DEAR ABBY: Several members of my husband’s family let us down badly by not attending our daughter’s wedding. They had various work and other family obligations near the date of our event. “Save the Da...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday thanked deep-pocketed Democratic donors who raised record sums in last month’s election loss to President-elect Donald ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Bob Fernandez, a 100-year-old survivor of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died shortly after deteriorating health prompted him to skip a trip to Hawaii to attend last week’s reme...

Karl Weigand conducts the event at Central Volunteer Fire Station in Elizabeth Township. For the ninth year, Elizabeth Township resident Karl Weigand is giving back to his community and the surroundin...

Meetings in local government next week Every week, the Mon Valley Independent editorial staff will share upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of pu...

• Sunday—no paper. • The Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department was on the verge of bankruptcy until state Rep. Peter J. Daley came to its rescue. Daley received word that a $50,000 state Depar...

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentence of a former judge in Northeast Pennsylvania who gained notoriety for a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks. That commuta...

• Brandon C. Barcus, 54, of Perryopolis was charged with terroristic threats and disorderly conduct stemming from an alleged incident Wednesday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Magis...

DEAR ABBY: My husband is miserable. Five years ago, he was fired from his job of more than 25 years, and the small issues he had with depression, alcohol and smoking have multiplied exponentially. He ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have always had a fear of heights, which has made me hesitant to try things that involve being up high. However, one item on my bucket list has been going skydiving in Dubai, and I’m...

• Quran Ali Elton Overton, 44, of Donora was charged with robbery, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, three counts of recklessly endangering another person, firearms not to be carrie...

By LEA SKENE and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press After Luigi Mangione made the difficult decision to undergo spinal surgery last year for chronic back pain, he became a proponent of the proce...

NEW YORK (AP) — Rhonda James was skeptical when her husband ordered a weighted blanket for her online. But five minutes after she wrapped it around her body, she zonked out. “It felt like a really big...

If you live in a region where snow is a rarity, it’s easy to feel like winter magic is out of reach. However, even without snowy landscapes, you can create fun, festive experiences that bring your fam...

Tonight’s music • Mallory Bozovich, Giant Oaks Winery, Finleyville, 6:30 p.m. Tonight’s events • Deck the Barn: Lighted Christmas Drive-thru, Washington County Fair Agricultural Grounds, 6 p.m. Friday...

Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield Township will host several holiday festivities this month. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, the Holiday Market at The Venue Live! will feature local vendors with han...

DEAR ABBY: As a 22-year-old gay man, I have tried dating apps to no avail. One guy was 10 years older than me, ex-military (Air Force) and extremely clingy in the first few hours of texting. He said h...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been fighting with my sister about her behavior around me and my family for years, and it’s reached a breaking point. I have two daughters, ages 7 and 9, and every time their au...

It could be argued that 2024 wasn’t the best year for television. Highly anticipated shows like the final season of “Stranger Things,” “The Last of Us” and “The White Lotus” didn’t even make it on the...

NEW YORK (AP) — Remember what you searched for in 2024? Google does. Google released its annual “Year in Search” on Tuesday, rounding up the top trending queries entered into its namesake search engin...