Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 89. Actor David Suchet is 79. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., is 78. Singer- songwriter Larry Gatlin is 77. Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 75. Basketball Hall of Famer J...

Editor’s Note: To commemorate our 9th anniversary, we are republishing our editorial from our first edition, published on May 2, 2016. ON DEC. 31, 2015, when The Valley Independent published its final...

Nearly 4 in 10 moms say they’d prefer to go out to eat for Mother’s Day. Too often, even on their special day, moms end up managing details behind the scenes. But the most thoughtful gift might not be...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve known “Bianca” since high school. She’s my neighbor and godmother to my son. I consider her a sister, and we travel and spend holidays together. Our families get along well. A month ag...

DEAR HARIETTE: I have been arguing with my husband for years. He regularly speaks to me like I am an idiot. He is rude and downright nasty. I have pleaded with him to stop treating me like this. I hav...

FAMILY FEATURES ome renovations happen for a variety of reasons – whether to reflect personal style preferences, replace worn out materials or adapt to a family’s evolving functional needs. Among the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the United States, saying American kids might “have two dolls instead...

Two Westmoreland County Community College students were named to the 2024-25 All-USA/ All-Pennsylvania Academic Team sponsored by the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges. Sofia Francia of R...

May is packed with huge concerts, including three stadium shows, and a pair of sold-out nights at PPG Paints Arena. Here’s a look at the top shows coming to Pittsburgh this month: May 8: AC/DC, The Pr...

Tonight’s Music • Strum, Giant Oaks Winery, Finleyville, 6:30 p.m. • Acoustic open mic, The Drunken Hippie, Monongahela, 8 p.m. • The Rat Pack, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg, 7:30 p.m. Friday Music •...

For the MVI Pennsylvania Western University is set to honor its spring 2025 graduates in a series of commencement ceremonies on Saturday across its California, Clarion, and Edinboro campuses. Undergra...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 55-year-old father of a 7-year-old child. My social skills and experience are rusty due to graduate school and post-graduate training years (12 years, to be exact) without much socia...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m feeling frustrated and concerned after a recent experience involving my 8-year-old daughter. She has a severe peanut allergy, and last weekend, I allowed her to spend the night at ...

By The Associated Press Ethan Hunt’s last mission? A new Superman? Happy Gilmore as a dad? Three genre-spanning Pedro Pascal movies, including a romance, a superhero movie and an A24 Ari Aster thrille...

To the Editor: In regards to the letter ‘To the Editor’ of 4-18-25 titled “Thank you, Trump voters,” as a former Democrat and recent Republican who voted for President Trump in all three past presiden...

TODAY MARKS 50 YEARS SINCE THE FALL OF SAIGON and the end of the Vietnam War. On that day, April 30, 1975, Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, fell to North Vietnamese forces, marking the end of the...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My mom is such a hard worker! She has an incredible story that includes learning English as her second language, going to college, struggling to find work, going back to college while ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been in a text relationship for nearly a year. I call it a text relationship because we communicate solely through texting. Because I’m not a video chat person, it doesn’t bother me ...

• Dana Lynn Telega, 41, of Vestaburg, Pa., was charged with false identification to a law enforcement officer, driving while operating privileges are suspended and driving without a license stemming f...

A Washington, Pa., man died after he was shot in the city on Monday morning. Nasstylejah Wilkerson, 28, was pronounced dead in the emergency department of UPMC Washington Hospital following the shooti...