Earl McCorkle lost it in the Rhine River during the Battle of Remagen in 1945. A World War II soldier’s helmet has been returned to an Elizabeth family after 80 years in an unexpected reunion. Earl Mc...

The party will kick off in May at Historic Hanna’s Town. Fresh on the heels of Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday celebration in 2024, local officials are looking to the forward to the nation’s Semi...

Thumbs down to flu season. February is bringing cold weather — and influenza. That means flu, as well as COVID, pneumonia and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Statewide, there were 21,469 cases of F...

Thank God for the stock market. The market is one of the only things Donald Trump can be expected to listen to — likely more than polls and certainly more than his advisers — even when he doesn’t want...

To the Editor: January’s potent one-two punch of bone-chilling temperatures and wintry weather reminds us how important it is that Pennsylvanians have access to dependable utility service to economica...

Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced Friday that a North Versailles man, facing a dozen charges of sexually assaulting a young girl, has been taken into custody in Georgia. Ertmon Winston...

The Sunday school class at Lynnwood Lutheran Church in Washington Township displays the valentines they created for Meals on Wheels recipients as part of the Caring Cards program sponsored by the Bell...

They are accused of failing to report a sexual relationship involving a student and a security guard. Two McKeesport Area School District administrators were fired after facing disciplinary hearings i...

A proposal to reinstate the lieutenant and sergeant positions may have to wait for the next contract. Donora council members who favor reinstating the position of lieutenant to the borough’s police fo...

Crews ran into some terrain problems that delayed the project. At Elizabeth Township’s meeting this week, commissioners discussed some of the township’s past and upcoming projects and how grants can m...

A South Carolina man is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend at her Rostraver Township home late Wednesday. Robert S. Chaplin, 34, of Hollywood, S.C., was charged by Rostraver Township police wi...

The virus is spreading rapidly across the state. Flu cases are spiking in Western Pennsylvania as the region’s doctors treat high numbers of patients stricken with the seasonal respiratory illness. Dr...

The Washington County Republican provided insight on several issues. Mon Valley residents had a virtual opportunity Thursday to hear from one of the Mon Valley’s state representatives on current and u...

By GENE JOHNSON AND MIKE CATALINI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of paren...

In 2017, when now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio was a senator from Florida, he posted this on social media about the United States Agency for International Development: “Foreign Aid is not charity. W...

WHAT’S NEXT FOR MONROEVILLE MALL? The 186-acre retail destination was sold by CBL Properties last week. The price tag? About $34 million. That’s nothing compared with the $231 million CBL paid when it...

A McKeesport man is accused of kicking a female victim in the stomach after dispatch officers could allegedly hear screaming over the phone. Daishawn Smith, 27, is charged with aggravated assault, str...

They’re named in honor of alumni Dr. Joseph and Nancy Zisk and Dennis E. Wisnosky. PennWest announced two new scholarships Wednesday specifically for students at the California campus. The scholarship...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com When it’s time, you just know. For Belle Vernon Area boys basketball coach Joe Salvino, now is the time. The second-winningest coach in WPIAL history with 741 vict...

The Strom siblings, Jade, 7, and Jack, 4, cheered on their mom, Cal U women’s basketball team head coach Jess Strom, in style from the sidelines during the team’s home game Wednesday. See coverage of ...