The U.S. surgeon general made that recommendation Friday. On Friday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that because alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, warning labels should be on all alcoholic...

Area residents hold differing views on the impact the move will have on the local economy. By JACK TROY and QUINCEY REESE TribLive It takes a mixture of alcohol, dish soap and standard cleaner to remo...

They were discovered last week outside Giant Eagle in White Oak. A national organization is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information related to two young adult female miniature pinschers foun...

It’s a music-filled stage version of the popular Pixar film. The McKeesport Little Theater is preparing to take audiences on an underwater journey with some familiar Pixar characters in Disney’s “Find...

Government business could be put on hold until March if Tom DeRosa and Dave Levdansky can’t agree on a vacancy board appointee. A vacancy meeting scheduled for Monday morning in Forward Township has b...

Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh provided it through grant funding. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh has given Charleroi Regional Police a state-of-the-art piece of equip...

Council plans to appoint Steve Grcich to fill a spot on its vacancy board. Donora will hold a vacancy board meeting after next Thursday’s regular council session to appoint a new council member. There...

The national event was created to help communities put aside their differences following an election. Charleroi will have something to look forward to today with its own “Love Anyway Feast.” After Ele...

A few Belle Vernon Area Middle School basketball players stopped by Thursday’s girls varsity game to cheer on the Leopards against Elizabeth Forward. The group includes Gracie Martin, Hadley Steinhoff...

The plans were revealed in an annual report from Rostraver Central FD. Rostraver Township may soon have one combined fire department. Rostraver Central Fire Department released a report last week that...

A formal announcement from the White House could be made today. By the MVI President Joe Biden will block Nippon Steel’s proposed purchase of U.S. Steel, the Washington Post reported late Thursday nig...

The stomach ailment has been plaguing several parts of the country since late November. An uptick in cases of the norovirus has made the holidays a bit less merry for Mon Valley residents who have con...

The Camerons plan to start rebuilding at the same site in Carroll Township. Back in March, the Cameron family never expected their Carroll Township home of 15 years to collapse before their eyes. They...

West Mifflin cheerleader Izia Love (center, front row) is joined by fans who came to watch the girls basketball team play against McKeesport on Thursday evening. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

William, Genesis, Shiloh, Luka and Mila were all born shortly after midnight. William Sido Scott was born 10 seconds after midnight Wednesday to become the first birth of 2025 in the Pittsburgh area. ...

The borough may run into contractual issues due to an arbitrator’s ruling from decades ago. Donora council members debated reinstating the position of lieutenant to the borough’s police department Thu...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans acted alone, the FBI said Thursday, reversing its position from a day earlier that he li...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The highly decorated Army soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before det...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new governor as the island prepared for a normally ebullient ceremony overshadowed by widespread anger over...

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON AND MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The cars begin lining up early in the morning to be screened by Secret Service agents under white tents near the f...