E urope is plagued by a number of existential crises. Yet they are all self-inflicted — and by a dominant, therapeutic culture that embraced utopian but lethal bromides. These suicidal wounds are now ...

For the MVI The McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center will host a senior personal self-defense class at 6 p.m. Wednesday. This engaging and practical workshop is designed to empower seniors wi...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is scheduled to speak about political violence at Tuesday’s Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Downtown Pittsburgh, less than a week after a gunman assassinated conservativ...

WESTMORELAND COUNTY Commissioners are putting the brakes on spending. That makes sense. The county is not exactly swimming in cash. In December 2023, commissioners pivoted toward a last-minute tax inc...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By LINGGONG KONG PH.D. Candidate in Political Science, Auburn University If the purpose ...

Kayla Smolk of Brownsville looks at a tarantula held by Copeland Whitfield of the Pittsburgh Zoo during Saturday’s Summer Bash in Donora. The event was sponsored by the Donora Smog Commemorative Commi...

Congressional Democrats have threatened to shut down the government at the end of the month if there’s no new agreement. WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax cred...

The Mon Valley Performing Arts Academy has announced plans to secure a permanent, turn-key facility in the heart of California Borough. The proposed space will serve as the new home for MVPAA’s growin...

Saturday’s event offered a demonstration on how to save someone in trouble, along with advice for avoiding danger in the water. In the wake of a heartbreaking tragedy in Donora earlier this summer, a ...

Commissioners expect the Boston Fieldhouse project to be completed right on schedule. Elizabeth Township storm sewer and sanitary lines were inspected last month, pothole patching has been done and th...

His bill would make the bidding more transparent. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano recently introduced legislation aimed at improving transparency and closing loopholes in the Redevelopment Assistance Capi...

Firefighters from Rostraver Township responded to a brush fire Sunday evening in the 200 block of Somers Street. The call initially came in as a reported structure fire, but when first responders arri...

The overhaul of American attitudes toward immigration has many fronts. One is the border, both the southern and northern frontiers. Another is workplaces — Mexican restaurants, manufacturing plants li...

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see the way forward in Gaza following Israel’s attack on Hamas operatives in ...

WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR HISTORY, it is a timeline where the major marks are often political and frequently violent — and too regularly both. This is not unique to America. It is not a problem of modern hi...

Aubrey George, Madelyn Casey and Gabby Pollock cheered for the Trojans on Friday as California Area celebrated Youth Night during its football game against Bentworth. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independ...

Progress has been made in recent weeks, but there’s no way to tell when the prolonged standoff might be resolved. It has been 75 days since the Pennsylvania legislature missed the deadline to approve ...

They described how they dealt with the loss of their daughter Samantha, who took her life at age 14. They chose love when it would’ve been easier to choose anger. They chose love when silence felt saf...

The money was presented to the Monongahela Veterans Council Friday night. The energy was electric, the crowd was the biggest yet — and the result was nearly $13,000 going to support Mon Valley veteran...