Federal grants are being used for the majority of the purchase. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Less than one day after the Westmoreland County Transit Authority board agreed to pay an extra $64,000 in t...

By the MVI Washington Township Municipal Authority Manager Jan Amoroso announced that work will begin on the first phase of the $5.6 million water system improvements grant awarded to MAWT. The waterl...

Fallowfield Township volunteer firefighters Cathy Boyle, Christian Popelas and Gavin Pendo hold up fish sandwiches and fries during Friday’s fish fry. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent

The $4 million initiative aims to improve public spaces and offer support for small businesses. By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato on Thursday announced a $4 millio...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a stinging loss that sparked a furious attack on the court he helped shape. ...

Finally free from the demands of being chief archivist of the United States, secretary of state, national security adviser and unofficial viceroy of Venezuela, Marco Rubio made his way to the Munich S...

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...

Donora • Solanchs Gonzalez-Fresneda, 33, of Donora was charged with simple assault stemming from an alleged incident on Jan. 13, court records state. McKeesport • Alonzo Beck, 35, of Turtle Creek was ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned on Friday that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the nex...

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They can cause flooding as ice on the river begins to melt. Rivers in the Mon Valley remain below flood stage, but officials warn that ice jams — not high water alone — could cause problems through th...

A Monessen City School District employee was found in possession of a gun while on school grounds Thursday, the district said in a letter to parents and guardians. The district and police have not ide...

The April 23-25 event will bring a lot of exposure to the Pittsburgh region. Hundreds of Washington County officials and business leaders came together Thursday for a forum hosted by the Washington Co...

Rostraver Township police and firefighters responded to a two-vehicle crash about 8 a.m. Thursday on Rostraver Road at Finley Road. Two people were transported by Rostraver West Newton Emergency Servi...

Conditions led to a 60% increase in water main breaks and leaks from last January. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Arctic winter conditions that set upon Western Pennsylvania over the past month have the...

A West Mifflin man who is on Megan’s List as a convicted sex offender is accused of failing to register his address with state police. Joshua Herzing, 39, of Pennsylvania Avenue, was charged Wednesday...

The Fayette City Washington Township Lions Club recently donated a portable automated external defibrillator to the Washington Township Police Department. This donation was made possible through fundr...

Meetings will be moved from the middle school cafeteria to the high school cafeteria. West Mifflin Area school board will change the location of its meetings for the 2026-27 school year. While work se...

The governor’s new housing plan is a wideranging effort to tackle the state’s current crisis. By CHARLOTTE KEITH Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania urgently needs to build more homes, Gov. Josh Sh...

“Stop the Steal!” That was President Trump’s rallying cry as he protested — frequently but falsely — that the 2020 election had been rigged against him. Now that slogan is relevant again — but for two...