NO DINNER PLANS TONIGHT? Take the night off for a change, plus there is so much to choose from at McKeesport’s International Village. The 65th annual International Village ethnic festival kicks off to...

DEAR ABBY: I was diagnosed with colon cancer five years ago. After two surgeries and three hospital stays, I recovered. The experience made me realize at 62 that it was time to downsize. I moved my hu...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I was skinny for most of my life — uncomfortably so. Then I had my son, and I gained a lot of weight. It has been more than 20 years, and I have yet to get back to a slim size. To be h...

NEW YORK (AP) — For their 15th wedding anniversary, Katie Walley-Wiegert and her husband decided to take a beach vacation with their young son. But the trip didn’t go as planned. Walley-Wiegert wound ...

Short-term rentals (STRs) like Airbnb or VRBO have become a common — and often preferred — homeaway- from-home option. Guests enjoy the privacy and additional space that comes with an apartment or an ...

DEAR ABBY: My sister, “Jenny,” and I have had a falling-out and no longer speak. She’s upset with me because she found out her adult daughter, “Paisley,” had moved without telling anyone. I discovered...

• Tickets on sale for Donora Kennywood Day (being held Wednesday) outside of Donora Union Pharmacy, 6 to 8 p.m. Funday passes are $35 each, 65-plus, $32, children, 3 and younger, free. One-way bus tic...

Meetings in local government this week. Here is a look at upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley this week. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that bel...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, a potential breakthrough after weeks of exp...

The editorial department of the Mon Valley Independent encourages letters to the editor. Letters must be no more than 500 words, must be in good taste and must include the author’s name, town of resid...

• Zachary Enoch Geissler, 31, of Glassport was charged with DUI and accident involving damage to attended vehicle or property stemming from an alleged incident Thursday, court records state. A prelimi...

A woman was hospitalized after she was attacked by two women wielding a large knife at a McKeesport gas station over the weekend. Amber Murray, 43, and Nicole Rodgers, 37, both of McKeesport, were bot...

• Victor Raynell Tyree, 59, of North Charleroi was charged with simple assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct-engage in fighting and public drunkenness Wednesday, court records state. • Aliyah ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump began imposing higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to cause visible dam...

By the Centre Daily Times A full “sturgeon” moon will peak soon over Pennsylvania, and residents can also enjoy viewing the peak of a popular meteor shower soon after. This month’s moon is referred to...

The following students have been named to the Westmoreland County Community College Deans’ List for attaining a minimum 3.5 QPA for the spring 2025 semester: Belle Vernon Taylor Krucher, Colette Bagay...

The following students have been named to the Westmoreland County Community College President’s List for attaining a minimum 4.0 QPA for the spring 2025 semester: Belle Vernon Jaycee Conaway, Benjamin...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are blessed with a 6-month-old son, “Tyler.” I’m now back at work three days a week. My mother and my mother-in-law offered to watch him one day a week, which we were grate...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently ran my first half marathon, and it was one of the most fulfilling experiences I’ve ever had. I had been training for months, and over time, running became more than just exe...

The original tequila created more than 230 years ago by the oldest tequila company and first agave farmers, Cuervo Tradicional Blanco follows the same family recipe that put tequila on the map. This a...