DEAR HARRIETTE: I think I’m still in love with my ex. Is it possible it just wasn’t the right time for us? My ex and I ran into each other for the first time in a long time at a party back in December...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Love them or hate them, those marshmallow Peeps that come in blindingly bright colors and an array of flavors are inescapable around the Easter holiday. Millions are made daily i...

Metro Creative Services Coloring Easter eggs is a time-honored tradition dating back more than 2,500 years. There is evidence that people living in the ancient settlement of Trypillia dyed eggs. Ancie...

Metro Creative Services Easter is coming and it’s time to put up the tree. For those thinking right now that trees are for an entirely different Christian holiday, you are both right and wrong. Even t...

• Matthew Kurilla, 57, of Monongahela was charged with possessing, selling, using, or displaying, altered, forged, or counterfeit documents stemming from an alleged incident on March 29, court records...

They include finding a new police chief as well as filling vacancies on public works & the pool management team. White Oak is in the process of hiring new staff to its police department and public wor...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who allegedly scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion was denied bail Monday as he face...

On April 15, 1912, the British luxury liner RMS Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland just over two and a half hours after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage. Over 1,500 people died...

DEAR ABBY: I am a single man with no siblings. My elderly father passed away eight months ago. My mother is now in hospice with a life expectancy of weeks to months. My parents have lived long and pro...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My neighbors are from another country, and honestly I think they have the worst body odor ever. Their house isn’t dirty; I think it must just be what they eat. All I know is that the s...

NEW YORK (AP) — Taxes may not be the first thing on your mind when you celebrate a joyous occasion like a marriage or a new baby. But once you return from your honeymoon or while your newborn is nappi...

FAMILY FEATURES Tax refunds have started rolling in, which means many people are looking to use this influx of cash to make purchases they’ve been putting off. According to an Oxford Economics report,...

• Kendy Buteau, 20, of Charleroi was charged with simple assault and harassment stemming from an alleged incident Saturday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge...

HOUSTON (AP) — George Foreman was remembered Monday in a memorial service in his hometown of Houston for his legendary boxing career as well as for his love of God, family, horses and cheeseburgers an...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Donald Trump reversed course on his tariffs and announced he would pursue trade negotiations, he had a simple explanation for how he would make decisions in the comin...

DEAR ABBY: My partner and I have been together more than five years now. He has two adult children. I learned two days ago that I am pregnant. At 43 years old, I didn’t think a child was in my future....

Police are investigating human remains that were found Saturday behind a Dollar General store along Route 51 in Jefferson Hills, according to Tribune- Review news partner WTAE-TV. Jefferson Hills poli...

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...

• Tamara Lee Taylor, 31, of Donora was charged with use/possession of drug paraphernalia stemming from an alleged incident Friday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Magisterial Distric...

The McKeesport Al-Anon group will meet at noon Tuesday at Beulah Park United Methodist Church on Grandview Avenue. Al-Anon is a support and educational group for relatives and friends of problem drink...