WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japa- nese officials, a sign of the high stakes for the Unit ed States after its tariffs rattled t...

A PENNSYLVANIA COURT has decided the people don’t need to know about communications between state lawmakers and lobbyists who court them for influence. Nonprofit newsroom Spotlight PA asked for commun...

It’s understandable that Democrats are fuming about Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ferreting out waste, fraud and abuse, inasmuch as the people committing the waste, fraud and abuse a...

Fred Bills has been on a mission to clean up his hometown since returning from San Diego. By ANNA LISA HAUGHWOUT McKeesport Community Newsroom “Isn’t he something!” yells Sandy Tressler from her front...

The donation will be used for equipment, including a new “Jaws of Life” system. West Mifflin #3 Volunteer Fire Department received a $50,000 check Tuesday from U.S. Steel. The money will be used for u...

They will take place this summer as part of an overall district improvement project. The Belle Vernon Area school board has approved new upgrades to Weir Stadium that are part of a list of upcoming fa...

Charleroi Elementary Center students received Easter goodies this week. School board member Tom Nutting, who heads the Stuff the Bus committee, said last summer’s donation drive was so successful he w...

That would give police more power to enforce them. Rules set at North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park could soon be made official. During a recent meeting, Mayor Craig Ambrose asked if the borough wo...

“Chef Nathan” said he enjoys trying out new recipes for the school district’s students. For the MVI One day you’re eating lunch in the cafeteria with your friends at high school, and then you turn aro...

They apprehended an accused rapist found in the borough in February. At Tuesday’s West Mifflin council meeting, members of the borough’s police department were honored for their service during an inci...

High winds brought down trees in several areas. By the MVI Heavy wind and rain swept through the region Tuesday, in between peeks of clear skies and sunshine. In some areas of the region, hail was als...

Several members of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council traveled to Harrisburg recently to participate in an Advocacy Day organized by the Pennsylvania Association of Ar...

Two district officials made an appeal to the school board Tuesday evening. The elementary school principal and special education director proposed new K-5 math and reading curriculums at Tuesday’s Mon...

Carla Herrnberger will find out if she’s the winner at a May 9 ceremony. A Charleroi Area educator has been chosen as a finalist for this year’s Washington County Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Leadership...

DURING PASSOVER, the Jewish people remember the liberation of their ancestors from slavery in Egypt. It is a time of reflection and rejoicing. It is marked by solemnity and celebration. On Saturday, G...

To the Editor: In “No pain, no gain” ( MVI, 4-9-25) the letter writer makes a valiant effort to put lipstick on Trump’s tariff war with China. He turns history upside down to imply China betrayed our ...

Much of the public’s attention to the Trump tariff situation focuses on 1) each person’s individual loss, or possible loss, in the stock market and 2) whether tariffs will result in inflation going fo...

United Steelworkers and ATI have reportedly reached a tentative contract agreement. The USW announced the development Tuesday evening via a text to its members. ATI spokeswoman Natalie Gillespie confi...

Members of the Stuff the Bus Committee stopped by with Easter gifts for students at Charleroi Area Elementary Center on Monday. Leo Breegle and Lovemika Joseph received their gifts from Larry Hopkins,...

The vacancy board approved Amy Cline in a 2-1 vote. Amy Cline has a new hat to wear in Forward Township — that of a township supervisor. On Monday, Cline was selected over seven other interested resid...