The case could still be appealed up to the state Supreme Court. By KATIE MEYER Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s ban on state Medicaid dollars paying for low-income people’s abortion care is un...

Theo Lodge, center, holds a sign Monday while surrounded by fellow participants during PennWest California’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event. Students and campus organizations joined the annual awarene...

The session with school district leaders attracted roughly 50 people in person and another 114 online. Around 50 residents and parents in the Belle Vernon Area School District attended a town hall Mon...

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The boroughs will work together in developing projects for the future. White Oak announced a joint project with South Versailles during Monday’s council meeting. The project, which has been in the wor...

Trips to the draft site in Pittsburgh are scheduled for Thursday and Friday with a $4 one-way fee. By the MVI The Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority will operate expanded service Thursday and Friday dur...

The Elizabeth Forward School District and the Rotary Club of Elizabeth hosted the eighth annual third-grade spelling bee last week at Elizabeth Forward Middle School. Shown, from left, are Rotary Co-P...

Participants are encouraged to share their ideas, priorities and concerns in an open and collaborative environment set for Wednesday. For the MVI Community members still have an opportunity to help sh...

Capital-Star Pennsylvania’s budget is due each year on June 30. But that doesn’t always mean it will get done on time. If lawmakers can’t agree on a spending plan, it can leave counties, school distri...

The agency is facing a 10% budget reduction. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Allegheny County’s Area Agency on Aging is facing a projected shortfall of more than $5 million in its roughly $50 million budget...

Kelly Patterson of The Nutrition Group provided a financial update for school board members. Kelly Patterson, regional manager with The Nutrition Group, provided an update to the Elizabeth Forward sch...

There’s been a slight cost increase for renovations at the high school. Belle Vernon Area Superintendent Dr. Timothy Glasspool updated school board members last week about some of the upcoming renovat...

Financial filings with the Federal Election Commission had to be submitted last Wednesday. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive Congressional incumbents seeking reelection in Western Pennsylvania have significant...

Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 degrees are coming tonight. By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive Get your winter coats back out, Western Pennsylvania. A freeze watch and frost advisory have been issued by t...

Fares are $6 per trip from New Stanton and Greensburg and $4 for riders who board buses in North Huntingdon. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Westmoreland County Transit will operate expanded service next...

The Supreme Court issued its ruling in a 6-3 decision Feb. 20. NEW YORK (AP) — A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed withou...

The Democratic governor wants a more flexible tax credit that’s focused on job creation. By CHARLOTTE KEITH Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — For the second year in a row, Gov. Josh Shapiro is asking Pennsylv...

Park employees test ride the Sky Rocket roller coaster Friday afternoon as Kennywood Park in West Mifflin prepares to open today. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

House members from both parties see the need to provide legal protections. The Pennsylvania House passed two pieces of legislation this week that aim to protect state residents from the negative effec...

It decided in favor of Al Buchtan, upholding a Commonwealth Court decision by a 4-3 margin. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ended the legal fight over whether Republican state Senate candidate Al B...