PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — Sometimes kids drop the phone after hearing Santa won’t show up if they’re not asleep. Others who call the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline wonder if St. Nick will be...

Metro Creative Services The day and evening before Christmas is a time of much anticipation for young children, particularly those awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus. What children do not realize is ...

Incorporate the changes that excite you into your daily routine. Step outside your comfort zone and make things happen. Embrace life and love, and turn negatives into positives. Be the driving force b...

DEAR ABBY: My son has completely given up on dating. Whether it’s blind dates, casual meetings with members from our church or dating events I pay for and make him go to, he still hasn’t found a wife....

DEAR ABBY: My sister recently became very ill and had to be hospitalized for four days. When I called and told our daughter, she was concerned and supportive. Then, I called our son, “Isaac,” and left...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My next-door neighbor has two young children and often seems to be stressed out. She is married, and her husband helps out some, but most of the work falls to her. I see her looking ex...

Think twice before you follow through. Fine-tuning your plans is easier than fixing mistakes. Think big, hone your skills and ideas, and carry out your intentions with dignity and grace. Express and e...

Pace yourself, but don’t lose sight of your goals. Spend your time on activities and pastimes that will enhance your life. Learning something new this year that accentuates your level of expertise wil...

• In 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union on a vote of delegates at a secession convention, emboldening other Southern states to follow suit and helping to trigger the ...

Rock drummer Peter Criss (Kiss) is 80. Producer Dick Wolf (“Law & Order”) is 79. Musician Alan Parsons is 77. Author Sandra Cisneros is 71. Actor Michael Badalucco is 71. Rock singer Chris Robinson (T...

The McKeesport Al-Anon group will meet noon Tuesday at the McKeesport Area Shared Ministry Beulah Park United Methodist Church campus on Grandview Avenue. Al-Anon is a support and educational group fo...

Free Indeed Ministry, 401 Second St., Monongahela, will host a Sunday gift giving service Sunday and a New Year’s Eve service at 10 p.m. Dec. 31. The Sunday before Christmas worship service will begin...

• “The Great Manger Mystery,” re-telling of Jesus’ birth as told by the animals in the stable, First United Methodist Church, 430 W. Main St., Monongahela, 11:15 a.m., during the morning worship servi...

NEW YORK (AP) — The year the radio station company where he worked held its holiday party at a dive bar, Ryan Arnold walked in and saw coworkers passing around a tall glass boot filled with beer. He h...

It took 60 years for the descendants of the Triggiani family of Monessen to finally get together for a reunion with the remaining family members. The Triggiani family’s roots began at a home at 344 Sc...

At a recent Association for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (ARCDD) event, Knights of Columbus, Monessen Council 954, Grand Knight Bob Kuzynski presented a $3,000 donation to th...

The following students were named to the 2025-26 first nine-weeks honor roll at Ringgold High School: Grade 12 Highest honors McKenna Adams, Korben Andrews, Gavin Bebout, Olivia Bianchi, Cienna Bizzel...

By the Diocese of Pittsburgh During the season of Advent, Christians focus on prayer and the sacraments to prepare their hearts to receive Jesus at Christmas. This Advent season leads up to the end of...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 55-year-old man who dated a very special lady, “Dawn,” for 12 years. We were both married when we met. I fell in love with her, and after we divorced our spouses, we continued being t...

DEAR HARRIETTE: While most of my family members moved away when they went to college, I stayed in town. Fast-forward to 40-some years later: I’m still here, and I am the one everyone is relying on. Re...