Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its founding in 1966 and also is celebrated in countries with large African descendan...

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, sending mud and debris sliding and half-filling homes with mud. There was still a...

NEW YORK (AP) — Perry Archangelo Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band The Cure, has died. He was 65. The band made the announcement on their official website on Fr...

Friday Music • Jim Relja, Blaine Hill VFC, Elizabeth, 7 p.m. Michael Christopher Band, H Lounge, Hollywood Casino at the Meadows, 8 p.m. Friday Events • The Harlem Globetrotters 100-year Tour, PPG Pai...

With a new year right around the corner, some people have an annual physical on their radar. Even if you are not thinking about your physical, the holidays are a time when people are getting together ...

In the Shower At the Bathroom Vanity AFAMILY FEATURES s an essential element that nourishes and revitalizes, water plays a fundamental role in every beauty routine. From the droplets dancing on your s...

WFAMILY FEATURES ith time away from work and school – not to mention indulgent feasts and social commitments – it’s easy to let good habits go by the wayside around the turn of the new year. Whether y...

ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS EDITORIALS in newspaper history was written in response to a child’s letter in 1897. Francis P. Church of The New York Sun was instructed to put together a response to Virginia ...

The U.S. Department of Education will investigate the incident. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University’s president on Monday placed its campus police chief on leave as the Rhode Island university re...

• Rico Daron Williams, 26, of Pittsburgh was charged with recklessly endangering another person and DUI stemming from an alleged traffic incident Nov. 9, court records state. • Terron Porterfield, 21,...

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...

THEY PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE. They save hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property from being destroyed every year. They’re ready to help day or night, around the clock, 365 days a year. J...

• Scott Anthony Cook, 63, of Donora was charged with use/ possessing of drug paraphernalia stemming from an alleged incident Sept. 21, court records state. • Cassie M. Thorpe, 42, Charleroi was charge...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump delivered a politically charged speech Wednesday carried live in prime time on network television, seeking to pin the blame for economic challenges on Democrat...

Events Tonight • “A Christmas Carol,” The Palace Theatre, Greensburg, 7:30 p.m. Friday Music • Frogstar Karaoke, Rich’s Parkside Den, Boston, Elizabeth Township,, 9 p.m.. • Micah Nagel, Firewhistle Br...

• Samuel Terrant, 58, of Monongahela was charged with terroristic threats with intention to terrorize another and harassment stemming from an alleged incident on Wednesday, court records state. • John...

Monongahela police arrested a Finleyville man who allegedly robbed the 7-Eleven in Monongahela. Gary Kovach, 42, is charged with three counts of robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault, receiving ...

A story in Tuesday’s edition, titled, “Taxes to rise in proposed Rostraver Twp. budget,” had incorrect information about a proposed property tax hike. The current Rostraver Township millage rate is 18...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 32-year-old son of Hollywood icon Rob Reiner was arrested on suspicion of murder and held without bail Monday in the stabbing deaths of his parents in their Los Angeles home, au...

McKeesport • Seneca Byrd, 25, of Clairton was charged with simple assault, intimidation of a witness and harassment stemming from an alleged incident Sunday, court records state. • Breona Williams, 35...