The City of McKeesport Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Frank Olds, a 70-year-old Black male who has been reported missing and is considered endangered. Olds was last seen...

Meetings in local government next week Every week, the Mon Valley Independent editorial staff will share upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of pu...

Single-lane restrictions will continue this weekend on Interstate 70 between Exit 43 (Route 201/Fayette City) and Exit 46 (Route 51/I-70 Interchange) in Rostraver Township, weather permitting. The lan...

Carroll Township • Brody K. Nichols, 42, of Monroeville was charged with DUI, driving while operating privileges are suspended or revoked, reckless driving and careless driving stemming from an allege...

Belle Vernon Area head football coach Scott Bryer smiles as youth football player Nate Crews begins a practice drill Thursday evening during the annual BVA High School Youth Football Combine at James ...

Applications will be accepted through Aug. 5, and the board plans to fill the opening at its Aug. 18 meeting. Charleroi Area School District residents interested in serving their community have an opp...

Safety concerns in the city were also discussed at Thursday night’s meeting. Monessen City Council voted unanimously to enter into the Housing Consortium Cooperation Agreement with Westmoreland County...

The two-day festival features music, food and children’s attractions. The annual Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest kicks off today with rides, food and animals for residents of all ages. Elizabeth Borough...

The curriculum prepares students for the FAA’s Remote Pilot Certification exam. Ember Tomlinson’s interests came together this week at a drone flight camp held at South Fayette High School. “I’ve had ...

Nothing will change, however, until the House and Senate versions can be reconciled. By PAULA REED WARD and TOM FONTAINE TribLive The state House on Thursday passed legislation addressing the Pennsylv...

Police say a White Oak resident lied about finding a dog on the roadside. A White Oak woman is being accused of several animal cruelty charges that led to the euthanization of a dog. Sandra I. Alvarad...

Costs for Pennie users could climb significantly in 2027. Pennsylvanians who buy their health insurance through Pennie, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, could see significantly higher prem...

Leadership in Westmoreland County’s Park Police Department and solicitor’s office was granted salary hikes Thursday. The county’s salary board, which consists of the three commissioners and Controller...

NEW YORK (AP) — Already feeling pinched since the start of the Iran war, consumers are likely to feel more pain ahead as oil prices pushed past $100 a barrel Thursday amid renewed fighting and militar...

The West Mifflin lowincome community has been the subject of an ongoing criminal case. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office has asked a judge to visit the Mon View Heights apartment complex...

A Penn Hills man is accused of attacking residents in a West Mifflin apartment complex and trying to escape through a bedroom window. Erajah Suddeth-Jones, 22, is charged with terroristic threats, sim...

By BARBARA ORTUTAY, KAITLYN HUAMANI and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers It is the kind of development once seen only in science fiction: An artificial intelligence system, trained to probe for digi...

For over a decade, Donald Trump has demonstrated a shrewd -- even brilliant grasp of what motivates his followers. That’s why he’s won two elections and only barely lost a third. But Trump has always ...

• Heather Rose Butler, 42, of McKeesport was charged with recklessly endangering another person, DUI and failure to stop and render aid stemming from an alleged traffic incident July 8, court records ...

PennDOT District 12 announced traffic impacts will continue on Interstate 70 between Exit 43, which is Route 201 Fayette City, and Exit 46, which is the Route 51/I70 Interchange in Rostraver Township....