By ALI SWENSON AND LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Roughly 3 in 4 American adults believe the upcoming presidential election is vital to the future of U.S. democracy, although which ca...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The makings of a presidential ticket began in an unusual spot six months ago: a Minnesota abortion clinic. At the time, it was a historic visit for Vice President Kamala Harris — no ...

Venicia Vignoli, 18, of McKeesport, is shown with her 13-year old chihuahua named “Eisa,” at the Weigle-Schaeffer Memorial Stadium in McKeesport on Wednesday evening. Vignoli was at the stadium while ...

The commissioners granted a request to change the property from an agricultural zone to a single family residential zone. An agricultural area of Rostraver Township will be changed to a residential zo...

The current ordinance outlining the fee structure for false fire alarms has not been updated since 1999. Charleroi Borough Council will consider increasing fines for habitual false fire alarms. During...

Community Bank hosted a grand opening event at its new branch located at 1670 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon. It was an especially grand celebration at Community Bank’s new branch location in Rostraver Town...

The Beatles tribute band returns to the Monongahela Aquatorium along with opener Mallory Bozovich. Regional favorite Come Together, a Beatles tribute band, will headline this Saturday evening’s Rockin...

Editor’s note: Ralph Stone has been writing about an imaginary family from Omaha, Neb., touring a futuristic, fictional Mon Valley on a summer vacation. During the next few days of their dream vacatio...

This year’s state budget addresses some gaps that leaders in rural areas say make it hard to attract and keep people in their communities. This story was produced by the State College regional bureau ...

GOV. JOSH SHAPIRO will not be the vice president of the United States. At least, he won’t be on the ticket this year. The Democratic nominee and current VP Kamala Harris unveiled her running mate pick...

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, JOEY CAPPELLETTI AND MEG KINNARD Associated Press EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris declared herself and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, “joyfu...

Probably inadvertently and for all the wrong reasons, Donald Trump made an important point last week when he said of the Democrats’ most recent presidential nominee, Kamala Harris: “She was always of ...

All students will be able to access the form on or before Dec. 1, which is two months later than in previous years. As fall classes approach, a problem-plagued rollout of the federal government’s revi...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has secured the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan and will face Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in the November election. Slotk...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spent their first full day as running mates on Wednesday rallying Democrats across the Midwest, a politically divided reg...

A downpour broke up the National Night Out gathering after 90 minutes. National Night Out in McKeesport provided opportunities for residents of the Haler Heights neighborhood to interact with their ci...

Hundreds of people attended the annual interaction with area first responders. Events at the third annual Mon Valley Night Out in Rostraver Township were held around a strong storm Tuesday evening. Hu...

The city’s youth-oriented event will be held Monday, before the start of International Village. The 15th annual Village for Kids will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Monday at the bandshell in Renzieha...

The new Democratic ticket kicked off its campaign Tuesday with a rally in Philadelphia. On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris made her first major decision since moving to the top of the Democratic...

Supervisors discussed the benefits of the program at Tuesday’s meeting. Carroll Township has decided to join the Washington County Land Bank. On Tuesday, supervisors unanimously agreed to enter in to ...