IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY PRISON, the freedom to worship is treated less as a right than a whim. On multiple occasions, prayer or Bible study gatherings have been disrupted by corrections officers. Tim W...

• Santa Claus delivering treats to children of North Belle Vernon via fire truck, starting at 6:30 p.m. Leave your porch light on for Santa to stop. • Pizza/pizza burger sale, Belle Vernon Moose, 1026...

Associated Press There were some highs amid a lot of lows in a roller coaster year for clean energy as President Donald Trump worked to boost polluting fuels while blocking wind and solar, according t...

AP WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally...

Santa and Mrs. Claus visited their Santa house in downtown Monongahela for the last night of the season on Friday. Lillian Shvarts, 17, of Monongahela stopped to take a photo with them. The Monongahel...

Christmas spirit is alive and well around the Mon Valley. Above, California Area Elementary School students were greeted by these “elves,” Principal Dr. Rachel Nagy and staff members Julie Iams, Steph...

The police department also delivered toys to West Mifflin elementary students. For the seventh annual year, the West Mifflin Police Department hosted its toy drive to help local children have a bright...

Millions of dollars in funding was awarded to local municipalities for projects. This week, several state legislators announced millions of dollars in Local Share Account (LSA) grant funds for their r...

Students say arts programs at PennWest California are in jeopardy. By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive Students at Pennsylvania Western University’s California campus fear that planned academic program changes...

No white Christmas is expected for the Mon Valley this year. By the MVI High winds and dangerous snow squalls impacted roads and caused power outages around the Mon Valley Friday. Multiple counties ac...

While legal in Pennsylvania, capital punishment has been temporarily prohibited for a decade. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive When Burgettstown resident Joshua George was charged with the 2022 death of his ...

One of the worst features of the election primary system in our polarized “Red vs. Blue” time is the tendency of primary voters to flock to the candidate they most want to “destroy” the other party, n...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s glowing account of progress under his watch Wednesday was out of tune with the experience of price-squeezed Americans and the story told by some of his gover...

The spirit of Christmas is alive and well in the Mon Valley, where local churches, civic organizations, volunteer firefighters, police, students, educators and many volunteers in our communities are w...

The walkway traces final trajectory of United Flight 93. By PATRICK VARINE TribLive A critical piece of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County has been restored to its original vision just...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department released thousands of files Friday from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein even as it acknowledged that its documents disclosure abo...

By PAUL WISEMAN AND ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when Americans are frustrated and angry over the high cost of living, the government released a report Thursday sh...

President Donald Trump has directed his administration to work as quickly as possible to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Trump’s executive order on Thursday does not legalize marijuana ...

Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived in Donora on a fire truck Thursday night and spent some time with Branson Prunty, 2 months, and Vivian Gaskill, 8 months, both of Donora. Heather Hart / Mon Valley Indepen...

Janae Michaux said her son has been able to make a full recovery from the Nov. 11 incident. The mother of a 16-year-old boy who was shot in the head last month in Monessen is offering a reward for any...