The township’s junior commissioner is seeking improvements to the middle school practice field. Elizabeth Forward school board will consider an accelerated budget opt-out resolution next week that cer...

Monessen Elks Lodge 773 recently received a $2,000 Spotlight Grant from the Elks National Foundation, which was donated to Mon Valley Paws, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to individ...

Hourly payments will increase to more than $15 per hour for people providing personal care services. By JACK TROY TribLive Workers directly hired by the people they care for will see their perhour sta...

For generations, foreign policy eggheads debated the question, “Who lost China?” I’m wondering if election analysts might soon ask, “Who lost the Latinos?” Almost exactly one year ago, President Trump...

This week started out with amazing displays of patriotism and gratefulness for our nation’s veterans. The Mon Valley never misses an opportunity to honor those who have served our country, and once ag...

To the Editor: The Elizabeth Forward School District is at a crossroads, and taxpayers deserve straight answers— not inflated budgets, political games, or rushed votes. What began as a necessary rebui...

Motorists can expect to encounter traffic restrictions beginning Monday on a section of Route 51 in Rostraver as crews work on a signal upgrade. PennDOT officials said single-lane restrictions will be...

• Kevin Andrew Scroggins, 50, of Brackenridge was charged with terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another and two counts of harassment stemming from an alleged domestic incident Nov. 8, cour...

Raya Eckman, 2, McKenna Watson, 4, Willa Eckman, 5, and Lainey Watson, 2, work through a colorful lineup of characters and scenes during a Thursday morning visit to Monongahela Public Library. They sp...

The request comes after a 16-year-old was shot in the head this week. Monessen Police Chief Dave Yuhasz asked council at Thursday’s meeting to consider hiring three more full-time officers for his dep...

The millage rate will hold steady after a large increase a year ago. Donora council voted Thursday to advertise its preliminary budget for 2026, which keeps taxes at their current level. It will be av...

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would have capped the amount of carbon that companies in Pennsylvania are allowed to emit. By KATE HUANGPU Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Environmental advocates and ...

The senator suffered facial injuries, but is otherwise “doing well.” By PAULA REED WARD and BEN SCHMITT TribLive U.S. Sen. John Fetterman was hospitalized Thursday after suffering facial injuries in a...

Daemond Artemus is accused of shooting Brandon Dean in May 2024 in McKeesport. By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive Allegheny County Police charged Daemond Artemus, 18, of McKeesport in the May 2, 2024, slayin...

Borough officials have not had an increase in their annual stipend since 1993. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI West Mifflin officials are working on the budget for next year, which calls for a dedicate...

The holidays are around the corner and the Friends of the Monessen Public Library’s annual Holiday Boutique is open for shopping. The boutique offers an assortment of holiday decorations for sale. Sho...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result. Democrats didn’t get the health insurance provisions they demanded adde...

NOVEMBER IS WHEN FAMILIES finally come together around a table and accomplish one thing that may have been hard to do for months. They have a meal and try to get along. Maybe it’s the impending Thanks...

“Voters have spoken, but what did they say?” asks The Economist. Good question, and the magazine provides a trenchant answer: “Democrats risk drawing the wrong lessons from one good day. Moderate gove...

Registration is now open for volunteer tax preparers and greeters at sites across the region. For the MVI United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania is seeking volunteers to prepare tax returns and greet...