Darian Helmantoler was found not guilty of causing her infant son’s death in 2023. A Monongahela woman who was acquitted in the 2023 death of her infant son is suing the Washington County district att...

The U.S. State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration that critics say will damage America’s global leadersh...

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday toured the devastation from catastrophic flooding in Texas and lauded local officials amid mounting criticism that they failed to warn resident...

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...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Democrats used a Louisiana town hall Thursday night to preview one of their main strategies for attempting to retake the U.S. House next year, ripping into the health care changes i...

A Donora man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to fentanyl and cocaine trafficking and the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti announced Friday. ...

• Deborah M. Hammerle, 58, of Imperial was charged with DUI and traffic violations stemming from an alleged incident July 4, court records state. • Jacob David Steele, 34, of Mt. Pleasant was charged ...

Six staff members were suspended this week. After the Secret Service announced the suspension of six staffers over failures that led to the attempted assassination of President Trump last year in Butl...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a section of a large industrial tunnel caved in, more than two dozen construction workers who were hundreds of feet below the streets of Los Angeles raced for miles in the dar...

By HOLLY RAMER AND MIKE CATALINI Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a ruling Thursday prohibiting President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright ...

• Andrew Fisher, 48, of Lower Burrell was charged with theft by unlawful taking stemming from an alleged incident June 3, court records state. • Ciera D. Roy, 35, of Boston, Pa. was charged with burgl...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said in a Thursday letter that he will raise taxes on many imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening a rift between two North American countries that have s...

DEAR ABBY: I have suspected for many years that my son is gay. I don’t understand why he would feel he can’t talk to me about his relationships. I would love him regardless. Everything was fine when h...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I started my current job during the COVID-19 pandemic, and at that time, everyone was working from home. This year, my employer has asked that we all begin working in the office again ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tenn., for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today. The law bo...

Family Features Different berries thrive in different conditions, making selecting varieties that are well-suited to your local climate key to a successful harvest. For instance, strawberries and blue...

Family Features Schedules filling up with events and celebrations, vacation planning in full effect and mile-high to-do lists can only mean one thing: summer is in full swing. While summer brings plen...

An Uber driver and passenger were hospitalized after being shot early Wednesday in the Mon Valley, authorities said. Allegheny County Police were dispatched around 1:20 a.m. to Homestead’s West Street...

• Dylon Nave, 23, of Monessen was charged with simple assault and harassment stemming from an alleged incident on Friday, court records state. • William Jackson, 18, of Pittsburgh was charged with obs...

Innovations in Medicine, the community programming that Penn Highlands Mon Valley offers to residents of the region, continues in July. “Everything You Wanted to Know about Advanced Providers,” will b...