By AAMER MADHANI, ZEKE MILLER AND THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A trio of new trials — a devastating hurricane, expanding conflict in the Mideast and a dockworkers strike that thr...

THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION Association (NFPA) has officially announced the theme for Fire Prevention Week 2024: “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You!” This important event will take place from Oct....

The editorial department of the Mon Valley Independent encourages letters to the editor. Letters must be no more than 500 words, must be in good taste and must include the author’s name, town of resid...

To the Editor: As we consider which presidential candidate to vote for this election, I think we should consider whether we are insane or not. Self-help groups define “insanity” as doing the same thin...

The Republican Party had something of a nervous breakdown after the 2012 election, when GOP challenger Mitt Romney lost to incumbent President Barack Obama. Some Republicans had convinced themselves t...

To the Editor: Most Americans have an immigrant origin story. Mine is Croatian. And Charleroi. It is a story with a lesson: Those who now come to America properly in search of a better life deserve th...

An October surprise is usually defined as the well-known (and more often left-wing) tactic of manufacturing or unloading a news story right before voting to surprise a rival without allowing them time...

Mark Robinson has achieved something I didn’t think was possible: He has shown himself to be a more repulsive, more extreme, more foolish Black Republican candidate than Herschel Walker. That’s quite ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vice President LKamala Harris is set to rally in Las Vegas on Sunday night as both she and Republican Donald Trump continue to make frequent trips to Nevada, looking to gain momentu...

WEATHER DOESN’T CARE about borders. The lines on a map are drawn by people in response to treaties, negotiations and legislation. The border between Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, for instance, ...

Let’s skip ahead to after the election. No matter who wins, the next president will declare that they have a “mandate” to do something. And they will be wrong. The whole canard that a newly elected pr...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate. Walz, who is Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, a...

WHETHER IT’S TIKTOK or Instagram or Snapchat or some yet-to-be-released app sure to enrapture its users, it’s pretty clear — to us, at least — that too many young people are spending too much of their...

“IHATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” Donald Trump wrote on his platform, Truth Social, after she endorsed Kamala Harris. Well, of course he hates her. This is a man who cannot stand strong, independent women. And fo...

Of two appalling sex crimes currently in the news, one strikes me as entirely predictable, the other so bizarre as to make one question how it could possibly have happened in a civilized country. In t...

EACH SEPTEMBER, MENTAL HEALTH advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies and community members unite behind a common message aimed at saving lives. The mental health crisis hitting America...

It’s crazy for Donald Trump not to agree to another debate. While he may not be everybody’s cup of tea, his opponent is an absolute lunatic who could do permanent damage to our country, in addition to...

To the Editor: Donald Trump has never had to worry about feeding his family or paying his bills, so how can he possibly understand how difficult it can be living from paycheck to paycheck? He loves to...

WILLIAM PENN called America “the best poor man’s country.” Pennsylvania’s founder saw the opportunities in the colonies as a way for people to build a better life for themselves while building a bette...

As the presidential campaign reaches peak intensity, we are seeing an interesting phenomenon: journalists who don’t want to know some very basic information about one of the candidates. That candidate...