The school board took action during an online special meeting Wednesday night. The Belle Vernon Area School Board met for a brief special meeting Wednesday, which included a motion to terminate an emp...

The investigation comes on the heels of the partnership ending between the district and the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation. McKeesport Area School District officials announced that an internal audit...

Keep their memory alive. The Mon Valley is home to thousands of dedicated and decorated heroes, men and women who honorably served their country, some who never made it home. Sons and daughters of the...

Graduation ceremonies are scheduled for 7 p.m. today for 182 graduates. Belle Vernon Area High School will hold its 2025 commencement 7 p.m. today at James Weir Stadium. In the event of inclement weat...

The Rotary includes communities within the Belle Vernon Area and Frazier school districts. They only added one extra word to their club’s name, but members of the newly rebranded Belle Vernon Area Rot...

Elizabeth Forward won in two categories for “Hadestown: Teen Edition.” During his tenure as executive director of Pittsburgh CLO, Charlie Gray steered the creation of the Gene Kelly Awards, which annu...

The Charthene Club of Charleroi recently announced three Charleroi Area High School seniors as the last girls of the month for this school year. Fernanda Andrade was named the March Girl of the Month....

RIVERS THAT FLOW through southwestern Pennsylvania are important economic drivers, recreational assets and sources of natural beauty. But they also can be deadly, which means safety must be at the for...

Democratic and Republican voters in Westmoreland County nominated the same row office candidates to represent their parties in the fall general election. Republican challengers Katie Pecarchik and Joh...

LONDON, England — Once, they loved us. Not everybody, of course. But many millions of people beyond our borders were grateful for our generosity, admired our creativity, envied our freedoms, shared ou...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His departure, announce...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump’s signature set...

Class of 2025 members Noah Cortes, Josh Nesky, Ava Chizmar and Cody Deliman took part in South Allegheny High School’s annual senior parade Tuesday evening. Led by police and first responders, the par...

The company said it invested more than $13M in the district since 2021. McKeesport Area School District announced Tuesday that its partnership with the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation is ending. Dist...

There are several changes in the 7-year deal, which runs through August 2032. The Charleroi Area Education Association has a new seven-year agreement. The school board unanimously approved the new col...

Tyler Duerstein was responsible for several township projects during his year in office. At Elizabeth Township’s May workshop meeting, Junior Commissioner Tyler Duerstein was honored for his service t...

Sen. David McCormick explained details of the arrangement Tuesday. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Sen. David McCormick said Tuesday that an arrangement that will allow Japan-based Nippon Steel to invest ...

Charleroi firefighters and police responded to a rollover crash Tuesday morning in the 900 block of Lincoln Avenue. One person was taken to a local hospital. Charleroi VFD

The action is part of a merger of the township’s fire departments. Rostraver commissioners approved new response plans Tuesday during a special meeting held due to the merger of the Rostraver Central ...

Elizabeth Forward pitcher JB Crovak leaves the field as Indiana’s Charlie Manzi approaches home plate after hitting a two-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the 11th inning to win Tuesday’s WPIAL Cl...