IT BECAME FASHIONABLE a few years ago for people to blame “misinformation” for others holding views they find wrongheaded. Social media platforms, sometimes jawboned by the federal government, invoked...

A lawsuit alleges violations of the state’s Consumer Protection Law. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit Tuesday against the social media app TikTok, contending the wildly po...

By The Associated Press President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that the Republic...

For the MVI Pennsylvania League of Women Voters Executive Director Amy Widestrom will be the keynote speaker at 6 p.m. Aug. 20 at the annual 1920 Celebrate the Vote event. Hosted by the League of Wome...

By Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star August 10, 2026 (This article was updated Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, to clarify that Brent Fish is no longer a partner in Fishlips LLC.) Hidden in a maze of tree-...

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has released its report on the 2025 explosion that killed two workers. One year after an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works killed tw...

Backpacks and other supplies were distributed at First Presbyterian’s fifth annual event. Backpacks, school supplies and more were donated to several hundred students and families who attended a back-...

Additional details won’t be released until testing is completed today. Air quality testing began Saturday at Monessen City School District’s middle/high school after discoveries of “abnormalities” in ...

Only one ticket was issued last month along Routes 51 and 136 in the township. A Forward Township supervisor raised concerns over potential decreases in police presence along Routes 51 and 136 at Mond...

Comments on the project can be submitted online through Aug. 24. Rostraver Township residents have an opportunity to weigh in on planned improvements along Route 906 as PennDOT opens a virtual display...

Three men are facing animal cruelty charges in connection with the 2024 beating death of a dog that state police believe was intended to “send a message” in response to a reported sexual assault. The ...

By Ethan Young, Pennsylvania Capital-Star August 10, 2026 Ethan Young is a summer intern for the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association, and a rising senior at the University of Pennsylva...

A raffle will raise money for Michael Toth, 11, who is battling leukemia. For the MVI The final Summer on Main Block Party of the season will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in downtown Monongahe...

A public viewing of Kiazi was held Monday to celebrate World Lion Day. By JOYCE HANZ TribLive The newest African lion cub at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is officially named and ready to roar — somed...

California • Janae Brittany Michaux, 36, of California, Pa. was charged with corruption of minors and endangering welfare of children - parent/ guardian/other commits offense stemming from an alleged ...

It is not difficult, these days, to see the neo-communist flipside of “Democratic Socialists”—once they find power. Indeed, the more the ossified Democratic Party claims that its growing cadre of soci...

More than a year of planning went into Saturday’s events. With reenactors, local dignitaries, dozens of volunteers and community members, the historic Cook Farm anniversary was a celebration 250 years...

By Emily Scolnick, Pennsylvania Capital-Star August 7, 2026 Emily Scolnick is a 2026 Dow Jones News Fund intern at the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. The state legislature has trimmed Gov. Josh Shapiro’s ...

Food, games and fellowship drew large crowds to the event. Epiphany of Our Lord Church closed out its annual festival on Saturday with a performance by the Dr. Zoot Band, followed by fireworks and an ...

Everything should be ready for the start of the new school year. The West Mifflin school board heard from representatives of its security and transportation providers recently regarding busing and sch...