The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By PAUL WEBSTER HARE Master Lecturer and Interim Director of Latin American Studies, Bos...

Pastor Dennis Stitch was the guest speaker at the event hosted by the NAACP in Washington, Pa. “The time is always right to do what is right.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached that powerful phrase,...

By the MVI First responders spent several hours Sunday night at a large scale rescue operation in Monessen after several people went over a hillside. Westmoreland County 911 said the operation started...

A group of California Area students attended the annual farm show in Harrisburg. California Area School District in Washington County will receive more than $29,000 in state funding to support agricul...

Gov. Josh Shapiro currently holds a sizable money advantage again. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro didn’t mention his likely Republican opponent by name once last week when he launched his reelection c...

Development in new technologies has allowed for states like Pennsylvania to access geothermal energy. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano, D-West Mifflin, announced last week that he introduced a bill that es...

401 of Pennsylvania’s 500 K-12 public school districts are approved for Flexible Instruction Days. By QUINCEY REESE TribLive For Kelly Marsh, the pandemic wasn’t just a global health concern — it was ...

The delay comes after the Trump administration changed the rules for the program, forcing states to adjust on the fly. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing inv...

PennDOT District 12 announced there will be single-lane restrictions on the existing Crawford Lane Bridge, Interstate 70, and Finley Road, along with rolling closures on Interstate 70 in Rostraver Tow...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mayor of Minneapolis said Sunday that sending active duty soldiers into Minnesota to help with an immigration crackdown is a ridiculous and unconstitutional idea as he urged pro...

At least six more countries said Sunday the United States has invited them to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” a new body of world leaders meant to oversee next steps in Gaza that’...

• New vendor, Jane’s General Store, selling baked goods, cookies, cake pops, stained glass, Steeler dolls, flower arrangements, towels, rugs and more, Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Clu...

By STEFANIE DAZIO, JILL LAWLESS AND EMMA BURROWS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of G...

Thomas Jefferson cheerleader Ella Innocenti holds up a “J” card during halftime of the Jaguars’ boys basketball game against Peters Township Friday night. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

Finlee Lenhart is a participant in the Rotary Youth Exchange program. Next year, Finlee Lenhart won’t be driving to work or heading out with friends after school. Instead, the Charleroi Area High Scho...

The money will go toward the purchase of a Utility Terrain Vehicle to help with the response to out-of-the-way calls. State Rep. Dan Goughnour, D-McKeesport, and state Sen. Nick Pisciottano, D-West Mi...

The group is preparing for its upcoming Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day performances. The Mon Valley Cloggers have been dancing and entertaining around the area since 1992. Clogging is a folk da...

“The Unlikely Union: A Storytelling Symphony of America” will be presented for the first time this evening with live musicians on stage. By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive The story of the birth of the Uni...

Some directors were upset about not receiving advance notice of the potential change. Some Belle Vernon Area school board members were taken by surprise this week after it was announced that several b...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they ...