“Do you think she was ready for the wonder of God?” “Of course she was!” On the last Saturday night of July, a group gathered virtually for a poetry reading. We were fans — and some, friends — of Jane...

Amani Telegraphis, 3, of Monessen rides a motorcycle at Sunday’s August Fun Fest at Cedar Creek Park. The annual event is sponsored by Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation.

It would give county leaders the power to approve bridge projects. The Senate recently approved legislation to provide state funding for local bridge projects, giving counties the flexibility needed t...

It was shut down for a road and slope reconstruction project. Construction for the Mon/Fayette Expressway’s Section 53A1 and Section 53A2 continues this month as Coal Valley Road is scheduled to be op...

He said it would prevent public officials convicted of serious crimes from using their insider connections. State Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, announced that he’s introduced legislation th...

Several close races will help determine which party controls the U.S. House. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive Republican incumbents in Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation outraised their Democratic counte...

A woman has been charged with providing false reports to police alleging physical and sexual abuse by family and church members against a child dozens of times over the past year. Meghan L. McConville...

Large-scale immigration raids haven’t hit Berks County, but ICE’s presence is still having a chilling effect. By GABRIELA MARTÍNEZ Spotlight PA READING — Large-scale immigration raids haven’t hit a Pe...

John Adams and Samuel Adams are in, but John Quincy Adams isn’t. Alan Shepard and John Glenn are in, but Gus Grissom isn’t. Betsy Ross is in, but Ross Perot isn’t. John Wayne is in, but Wayne Newton i...

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees ...

IN THE BIBLICAL BOOK OF JUDGES, a story is told of a test. When the Gileadites vanquished the Ephraimites, the defeated people tried to escape across the Jordan River. The Gileadites, however, counter...

The celebration will continue today at Epiphany of Our Lord. Anyone seeking tasty food and beachy vibes found them Friday at the annual Epiphany of Our Lord Parish Festival in Monessen. This year’s fe...

Three Valley men are accused of selling guns and drugs in a multi-county operation. By the MVI Four men — including three from Monessen — are accused of selling guns, fentanyl and heroin to an underco...

The legislation underscores tension between hunters divided over tradition and flexibility, as well as between lawmakers and the Game Commission. BELLEFONTE — In 2019, a state agency bucked tradition ...

The free program is offered through the Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania. Josiah Murray of McKeesport aspires to be in real estate and buy a home some day, and a program in McKeesport has b...

The specialized facility is located in Canonsburg. A woman-owned medical clinic opened Friday in Canonsburg. The Lymphedema & Wound Care Clinic of Southwestern PA is the first of its kind in the regio...

Area departments responded to a reported structure fire just before 9 a.m. Friday at Nathan Goff Apartments in North Charleroi. Crews found a smell of smoke on two floors. After about 15 minutes, the ...

Rostraver Township firefighters and police responded to a twovehicle accident about 3:30 p.m. Friday on Route 906 north in Webster. Occupants were evaluated on scene by Rostraver West Newton Emergency...

MAGA has a problem, in the form of Donald Trump. Put simply: MAGA wants to define what MAGA (or “America first”) means, and Donald Trump wants it to mean whatever he says at any given moment. I should...

Where did your people come from? This is not a political statement, rather this is what I have witnessed and learned in my 70 years in this great country. My maternal grandparents were Harry and Goldi...