Some business owners say paid leave programs should be funded by the state. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Raymond Ramey had been doing the math — and he didn’t like what he saw. As the owner of Brave Bean...

By ADAM BABETSKI TribLive Pittsburgh International Airport’s passenger traffic has yet to recover after Spirit Airlines folded in May — a problem that Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO Christina ...

DETROIT (AP) — Mike Rogers stood outside Cody High School on Detroit’s west side on a recent drizzly morning and decried Michigan’s decline in reading achievement. “This is the civil rights issue of o...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Even after the last votes were counted from Alaska’s primary election, the final slate of candidates was far from settled. Late withdrawals shook up the races for governor, U.S. ...

Members of the Monessen Midget League Division 3 football team wait to take the field to be introduced before Friday night’s high school varsity game against Fort Cherry at Monessen Stadium. Division ...

The celebration starts at 2 p.m. today, featuring food, music, fireworks, vendors and a parade. Donora will celebrate 125 years of community today with an expanded version of a longtime tradition. The...

Bill Hecklick is leading the effort to preserve the borough’s colorful past. For Bill Hecklick, the effort to breathe new life into the Charleroi Area Historical Society started long before he joined ...

The Carnegie Library of McKeesport is holding events throughout September. For areas like McKeesport, libraries are a space for community camaraderie, not just for books, and the city’s library is cel...

Havencrest Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Carroll Township will host a community car cruise from 1 to 4:30 p.m. today. The innovative program, the second such event hosted by the skilled nurs...

It helps keep the bats away from residential areas and gives them a safe place to stay. A bat box recently installed at Monessen’s City Park was provided by CNX Bat Stewardship to address a problem af...

Details of the Allenport accident are still under investigation. An Allenport man was struck and killed by a train late Friday afternoon. Anthony Michael Chilzer, 43, was hit by a Norfolk Southern tra...

Emergency crews from Belle Vernon Fire Company, Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company, North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services and the Pennsylvania ...

A party held Friday featured stories about its place in the history of U.S. aviation. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI County and state officials were among those on hand Friday to cut the cake and cele...

Meetings in local government next week Every week, the Mon Valley Independent editorial staff will share upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of pu...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By MORGAN BAZILIAN AND JAMIE WEBSTER Colorado School of Mines Diesel fuel prices in the ...

One of the challenges with writing about the war in — and on — Ukraine is that so little changes. I don’t mean the fighting on the ground, though even there, when viewed from a distance, it doesn’t lo...

By Ian Karbal, Pennsylvania Capital-Star September 17, 2026 Key points Earlier this month, immigrants’ rights advocates alerted journalists to what they called the “largest ICE workplace raid in Penns...

Linda Winfrey and Rick Waychoff of New Hampshire walk near the Ebenezer Covered Bridge at Mingo Creek County Park Thursday afternoon. Waychoff, originally from Washington, Pa., and Winfrey are visitin...

Her car became trapped Thursday morning along Happy Hollow Road. Heavy rain inundated roads and properties across Elizabeth Township Thursday morning, prompting a swift-water rescue after a woman beca...

Two company officials spoke at Thursday’s West Mifflin Area school board meeting. After a no-show at last week’s meeting and a bus driver cited for hitting a parked car this week, representatives of K...