POLITICS IS UGLY. Elections can be the worst expression of that ugliness. In recent years, the voting process has become riddled with skepticism, distrust and hostility. But does it have to be? Is the...

To the Editor: In the past we had a few bad presidents. Now we not only have a bad president, we have a dangerous one. He is out of control because he has so much control and that makes him very dange...

(AP) — Staffing shortages led to more flight delays at airports across the U.S. on Tuesday as the federal government shutdown stretched into a seventh day, while union leaders for air traffic controll...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s Conservatives used to boast they were the world’s most successful political party. Not anymore. The center-right party that governed the U.K. for more than 60 of t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A partisan battle is playing out in a Washington courtroom that could decide the fate of President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement intervention in the nation’s capital. Dozens...

Rain fell on the boys soccer teams from Yough and Charleroi throughout Tuesday night’s game. The rain was needed after recent drought conditions, but the forecast is much drier for the rest of the wee...

Road and slope reconstruction in the area could take up to two months for crews to complete. Coal Valley Road is closed again as of Monday as work is moving forward on the Mon/Fayette Expressway, acco...

The company hopes to begin construction by the end of the year with a goal of opening by Memorial Day. After more than two years of planning, rezoning and public meetings — and no shortage of neighbor...

Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte said the school district is still financially stable, but warned that may not last much longer. By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com During Tuesday’s work session, the...

A Forward Township family needs assistance after being displaced by Monday’s accident. Joe Ferson never expected a school bus to be in his living room, but on Monday that was his reality. The family o...

Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish of Elizabeth/Glassport/Liberty Boro hosted its annual Blessing of Pets on Sunday at the Queen of the Rosary Campus in Glassport. More than 50 pets were given a ...

One of the main themes of the second Trump administration has been the explosive collision between the president’s determination to enforce federal immigration law and many Democratic leaders’ determi...

A state Supreme Court ruling forced the county to implement the system despite opposition from the Republican majority. The Westmoreland County commissioners on Tuesday approved a process to allow vot...

To the Editor: Hey MAGA, do you need a chiropractor after turning yourself into pretzels defending Jeffrey Epstein’s good friend, Trumpy Dumpy? On the campaign trail, TACO said he would release the Ep...

John Malcolm Smith V, 26, of McKeesport, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive A McKeesport man will spend the rest of his life in state prison after a jury o...

Siblings Hawthorne Maraldo, 4, and Willow Poziviak, 8, soaked up the sunshine Monday afternoon while playing together at Mechanic Street Playground in California. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent...

Police said the bus is from out of the area and no children were on board at the time of the accident. A school bus crashed into a house in Forward Township Monday afternoon. Emergency crews were call...

The pros and cons of the proposal were discussed at a special meeting Monday. Charleroi council spent more than an hour Monday night debating the details — and the politics — of a proposed resolution ...

Ashley and Michael Bolen will respond to animalrelated issues in the city. Monessen has added two new animal control officers through its nonprofit partner to help address animal issues in the city. M...