• Michael Walz, 38, of Elizabeth was charged with tampering with physical evidence, prohibited acts possession and two counts of prohibited acts stemming from an alleged incident Tuesday, court record...

Due to the Juneteenth federal holiday on Thursday, June 19, there will not be a print edition of Thursday’s Mon Valley Independent. There is also no U.S. Postal Service mail delivery or collection on ...

A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after being struck by a car in McKeesport Tuesday night. According to Allegheny County police, the department’s Homicide/Collision Reconstruction Unit respon...

Pennsylvania’s new license plate design is now available for order, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday. Sports teams mascots across the state showed off their very own versions of the new plates in a...

NEW YORK (AP) — TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55. The Food Network, where Bur...

• Isabella Reynolds, 18, was charged with defiant trespass stemming from an alleged incident on June 12, court records state. • Brian Ray Ogletree, 53, of Donora was charged with two counts of harassm...

The Pennsylvania Resources Council is conducting a free household chemicals dropoff from 9 a.m. to 1 .m. Saturday at the Elizabeth Forward Middle School, 401 Rock Run Road, Elizabeth. The event is fre...

• Bellmar High School Class of 1958 luncheon meeting, Lock 4 at Smitty’s Marina, lower Speers, 5 p.m. • Free summer concert featuring 1985 Band, Plum Street, Elizabeth Borough, 6 p.m. • Ostomy Support...

DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband was found dead in his home three months ago. He was a bitter man who never forgave me for leaving him. We were divorced for 30 years before his death and have two children and...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend is celebrating her son’s first birthday soon! We are all excited to be there for him, but it seems like my friend left a few people off of her guest list — my mom being one o...

GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on its ice cream...

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — The death toll from weekend flooding in West Virginia rose to six as residents tried to clean up with the threat of more rain on the way. At least two people remained missing in...

FRIDAY IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL day of summer, but the humidity has been here for several days and the heat is expected to make a big comeback this week. If you haven’t prepared already, now is a good ti...

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...

DEAR ABBY: My husband works out of state for an oil rigging company 20 days out of the month. He gets 10 days off. When he comes home, we may have two days of quality time together. The rest of his ti...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My sister is trying to become a content creator. While I want to support her dreams, it’s starting to take a toll on our relationship. Every time we spend time together, whether it’s g...

NEW YORK (AP) — The trade disputes involving global economic powerhouses such as the U.S. and China are being felt even in such distinctly local places as your regional amusement park. Families who ba...

NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. After 90 days of non-pa...

• Forest Nuttle, 19, of Elizabeth was charged with receiving stolen property and prohibited acts stemming from an alleged incident Sunday, court records state. A preliminary hearing is set for 1 p.m. ...

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In North Carolina, it was a lawsuit over the state’s voter registration records. In Arizona and Wisconsin, it was a letter to st...