Borough officials have not had an increase in their annual stipend since 1993. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI West Mifflin officials are working on the budget for next year, which calls for a dedicate...

The holidays are around the corner and the Friends of the Monessen Public Library’s annual Holiday Boutique is open for shopping. The boutique offers an assortment of holiday decorations for sale. Sho...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result. Democrats didn’t get the health insurance provisions they demanded adde...

NOVEMBER IS WHEN FAMILIES finally come together around a table and accomplish one thing that may have been hard to do for months. They have a meal and try to get along. Maybe it’s the impending Thanks...

“Voters have spoken, but what did they say?” asks The Economist. Good question, and the magazine provides a trenchant answer: “Democrats risk drawing the wrong lessons from one good day. Moderate gove...

Registration is now open for volunteer tax preparers and greeters at sites across the region. For the MVI United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania is seeking volunteers to prepare tax returns and greet...

The project’s remaining two phases are each expected to cost about $3 million. By JEFF HIMLER TribLive Westmoreland County Airport Authority is taking out a $2.9 million bridge loan to keep payments f...

• Michael Fine, 57, of Monongahela was charged with obstruction of administration of law, resisting arrest, two counts of DUI and disorderly conduct stemming from an alleged incident Oct. 27, court re...

From left, Monongahela Elks Lodge 455 members Aaron Benney, Kevin Behanna, Stanley Welsh and Rick Opferman are shown Wednesday morning unloading boxes of hams donated to the Finleyville Food Pantry in...

The deal ends a four-month budget impasse that stopped the flow of billions of state dollars to schools, counties, and nonprofits that provide critical public services. Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a...

The budget impasse is expected to impact the county’s bottom line in 2026. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Westmoreland officials warned that passage of a state budget on Wednesday will not immediately r...

Hammond worked as a sales representative for the Mon Valley Independent at the time of his death. A beloved and respected member of the Mon Valley Independent newspaper team is being remembered as som...

Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering gift-filled shoeboxes to children including many who are suffering from war, poverty, disease and disaster. By the MVI Voluntee...

By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive The 82-year-old mayor of a small Fayette County town had a blood-alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit on Election Night when he crashed his car into a woman driving h...

The historic, 1,000-pound grist stone was once used for grinding grain into flour or meal. For the MVI An historic millstone is now part of the landscape outside of the McKeesport Regional History & H...

WASHINGTON(AP)— President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, str...

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, MATT BROWN AND MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she...

To the Editor: I was disappointed to see the Washington County Commissioners canceled the economic development contract with the Washington County Chamber of Commerce after 26 years of results. We at ...

Tenaska has been operating the plant near Smithton since December 2018 under state approval. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive State regulators say they will issue an air quality permit to the natural gasfired p...

POLICE ENFORCE ACCOUNTABILITY — sometimes through arrests, sometimes through simply maintaining order. It is understandable that the public expects police to be accountable as well. It is confusing to...