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...

By JESSE BEDAYN, MARC LEVYAND SCOTT BAUER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, speaking alongside cryptocurrency leaders at the White House this week, made a statement that Repub...

“affordability” Remember mania? The time was 2025. A young, charismatic democratic socialist candidate for New York City mayor named Zohran Mamdani became a viral sensation. His secret? “Affordability...

By the MVI Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced Friday that a woman who has been a fugitive for nearly three years has been taken into custody along with a second fugitive. Sheriff’s offi...

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission alerts motorists in West Mifflin that New England Road will be reopening over the weekend, allowing for the closure of Lower Camp Hollow Road (S.R. 2043) on Monday...

• Line dance lessons, Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Department Social Center, 130 Baird St., 6 to 8 p.m., $5, no partner required. • Bingo, Washington Township Volunteer Fire Co., doors open at 5 p....

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Laylah Wheeler reaches up to high-five the Trojans mascot as she arrives at California Area Elementary School Thursday morning for the first day of the school year. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independen...

By Paula Reed Ward and Haley Moreland TribLive An 18-year-old Washington County man accused of killing his girlfriend and stuffing her body in the hatch of her car allegedly told police on Thursday th...

Any venture chosen to replace it at Palmer Park will have to be completed by the end of 2027. Donora residents offered suggestions Thursday for using a sports-related space in Palmer Park in lieu of a...

RVE Engineering will send a camera along the line next week. North Belle Vernon officials want to make sure what’s underneath Bluff Street is in good shape before putting new pavement on top of it. Co...

Heavy rainfall created safety concerns at Renziehausen Park. The last day of International Village in McKeesport was canceled Thursday afternoon after severe rain pummeled the region and resulted in f...

From draft horses and demolition derbies to a new pro wrestling show, the annual event runs through Aug. 29. By PATRICK VARINE TribLive Joann Logan has a special fondness for the annual Westmoreland F...

By JOE NAPSHA TribLive Riders using the Westmoreland County Transit Authority’s shared-ride program will be hit with a fare hike of almost 25% beginning Oct. 1, an increase that the authority board wa...

There are more than $600,000 in unpaid fines in the borough. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI West Mifflin officials dis cussed ways to get code enforcement violators to pay their fines. Community Devel...

The 60-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran has expired. The war drags on through its sixth month with no peace talks scheduled and no end in sight. Only one conclusion is possible: Donald...

McKeesport • Diamond Lashon Watts, 30, was charged with aggravated assault and simple assault at Harrison Village Thursday. The victim told police Watts went to her residence “to fight her,” according...

PennDOT District 12 announced a single-lane restriction on westbound Interstate 70 between Exit 43 (Route 201 Fayette City) and Exit 46 (Route 51/I-70 Interchange), in Rostraver Township from 6 a.m. u...