The celebration of cuisine will take place Aug. 16. North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park just wrapped up an event last weekend, and preparations are already underway for its next celebration. Polka ...

Siblings Vinny Tokar, 5, and Viviana Tokar, 2, of Monessen pretend to drive from the conductor’s seat of the train-themed play structure at Cedar Creek Park in Rostraver Township. They visited the pla...

The change will take effect Aug. 16 at the insistence of the property owners. A popular bus route in Rostraver Township is about to be discontinued. According to the Mid-Mon Valley Transit Authority, ...

The weeklong celebration of agriculture in the county gets underway Aug. 9. The annual Washington County Agricultural Fair will kick off next week with the theme “Pennsylvania Fairs Cultivating Future...

It was closed to traffic in April due to “unstable structural conditions.” The Center Avenue bridge that connects Elizabeth to Forward Township has reopened — right on schedule. On April 15, the bridg...

The crash took place March 14 in Jefferson Hills. A Jefferson Hills man accused of killing a motorcyclist while driving drunk in the borough earlier this year has been charged with homicide by vehicle...

The Mon Valley Paws August sponsor of the month is the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Monessen. Shown, from left, are Annette Russell, Debi Hornbeck, Rebecca Russell, Pat Jackson and Mary Furio-Earl h...

He was a dedicated advocate for communitybased health care. For the MVI The regional health care community is mourning the loss of D. James Heatherington, former chairman of UPMC McKeesport and longti...

Kathleen King of Greenock and Mary Jo and Chuck McClintock of Port Vue enjoy a catered brunch from the R Place Restaurant of Elizabeth Township during a reception Saturday in Archangel Hall at St. Mic...

Hannah Lindley served more than six years in a similar position in Washington County. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive For the first time in five years, Westmoreland County has a deputy director of the el...

Allegheny County Police say they believe a man shot a woman before taking his own life early Thursday morning in McKeesport. County 911 was notified of a shooting in the 2300 block of Grandview Avenue...

Elections have consequences, and winners set the rules — up to a point. In a healthy democracy, the majority’s power should always be tempered by a decent respect for minority rights. Otherwise, ruthl...

THE WORLD OF FICTION makes it seem like the death penalty is a simple, almost foregone conclusion in a courthouse. It isn’t, at least not in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State has a complicated relation...

The Red Sand Project is an art initiative that uses sidewalk cracks as installations to raise awareness of human trafficking. Human trafficking can take place anywhere and to anyone, and that’s why So...

Record-setting usage fueled by heat waves, plus the region’s electrical grid, is behind the increases. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and p...

The supervisors are also working with the township’s refuse hauler to get trash service issues worked out. Fallowfield Township supervisors decided to increase safety measures for monthly meetings. St...

For the MVI The August Fun Fest will take place 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Cedar Creek Park, Rostraver Township. This event is free to the public and offers free parking. There’s something for the wh...

Summer’s Best Two Weeks is a Christian sports day camp that is hosted by Lebanon Church in West Mifflin. “God first, others second, and I’m third.” That’s the motto for “Summer’s Best Two Weeks”, a sp...

Road Kings Car Cruise The Road Kings Car Club of Greensburg is back again to host the annual August Fun Fest Show Car Cruise. Hundreds of cars are expected for this year’s event and visitors can take ...

Commissioners declined to disclose why Sarah Minnick is being ousted. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive The Westmoreland County commissioners on Tuesday confirmed that they are firing the director of the c...