morning of breaking the record for the coldest tempe...