Saints Joachim and Anne Parish Community Festival will be held from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday at St. Eugene Church, 3210 Liberty Way, Liberty Borough. The fo...

• Stacy Leann Roman, 40, of North Charleroi was charged with theft by unlawful taking stemming from an alleged incident July 18, court records state. • Camren Jay Neal, 23, of Pittsburgh was charged w...

A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket- like vehicle called the Speed Demo...

About half of U.S. adults say it’s a “major” source of stress for them. NEW YORK (AP) — The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, a...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 50-year-old single mom who is extremely close with my 20-year-old daughter, who is away at college. I haven’t dated for 12 years, partly because I did not want distractions from pare...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have always prioritized my credit. For our entire relationship, I have known that my fiance has been working on improving his credit, eliminating debts and being more fiscally respon...

NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of student borrowers could begin having their wages garnished as soon as this summer, according to estimates from credit bureau TransUnion. The company predicts that by August...

LASVEGAS(AP)—When Susana Pacheco accepted a housekeeping job at a casino on the Las Vegas Strip 16 years ago, she believed it was a step toward stability for her and her 2-year-old daughter. But the s...

Large-scale immigration raids haven’t hit Berks County, but ICE’s presence is still having a chilling effect. By GABRIELA MARTÍNEZ Spotlight PA READING — Large-scale immigration raids haven’t hit a Pe...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday. Anderson di...

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been incarcerated for 21 months. I stay in contact with my immediate family, except for my brother. I suspect that he slept with my girlfriend a couple of weeks before I came to pris...

• Community dinner, Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport, 1507 Library Ave., McKeesport, 4 to 5 p.m. Doors open at 3 p.m. • Sambol’s sale (sandwiches, cookies, candy, baked goods and more) Penn Highlan...

The game will be the first MLB game in the state’s history. BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Bristol Motor Speedway is ready to make history by hosting the first Major League Baseball game in Tennessee. The stag...

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...

• Joseph Mann, 49, of Clairton was charged with theft by unlawful taking, conspiracy and criminal mischief stemming from an alleged incident July 23, court records state. • Todd McKinney, 34, of Clair...

Three dozen homeowners in Plum filed lawsuits Thursday stemming from the fatal 2023 house explosion in the Rustic Ridge development. The two complaints, filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, n...

By GARY D. ROBERTSON, ERIK VERDUZCO and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley launched his campaign for North Carolina’s open U....

DEAR ABBY: My husband passed away four months ago. I miss him terribly, but I’m ready to move on. I want to begin dating, but I don’t know how to go about it. Some may say it’s too soon, but I couldn’...

DEAR HARRIETTE: Since I was young, I’ve found that I’ve always had strange anxiety-induced habits — pulling at the edges of my hair, sucking my thumb, picking at scabs, etc. Over time, I’d find a solu...