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...

Damage to homes and trees was reported in Elrama and Elizabeth. Five tornadoes hit Western Pennsylvania and Ohio on Friday, meteorologists from the National Weather Service confirmed after sending tea...

Eli, who spent eight years with Elizabeth Township police, died unexpectedly this week. Police K-9 Officer Eli’s indelible impact on Elizabeth Township and surrounding communities was evident Friday n...

They were part of severe weather that blew through Southwestern Pennsylvania Friday evening. Three tornadoes touched down in the area Friday as heavy rain and severe storms tore through the region. A ...

A peace pole is a monument that displays the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in the language of the country where it has been placed. Members of the White Oak Rotary Club and the McKeesport Lions...

Three seniors at McKeesport Area High School were each awarded $1,000 scholarships. The McKeesport College Club gathered Wednesday evening at the Youghiogheny Country Club for its annual scholarship b...

Twenty educators selected by the students will also be recognized at the annual banquet. By the MVI The annual Elite 20 banquet hosted by the Elizabeth Forward Alumni and Friends Association will be h...

Residents have until 11 p.m. May 22 to complete three speed tests that will only take a few minutes. By the MVI The Westmoreland County Board of Commissioners is requesting that residents who rely on ...