FAMILY FEATURES Don’t wait for smoke on the horizon to prepare for a wildfire. While hot temperatures, dry conditions and strong winds increase wildfire threat, taking small manageable steps – like cr...

• Joseph Lawrence Girdwood, 19, of Charleroi was charged with a small amount of personal use marijuana and use/possession of drug paraphernalia stemming from an alleged incident Tuesday, court records...

Thursday Events • Bike night, Coconut Joe’s Tiki Bar, Finleyville, 6:30 p.m. • Line dancing, H Lounge, Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, North Strabane Township, 8 p.m. • Art show, Redstone Art Foundat...

CLASSROOMS ARE BACK in full swing in the Mon Valley. But weeks before the official first day of school, many students began practicing and preparing for fall sports and activities such as band and che...

• Jasmine Davonne McBride, 27, of Houston, Pa., was charged with prohibited acts - possession, driving without a license and failure to stop at a stop sign stemming from an alleged incident Monday, co...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I grew up in New York and have been here my entire life. I decided about a year ago that I wanted to move to a new city. I only flirted with the idea at first, but recently, my boss to...

The whistleblower also alleges that top aging department officials purposely suppressed or manipulated data when responding to Spotlight PA’s public records requests. HARRISBURG — A high-level Pennsyl...

• Eric Fairbanks, 46, of Glassport was charged with terroristic threats and harassment stemming from an alleged incident Saturday, court record state. • Danielle Spell, 38, was charged with simple ass...

The move opens a new front in the fight for central bank control. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday night that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix appears to have its first No. 1 box-office title in the streaming company’s 18-year history thanks to the sensation of “KPop Demon Hunters.” Rival studios on Sunday estimate...

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said Friday he’l...

DEAR ABBY: I felt compelled to write to you after reading the “plight” of the parents of the bride of “Ruined Wedding in New York” (April 23). As someone who’s worked in the hospitality field for more...

• Clothes 4U ministry, First United Methodist Church, 200 State St., Belle Vernon, 9 a.m. to noon. • Annual Doggie Paddle, Mon Valley YMCA, 101 Taylor Run Road, Carroll Township, 5 to 6 p.m. for dogs ...

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

For the average person, artificial intelligence chatbots are a quick and easy way to find a trivia fact, homemade cookie recipe or even sample emails to send to your boss, but as this technology becom...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court de...

• Ashley Ann Stimak, 43, of Monongahela was charged with hindering apprehension and permitting violation of title stemming from an alleged incident Aug. 15, court records state. • Christine Ann Fine, ...

• James Wilkerson, 37, of McKeesport, was charged with receiving stolen property, persons not possess, use, manufacture, control, carrying a firearm without a license, and carrying a loaded weapon ste...

By MIKE CATALINI and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press James Dobson, who founded the conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LG...

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...