Voters rights organizations have sued the secretary of state and elections boards in Allegheny and Philadelphia counties. By MEGAN TROTTER and PAULA REED WARD Trib Total Media Pittsburgh resident Otis...

By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — During the presidential election four years ago, the Equal Ground Education Fund hired over 100 people to go door-to-door and attend festivals, c...

A McKeesport resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal gun laws. The one-count indictment named Jared Abraham Ogrosky, 26, as the sole defendant...

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) reminded consumers that most electric distribution companies (EDCs) across the state will be adjusting electric generation prices on June 1 for non-sho...

The trial of former President Donald Trump is heading toward a conclusion. For those who at the beginning thought the case was weak and politically motivated, the presentation of the prosecution’s evi...

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump engaged in “a conspiracy and a cover-up,” a prosecutor told jurors during closing argumen...

MON VALLEY TOWNS have proven repeatedly that they have a special touch when it comes to honoring veterans. Despite the rainy forecast, that was on display again over Memorial Day weekend with services...

Heather Hart / For the Mon Valley Independent Members of the Mon Valley Leathernecks are shown during Memorial Day services Monday at the Monongahela Cemetery hosted by the Monongahela Veterans Counci...

The services were held at the borough’s war memorials and cemeteries. Memorial Day services were held Sunday in Donora to commemorate the borough’s fallen heroes. The services began at noon at the Sou...

Larry Bridges, founder of the McKeesport nonprofit organization wanted to have a “safe space” for kids to celebrate. McKeesport nonprofit Another Shoulder will provide a safe space for students at its...

California Area High School will hold its commencement ceremony for 69 graduates at 7 p.m. Thursday. For the MVI California Area High School will hold its commencement ceremony 7 p.m. Thursday at Troj...

Elizabeth Forward High School won for best scenic design for “Big Fish.” tbrown@yourmvi.com A tale as old as time, Mon Valley musical theater was once again well represented at the 33rd Annual Pittsbu...

The Westmoreland County Detective Bureau is reviewing a request by the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg to investigate what the diocese describes as a potential conspiracy to conceal the criminal backgr...

Council voted on several updates related to the release of police documents. White Oak council held a public hearing before its regular meeting May 20 to discuss proposed amendments to the White Oak Z...

Some local municipalities use stormwater fees to fund necessary infrastructure, but the state refuses to pay its fair share. A bill advanced in Harrisburg would change that. HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvani...

A 93-year-old woman has died at a Pittsburgh hospital after being injured in a crash Sunday afternoon in Washington County. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Rose Marie Gillespie of ...

“I am mother!” cried “Saturday Night Live” host, and former cast member, Maya Rudolph on Mother’s Day weekend, On the show, she was dubbed the “Mother of the House of Rockefeller,” and she proceeded t...

After a recent summit between new partners China and Russia, General Secretary Xi Jinping and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin issued an odd one-sentence communique: “There can be no winner...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Monessen High School seniors had a tailgate party in the teachers’ parking lot as a senior prank Friday morning, blocking the teachers from using their parking ...

Robert Haramia of American Legion Post 75 in Clairton is working to preserve the past. Serving in Vietnam and as a commander in the U.S. Army, Robert Haramia has belonged to American Legion Post 75 in...