Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent PennWest California student Madeline Curtis painted a sign for the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity Monday afternoon on a brick wall along Wood Street in California. ...

The summer concert series at the Aquatorium will continue through the end of August. The weather’s warmer, school’s almost out and the smell of freshcut grass permeates the air — signs that it’s almos...

Commencement services will be held 7 p.m. May 31 at Cougar Mountain Stadium. By the MVI Commencement ceremonies for Yough Senior High School Class of 2024 will be held 7 p.m. May 31 at Cougar Mountain...

The 2024-25 spending document was passed unanimously at Monday’s school board meeting. The Belle Vernon Area school board approved the district’s 2024-25 budget Monday in a 9-0 vote. Chief Financial O...

Children can become sad or angry when they lose a game or simply do not get their own way — that is normal behavior. When a child or teen cannot calm down, are uncontrollable or may be in danger of hu...

The wait for a digital ticketing system has slowed down the ability to hand out citations. Leaders in North Charleroi offered reminders to residents Monday on property maintenance and how to enjoy sum...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was disqualified Monday from running for a seat in Parliament in a national election next week because of a previous criminal c...

By SIMINA MISTREANU AND CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, said in his inauguration speech Monday that he wants peace with China and urged ...

“We don’t just need leaders, we need followers.” A friend who’s worked in Washington politics for decades was thinking aloud about a commencement speech she was scheduled to give at her law school alm...

To the Editor: In the past, judges were always expected to set aside personal views and rely on the interpretation of the law and remain fair and balanced even if they did not agree with the law. Curr...

IT’S A CELEBRATORY TIME as Valley seniors will begin graduating from area high schools, many of them adorned with honor cords and a select few distinguished as valedictorians and salutatorians. While ...

President Joe Biden polls at or below 40 percent approval. Historically, such unpopularity has made it almost impossible for a president to be reelected. Biden is not so much an octogenarian as an unh...

Two motorcyclists died in separate crashes with vans in North Versailles Sunday, according to Allegheny County police. The first happened around 4 p.m. at Westinghouse and 5th avenues, police said. Th...

Heather Hart / For the MVI Levi Gerthoffer, 2 1/2, of Rostraver Township displays the perch he caught at the fishing derby in Monongahela on Saturday.

Pennsylvania Health Care Association CEO Zachary Shamberg said the long-awaited “silver tsunami” has hit the state. mandate.” When certified nursing assistant Helen Noel arrives for work each day at T...

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging has awarded grants to 45 senior community centers from 26 counties across the state. The department’s competitive grants for 2023-24 total $2 million and ensure ol...

Joe Villella was rewarded for his work in preparing the 2024-25 budget. McKeesport Area School Board made a slew of hirings and other personnel decisions at Wednesday’s meeting, including a twoyear co...

The agreement would also involve providing aid to McKeesport Area School District when necessary. In a report at White Oak’s May 13 workshop meeting, Solicitor Ashley Puchalski gave an update about an...

NEW YORK (AP) — Testimony in the hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to conclude in the coming days, putting the landmark case on track for jury deliberations that will determine whether it ends i...

Alice Stewart joined the network before the 2016 election and made an appearance Friday on Wolf Blitzer’s show. Alice Stewart, a CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser who worked on a...