The 2.2-mill hike is included in her budget proposal for next year. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato proposed a 46.5% property tax hike Tuesday evening to help address a growing budget defic...

NEW PROGRAMS in government often are nothing new at all. They are frequently just repackaged versions of previous ideas. When the opioid settlement with states and counties across the country was anno...

To the Editor: Donald Trump called out who was coming across our border along with people legitimately seeking asylum. He said murderers, rapists, thieves, and more, were just walking in. The left has...

The fundamental problem with Kamala Harris’s campaign promises is that she has served as vice president of the United States for nearly four years. All those things she is out on the campaign trail pl...

By MATT BROWN AND LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris, but they’re less sure that she would c...

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Kashmir’s biggest political party opposed to India’s stripping of the region’s semi-autonomy won the most seats in a local election, official data showed Tuesday, in a vote seen...

California Area High School hosted homecoming festivities Friday night at Trojan Stadium. Parker Griffen was named Mr. CHS and Addison Gregory was crowned homecoming queen. Submitted

Elizabeth Forward High School will host homecoming festivities Friday during halftime when the Warriors take on Yough. Shown from left are members of this year’s homecoming court, Andrew Grese, Chloe ...

Crews expect to finish by the end of October. A multi-million Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement grant project to replace outdated signals in Charleroi is nearly finished. Though it too...

Members of Congress wrote another letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers calling for action to be taken. Legislators on both sides of the aisle again urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Monday ...

WE CHRONICLE MANY celebrations throughout the year, so we’d like to take a moment to enjoy one that involves us. National Newspaper Week is marked annually in early October to honor the vital and long...

An update was also provided on the progress of the Boston Ballfield project. Elizabeth Township commissioners voted unanimously Monday to hire a new fulltime building inspector/code official and a ful...

All donated items will be driven to North Carolina next week. Elizabeth Forward students will hold a one-week drive to collect diapers and monetary donations to help those affected by Hurricane Helene...

County residents can find information on numerous health care issues. By JULIA BURDELSKI Trib Total Media The Allegheny County Health Department on Monday announced a new respiratory virus dashboard w...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to step in and immediately decide issues related to mail-in ballots in the commonwealth with early voting already under way in the few weeks be...

• Jonathan Singler, 41, of North Charleroi was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct, harassment and public drunkenness after an alleged incident Sunday, court records state. A preliminary hea...

Evelyn Wright, 7, of Elizabeth sells lemonade and iced tea at Saturday’s Fleatique on the Mon in Monongahela. See more photos on A2 and in our online photo gallery at www. monvalleyindependent.com. He...

Josh Young will put his culinary training to work at YoungYinz Burgerz N’ At, located at 312 Market St. A new family-owned restaurant is coming to the downtown Elizabeth area. YoungYinz Burgerz N’ At,...

Duquesne Light bought the Manor III from RIDC. Duquesne Light has purchased a building located in the Industrial Center of McKeesport for $1.25 million from the Regional Industrial Development Corpora...

Donora Fire Company responded to two single-vehicle accidents Saturday night. The fire department said the first accident involved a vehicle that went through multiple guard rails and over a steep emb...