NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Daryl Hall and John Oates have resolved their dispute over a Hall & Oates business partnership through arbitration, reaching a private ending after details of their rift went p...

• Kendy Buteau, 21, of Charleroi was charged with making a false report and careless driving on Monday, court records state. • Joseph Carl Vranka, 66, of McKeesport was charged with simple assault and...

The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate advanced proposals Tuesday to end the state’s budget impasse and address funding problems at transit agencies for the next two years. Both proposals passe...

ASTROGRAPH by Eugenia Last

DEAR ABBY: My husband is going to be 70 next month. He is in good physical shape but has taken up smoking marijuana every day. He says he is addicted. I have told him how much I hate that he uses dope...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My boyfriend is deeply passionate about international humanitarian work. It’s a huge part of who he is and, honestly, one of the reasons I admire and love him so much. Recently, he tol...

“Find your purpose.” It has become such common advice that few question it. But rather than inspirational, it can feel like a burden. How do I go about finding this and what if I never do? This is “pu...

NEW YORK (AP) — Debra Taylor has had a busy year or so: She’s going through a divorce while in the process of retiring — and she’s moving to Portugal from Southern California with one of her daughters...

• Roxann McKown, 55, of Buena Vista was charged with simple assault, theft by unlawful taking and harassment on Friday, court records state. • Ramel Lamont Fuller, 20, of Duquesne was charged with end...

NO DINNER PLANS TONIGHT? Take the night off for a change, plus there is so much to choose from at McKeesport’s International Village. The 65th annual International Village ethnic festival kicks off to...

DEAR ABBY: I was diagnosed with colon cancer five years ago. After two surgeries and three hospital stays, I recovered. The experience made me realize at 62 that it was time to downsize. I moved my hu...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I was skinny for most of my life — uncomfortably so. Then I had my son, and I gained a lot of weight. It has been more than 20 years, and I have yet to get back to a slim size. To be h...

NEW YORK (AP) — For their 15th wedding anniversary, Katie Walley-Wiegert and her husband decided to take a beach vacation with their young son. But the trip didn’t go as planned. Walley-Wiegert wound ...

Short-term rentals (STRs) like Airbnb or VRBO have become a common — and often preferred — homeaway- from-home option. Guests enjoy the privacy and additional space that comes with an apartment or an ...

DEAR ABBY: My sister, “Jenny,” and I have had a falling-out and no longer speak. She’s upset with me because she found out her adult daughter, “Paisley,” had moved without telling anyone. I discovered...

• Tickets on sale for Donora Kennywood Day (being held Wednesday) outside of Donora Union Pharmacy, 6 to 8 p.m. Funday passes are $35 each, 65-plus, $32, children, 3 and younger, free. One-way bus tic...

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, a potential breakthrough after weeks of exp...

The editorial department of the Mon Valley Independent encourages letters to the editor. Letters must be no more than 500 words, must be in good taste and must include the author’s name, town of resid...

• Zachary Enoch Geissler, 31, of Glassport was charged with DUI and accident involving damage to attended vehicle or property stemming from an alleged incident Thursday, court records state. A prelimi...