WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks....

The Mon Valley Independent takes a look back at the year’s most significant stories. By STACY WOLFORD Managing Editor swolford@yourmvi.com As 2025 winds to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back ...

Many plan to stick with what has been working for them. As the calendar turns, the pressure to reinvent ourselves often turns with it. For some, the new year is about starting over — setting goals, br...

Councilman Roy Sarver said fiscal responsibility made the hike necessary. The City of Monongahela held an early-morning special meeting Tuesday to take final action on the 2026 budget, which passed by...

Monessen’s Ron Mozer and McKeesport’s Michael Cherepko both have a lot on their agendas. With 2026 a few hours away, Mon Valley mayors are hoping the new year will bring a brighter future for their co...

By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive Judge Harry Smail Jr. knows how well-versed Katie Pecarchik is in the operation of the Westmoreland County Register of Wills Office. As a clerk, she left a lasting impact...

A man from El Salvador who was reported missing Sunday in Pittsburgh was charged after police found him wandering along Fellsburg Road in Rostraver Township later that day. Alexander Contreras, 23, is...

Kristen Manley shares a smile with her son, Mason Manley, 12, during halftime of Tuesday’s Belle Vernon Area boys basketball game against Norwin at the Peters Township Tournament at AHN Arena. Mason’s...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus — and cases are expected to keep growing with holiday travel. That variant, known as “subclade K,” led to ...

If history is a guide, Republicans stand a good chance of losing control of the House of Representatives in 2026. They have just a slim majority in the chamber, and the incumbent party usually gives u...

You’ve probably heard commentators say that under President Donald Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is arresting and deporting a huge number of illegal immigrants who have no crimin...

Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team managers Kenzie Sellew, Gracie Martin, Taylor Bergman and Deaulla Lightfoot smile for a photo before the Leopards took on Allderdice during the Cal U Holiday Ho...

Thousands were left without power in the Mon Valley and surrounding areas. High winds moving through southwestern Pennsylvania on Monday knocked out power to thousands of customers across the Mon Vall...

Dave Levdansky, who crafted an alternate version, voted against it. Forward Township supervisors approved the township’s 2026 budget Monday in a 2-1 vote, despite the existence of two competing spendi...

Charleroi Council unanimously approved the borough’s 2026 spending plan Monday, adopting a $3.87 million budget that holds the real estate tax rate steady at 9.85 mills and avoids any cuts to services...

An anonymous donor is willing to contribute $6,000 if the organization can raise an additional $5,000 by Jan. 10. The Mon Valley Salvation Army got good news over the weekend when an anonymous donor p...

The district is making an effort to showcase the artistic talents of its students at every grade level. “ARTcember” is one of the many themes that West Mifflin Area School District has been implementi...

A GoFundMe page has been set up for his family. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive The death of a 13-year-old boy struck by a car in West Mifflin over the weekend has been ruled an accident, the Allegheny Coun...

• Ted Pascaline Honorat, 22, of Charleroi was charged with strangulation, disorderly conduct – engaging in fighting and harassment stemming from an alleged incident Saturday, court records state. • Ch...

WHEN IT COMES TO EDITORIALS, our focus is always on our people — what hurts, what helps, what can be fixed. Sometimes that means being hyperlocal, examining issues that may start on a single street or...