To the Editor: Here it is, a day after Independence Day, and in a few months, Grampa Joe and Donnie, a man with 34 felonies, are running for the highest office in the land. I am afraid if Donnie is el...

“Save the House!” That’s the rallying cry Democrats are increasingly likely to embrace as they confront the fallout from Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance. Here’s the reality: Biden shows no s...

Toward the end of last week’s Biden vs. Trump debate on CNN, I got up from the TV and posted this message on Facebook: “It’s a catastrophe. The Democratic Party has to do something. Biden is coming ac...

Adoption Connection PA works diligently to help children reunite with their families. Adoption Connection PA, a foster care and adoption agency that serves 15 counties, is in need of foster parents. J...

• Casey Marie Liska, 27, of Jennerstown, Pa., was charged with tampering with evidence, prohibited acts and two counts of prohibited acts - possession stemming from an alleged incident Tuesday, court ...

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom offered a forceful defense of embattled President Joe Biden on Thursday, telling Democrats in Michigan that the 81-year-old president has the rec...

The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. President Ronald Reagan answered it with a pledge to resign if he became impaired, and later with a clever joke that reset h...

California Area High School senior Tristan Slavick, 17, does a cannonball dive into the pool Tuesday afternoon at the Pine Cove Beach Club in Charleroi. To purchase this photo and more from our online...

More than 70 million Americans are forecast to travel at least 50 miles. Busy roads, airports and train stations are expected as record travel is being forecast for the Fourth of July weekend. Motor c...

The company requested an additional 90 days to make changes suggested by local officials. Coen Market won’t receive final approval for its new location in Carroll Township for at least three more mont...

Directors also approved several personnel matters at a brief meeting Tuesday. In a brief meeting Tuesday, the McKeesport Area School Board approved several personnel moves and the purchase of a new sc...

Editor’s note: For the next few weeks, Ralph Stone will be writing about an imaginary family from Omaha, Neb., touring an imaginary version of the Mon Valley on a summer vacation. We’re publishing thi...

The Mon Valley Independent won’t produce a newspaper or electronic edition on Thursday to mark the Independence Day holiday. The editorial department will return at 4 p.m. Thursday to gather and accep...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is seeking the public’s help in counting the number of turkeys living in the state’s woods and farmlands. The effort reflects a trend for naturalists and biologists to...

A Coal Center man was charged with driving an all-terrain vehicle through a bonfire after a domestic dispute with his girlfriend June 15. According to court records, Bruce Lynn Dingeldine, 49, was cha...

Until a week ago, President Joe Biden seemingly had the age issue under control. Yes, he had senior moments, some of which were quite severe, such as the episode at the White House Juneteenth concert ...

To the Editor: Trump is like an aging comedian whose jokes were once funny and now have gone stale. “Build the wall! Mexico will pay for it!” Alas, he didn’t build it and they didn’t pay. “Lock her up...

Everett Jackson, 6, of Jefferson Hills sits on a platform after climbing to the top of a rope ladder at the Cedar Creek Park playground Monday afternoon. Jackson visited the park with his mother, Hann...

Elizabeth Sullivan claims she was dismissed for pointing out errors by Judge John DiSalle. KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI A former Washington County Courts employee has filed a complaint alleging a county...

Commissioners are exploring potential safety upgrades following a fatal June 1 motorcycle crash. Angela Tomanio of Monroeville appealed to Elizabeth Township commissioners Monday for better signage in...