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By JEFF STITT [email protected] Sweeney’s Steakhouse in Rostraver Township was deemed a public nuisance Friday by Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s […]

By Max Robinette [email protected] Friday marked the official launch of Pennsylvania Western University. PennWest is now the second largest university in Western Pennsylvania, consolidating California, Clarion and Edinboro universities under one banner. To read the rest […]

By John Rectenwald [email protected] A Monessen boy reminded neighbors of their sweetest coming of age memories when he set up a lemonade stand Friday on the corner of Patton Avenue and Watkins Street. Jason Barr, 10, […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] There will be plenty to do across the Mon Valley to celebrate America’s birthday this weekend – and the weather is expected to cooperate. A stormy and hot start is expected […]

By Max Robinette [email protected] One hundred birthday cards for 100 years. That’s the goal for friends and family of Roscoe native Lois Downes, who will become a centenarian on July 19. To read the rest of […]

Zachary Lawson, 9, Monessen, jumps into the deep end of the pool at the Pine Cove Beach Club in Charleroi,Thursday, June 30, 2022.

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Lawmakers failed to come to an agreement on Pennsylvania’s proposed $42 billion spending plan by Thursday’s deadline, which means a new fiscal year will begin without a state budget in place. […]

By John Rectenwald [email protected] Elizabeth Township’s planning commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend the further consideration of a two-part conditional use application submitted by Olympus Energy.  To read the rest of the story, please see a […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] A large fire broke out early Thursday morning in McKeesport, spreading to multiple houses and an SUV parked on Soles Street, according to area first responders. To read the rest of […]

By Max Robinette [email protected] What do filmmakers, Portland, Ore., and goat-milk soap have in common? Anywhere you find one of these things, you might find LJ Kahl, the new executive director for the Monongahela Area Chamber […]