It was one of the year’s biggest stories — the selection of the first American pope — and an Associated Press journalist was interviewing the pope’s brother at his home in suburban Chicago. Suddenly, ...

• Santa Claus visits Elizabeth Township (Blythedale, Boston, Central, Greenock, Industry, Smithdale and Victory areas) starting at 10 a.m. • Holiday open house, McKeesport Model Railroad Club, 2209 Wa...

The West Newton Community Band will present its canceled concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in the West Newton Gym, 113 South Fifth Street, West Newton. Bleacher seating will be available or bring a chair. Choc...

Here’s a look at lunch menus for local centers for next week: (All menus may be subject to change.)

The ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center in New York is shown under construction on Dec. 19, 1936. The rink is about 50 feet by 100 feet and planners said it would be ready for use by Christmas Day....

The Monongahela Area Library shelved the following in July, August, September and October: Memorials Mary E. Dewar “The Best Loves Villages of France” by Stephane Bern, presented by Marie E. Magone an...

Weigh the pros and cons before you act. Look at every angle and devise a plan that fits your schedule and skills. Be bold, speak up and push your way forward. Show discipline and fortitude when dealin...

DEAR ABBY: My 58-year-old husband recently shared a bed in our camper with a 21-year-old family friend. The friend is female. This happened in my absence. He thinks of her as a “daughter,” and althoug...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I quit my job just four months after starting because it wasn’t what I expected, and now I’m struggling more than I ever imagined to find a new one. I honestly thought I had built enou...

On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree branches. They worked on a custom-made machine that’s nearly a century old, churn...

By BRIAN WITTE AND MINGSON LAU Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected more than 700 lost hubcaps, mostly on bike rides around Baltimore. They have inspired a quest to ...

St. Paul Baptist Church, 49 S. McKean Ave., Donora, will hold its monthly food distribution from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 (or until food is gone) on Friday, Proof of income, documentation or identification...

• The Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce will host Santa in front of the Mon Valley Alliance-Community Bank, 235 W. Main St.,Monongahela, 6 to 8 p.m. • All Christmas clothing and decorations free, C...

The Monongahela Valley Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution held its Christmas luncheon meeting Dec. 13 at Hills Restaurant in New Eagle. Santa started the event by handing out gifts (littl...

Turn your energy into something spectacular this year. Let creativity take control and inspire you to embrace what you love doing. It’s up to you to make choices that push you to seize the moment. Tak...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I stopped having sexual relations eight years ago. She keeps our two grandchildren 11 to 12 hours a day, five (and sometimes six) days a week. (That’s 60 to 70 hours.) By the ti...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My partner and I decided to take a break because I felt consistently unheard in our relationship. No matter how many times I tried to express my needs, it seemed like they never truly ...

Valley Garden Club held its annual Christmas luncheon Dec. 9 at the Carriage Inn in Elizabeth Township. Nineteen members attended. President Roxanne Huss welcomed the group and Mardell Page gave the b...

The Rostraver Sportsmen and Conservation Association, 559 Cedar Creek Road, Rostraver Township, will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday. All members are encouraged to attend. Trap shoots wil...

U.S. soldiers bow their heads at memorial services at Lai Khe, Vietnam, on Dec. 17, 1965, for comrades killed in action the week before. The rifles, helmets and boots belong to the seven casualties ki...