By Shalina Chatlani, Pennsylvania Capital-Star August 31, 2026 In 14 states, the closure of the closest rural hospital or its obstetric unit would force many Medicaid patients to drive an hour or more...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By MICHAEL HELBING Adjunct Professor of Law, Penn State Governors across the country are...

Barbara Bridge of Belle Vernon marks her bingo card while playing Monday morning at the Center on the Hill in Washington Township. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

Clairton City School District & Pittsburgh Public Schools have already announced the change. Extreme heat and humidity expected to grip the region are already disrupting the school week, with Clairton...

One car rolled over in a two-vehicle collision  Monday night on Interstate 70 West at the Speers exit. Police, Charleroi Fire Department and Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services responded to the a...

The results could lead to changes in the public transit system. The Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority is nearing completion of the second engagement phase of its system- wide fixed-route study Mid Mon ...

Phase 1 of the project is expected to be wrapped up by the Oct. 9 target date. Classes started Monday in the Elizabeth Forward School District, and high school students will be learning with construct...

Jakob Korber is charged with one count of homicide. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive On Saturday, longtime friends Christin Hamilton and Donna Heltebran caught up by text message. Hamilton shared some photos...

The Charleroi Area High School cheerleaders met the Monessen High School cheerleaders and posed for a group photo before the big rivalry football game on Friday. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independen...

The mobile lab visited the Monessen Family Center from June 26 to July 3. By the MVI This summer, a 24-by-8-foot trailer, fully converted into a mobile technology lab, rolled into Monessen to bring ha...

An expert says not everyone’s taxes will increase. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive For the first time in more than a decade, Allegheny County is preparing to reassess the value of every property in the coun...

The Mon Valley Paws September sponsor of the month is Sun Coach Lines. Shown, from left, are Steve Gaydos and George Logan. The mission of Mon Valley Paws is to provide assistance to individuals and n...

By Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star August 31, 2026 As public sentiment sours on automatic license plate readers — particularly cameras operated by Flock Safety — state lawmakers on both sid...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has frequently suggested he wants to seek a third term, posting about mounting another campaign, donning 2028 caps and discussing ways to make it happen — even...

The Westmoreland Fair, held in Mt. Pleasant Township, wrapped up its 72nd season Saturday. The day’s events included a junior livestock sale, a horse pull, 4-H air rifle and archery contests and a dem...

The blaze broke out on the 500 block of Warne Street Extension late Saturday night. By the MVI An investigation into a late Saturday night fire in Monongahela ended tragically as the woman who lived t...

Friday’s contest with Elizabeth Forward was called off after the incident. TribLive Counselors will be on hand Monday at South Allegheny schools in the wake of Friday’s incident in which a gun was fir...

There will be several opportunities to donate in Fayette and Westmoreland counties. Vitalant, a nonprofit blood and biotherapy organization, will host blood drives across Fayette and Westmoreland coun...

Jakob Michael Korber, known to have been in the area, is now in custody, state police said. By Brian C. Rittmeyer TribLive A West Newton woman was found dead Sunday morning in a house in Sewickley Tow...

Rock blasting could start Tuesday for a new section of the Mon/Fayette Expressway. According to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s latest update, Trumbull Corporation will begin rock blasting oper...