National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) officials recently announcemore than 16,000 semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school s...

The following have applied for marriage licenses through the Westmoreland County Register of Wills: • Jacob Matthew Dudzinski, 36, and Victoria Elizabeth Cooper, 26, both of Monessen • Martin Dane Hug...

Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama were enough to continue the September hot streak at the movies. After back-to-back weekends that had films m...

GIVEN THE AMOUNT of attention focused on gun violence, it is worth noting violence itself is not so well aimed. A gun can be expertly targeted. A good hunter, for instance, wants to be as accurate as ...

• Clothes 4U, First United Methodist Church, 200 State St., Belle Vernon, 9 a.m. to noon. • Mon Valley Paws meeting, ISMA Club, 112 Seventh St., Monessen, 6 p.m. • Pizza/pizza burger sale, Belle Verno...

Take a new approach to life, love and achieving the happiness you deserve. A change of scenery and revamping your routine are good places to start. Change begins with you, and without taking the initi...

Meetings in local government next week Here’s a look at the upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that below the l...

Think matters through before you embark on any c hange. Premature actions will come back to haunt you this year, so be diligent about what and who you deal with. Do as much for yourself as you can, an...

Set high standards and expectations. Walk away from demands that are too extreme and follow the path that addresses what’s essential to you and your advancement. Keep negativity and strife-filled situ...

By JIM MUSTIAN AND JACK BROOK Associated Press MANSFIELD, La. (AP) — Never-beMANSFIELD, La. (AP) — The strip search lasted just six minutes, but when it ended, Jarius Brown had a broken nose, fracture...

• Andrew Paul Lenhart, 42, of Mercer was charged with prohibited acts - possession and disorderly conduct stemming from an alleged incident Wednesday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before...

• Nyron Jamar Foy, 20, of Glassport was charged with prohibited acts - possession with intent to deliver, persons not to possess, use or manufacture a controlled substance, prohibited acts - possessio...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel’s television future hung in the balance Thursday after ABC suspended his latenight show following the host’s comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, leaving the ...

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Patience is a virtue this year. Learn to live with what you’ve got, and you’ll discover peace of mind and a path forward that accommodates your lifestyle and prospects. Engage in creativity that stimu...

By JESSICA SACHS AND ANN MARIE VANDERVEEN News21 ALLENTOWN, PA. (AP) — Junior Clase’s cluttered kitchen table paints a picture of his life in the United States. Scattered across it are bottles of deod...

The final concert of the Monessen Music in the Park concert series is this weekend, and city officials invite everyone to come enjoy some of the entertainment before it’s gone. This is the first Music...

NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (AP) Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said. The group of officers were a...

A Donora mother is charged with endangering the welfare of her children after allegedly driving intoxicated with them in the vehicle over the summer. Shantye R. Brown, 45, is charged with three counts...

Two women are facing charges after allegedly threatening a mother and her 6-year-old son with a gun in Donora on Friday. A man is being charged for a separate incident against the alleged victim the f...