This year’s conditions may be setting a precedent. Excessive rain in the spring followed by a hot, dry summer might be the weather pattern of the future. Experts point to atmospheric greenhouse gases ...

There are two epic battles going on in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. One is the battle to define Kirk. The other is the battle to define his killer. There are significant voices tryin...

DO WE NEED A VAPE SHOP on every street corner? They seem to be popping up with the almost magical overnight frequency of mushrooms or Starbucks locations. If a closed business is too small to host a S...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump isn’t a doctor. But he played one on TV Monday, offering copious amounts of unproven medical advice that he suggested — often without providing evidence -- mig...

Fells United Methodist Church, 1268 Fells Church Road, Rostraver Township, will host its annual pork dinner from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday. The dinner will comprise roast pork, sauerkraut, homemade mashed ...

Belle Vernon Area Middle School soccer players Rosewyn Roberts and Kennedy Curcio had a halftime snack at the BVA High School girls soccer game Monday against Steel Valley. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley...

Solicitor Joseph Dalfonso said it’s a growing problem for area communities. Rostraver Township commissioners learned Monday that the township’s animal control service recently resigned. Township Manag...

The Trump administration intervened under the terms of a new agreement with Nippon Steel. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The White House said Monday that it intervened under the terms of a three-month-old nat...

Five more alumni will be inducted during an Oct. 18 ceremony at the high school. Monessen City School District will hold its third annual “Wall of Fame” ceremony with a red carpet event at 6 p.m. Oct....

Serra Catholic High School in McKeesport announced its 2025 homecoming court. From left are Brady Vrcic, Laura Schanck, Maxwell Black, Abby Genes, Tyler Sapida, Gabriella Cain, Madison Berko, Bodi Rie...

John Steven Chmiel, 46, of Monongahela, was denied bail due to the severity of the charges. A Monongahela man is accused of kidnapping a woman and threatening her with a loaded gun if she tried to lea...

An opening reception will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Monessen Public Library. By the MVI The Valley Art Club will host its 82nd annual exhibition with an opening reception from 1 to 4 p.m....

This year marks the 108th year for Donora’s National Historic District. For the MVI Cement City, one of the most venerable facets of Donora’s long and storied history, will be the focus of another spe...

A McKeesport man is accused of punching a police officer in the face during a domestic incident Saturday. Clarence Gunter, 23, was charged with aggravated assault, strangulation, two counts of simple ...

Rehoboth Presbyterian Church deacons will host a vendor/craft show and sale from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The church is located at 442 Rehoboth Road in Rostraver Township. Some items featured wil...

Twenty-seven members and guests of the Annita Garibaldi Society gathered recently at the Cedar Creek Park activities center in Rostraver Township for a fun-filled afternoon. Games and activities inclu...

It was August 2023, and we made the decision to go to Pilsen for the 2025 Liberation Festival. It would also coincide with the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, V-E Day. We began telli...

A Monessen man is accused of allegedly choking and assaulting a child multiple times during an alleged incident Saturday. Robert Haywood Moore, 43, was charged with two counts of strangulation, simple...

THERE ARE A LOT OF “ISTS” flying around right now. It used to be the labels socialist, Marxist and communist being thrown around. Now it’s fascist, antifascist and anarchist as Democrats and Republica...

Ahiss overwhelmed the room. We were on a stage at Lincoln Center, talking about Kansas. And if the audience walked in wanting me to be the enemy, I had just inadvertently confirmed that I was. All it ...