In the weeks since a group of secretive Democratic powerbrokers pushed President Joe Biden out of the race, the party as a whole has embraced Vice President Kamala Harris with astonishing speed. Harri...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Tuesday to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown when the n...

Cohen DeFelice, 11, and Olivia Kelly, 13, were helping out with ticket sales at the Frazier High School volleyball game Monday night. To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go ...

Supervisors credit Karen Stetor for keeping township business running smoothly. After 15 years of helping Forward Township run like a well-oiled machine, beloved secretary Karen Stetor has decided to ...

The bike rides will be followed by a Party on the Trail at the Boston Trail Access in Elizabeth Township. The Mon/Yough Trail Council is inviting the public to its 30th annual Yough N’ Roll celebratio...

It will take place Thursday at the organization’s new Charleroi office. PA CareerLink Mon Valley will host an open house Thursday to share information and resources with area residents, employers and ...

Jenna Dale has expressed interest in possibly joining the department in the future. Elizabeth Township Police Chief Ken Honick recognized a department intern in a “happy but sad moment” at Monday’s co...

The city will have about $312K to spend next year. Monongahela council discussed possible uses for the city’s 2025 Community Development Block Grant money during its work session Monday morning. Johan...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling it “unserious and unacceptable,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries rejected on Monday a proposal from Speaker Mike Johnson that links continued government funding for s...

WE THINK OF VIOLENCE — especially gun violence — as something that is lightning fast. A gunshot is almost a measure of something here one minute and gone the next. Superman famously is described as “f...

The public is exhausted after a decade of chronic untruth from the left-wing and its media. The 2016 presidential campaign will be long remembered for the false allegation that Donald Trump colluded w...

We live in an age of anxiety, full of anger and depression. The presidential candidates are clearly playing on both emotional states. There’s need for healing. But there is also an invitation for cour...

By PAULA REED WARD TribLive The Allegheny County Board of Elections on Monday approved 10 ballot-return sites and five satellite voting centers for November’s election. The board, which includes Alleg...

Anna Heath, 5, of Speers reacts as she crosses the finish line Saturday at the Little Great Race in Charleroi. See more photos on A2 and in our online photo gallery at www. monvalleyindependent. com. ...

Interested people can sign up for the one-on-one instruction by contacting the library. Rostraver Public Library will offer a free program to help people advance their computer skills. The program pro...

It will take place Saturday at the Elks Lodge in Monongahela. Family, friends and strangers have come to the aid of the victims of a tragic Aug. 23 fire in the Elrama community of Union Township that ...

The three teams combined to pick up 83 bags of garbage in the city. McKeesport held a community cleanup contest during the last week of August and Labor Day Weekend as part of an initiative to pick up...

Council members were asked to take action to improve safety at last week’s meeting. An increased number of vehicle accidents in Charleroi have officials wondering how to best address the problem. Duri...

The former president will deliver a speech Sept. 23 at an undetermined farm. Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Southwestern Pennsylvania this month to speak at an event in Westmo...

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG, JILL COLVIN and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) — With just days to go before his first and likely only debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, former Preside...