DEAR ABBY: I’m new to the LGBTQ+ community and finding it tough. I’m torn between living a happy life or being around my family, who don’t 100% accept me as bisexual/asexual and involved with a transg...

Perhaps this is too small an incident to matter much, a paragraph of history rather than a page. Nevertheless, the recent decision by a Virginia school board is telling: Its members voted to rename tw...

Due to rain in the forecast, the Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Co. car show set for this weekend has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 23.

FEATURES DEAR ABBY: My mom always catered to my dad when I was growing up. I was left to pretty much raise myself. Their drinking and social life were their priorities. I ended up pregnant at 16 and m...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My close friend and I are both actively seeking employment in the same city and industry. We both recently lost our jobs at the same company and have been looking for about two months ...

Gia Monte received the College Chemistry Award from the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh. Gia is a senior majoring in chemistry at Washington and Jefferson College. The award includes bot...

If you’d like to install a raised bed but don’t have the resources to build one, you can achieve the same effect by growing your plants in straw bales. It’s also a great option for those with poor soi...

The May 21 meeting of the board of trustees of the Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport has been rescheduled to 4 p.m. May 28 at the library, 1507 Library Ave. The meeting is open to the public. Bellma...

• Light in the Darkness Festival, free community event, featuring food, concert and pro-wrestling, Charleroi Market House, 427 McKean Ave., noon to 4 p.m., sponsored by MVP and CityReach Church of Cha...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently returned to the United States after studying abroad, and I have a whirlwind of emotions following my departure from the city that became my temporary home. I am sad to leave...

DEAR ABBY: Today I ironed and folded my late husband’s lucky fishing shirt and placed it into a box going to Goodwill. Continuing with the task, I matched up 14 pairs of my good merino wool socks, mos...

How much water do you think you drink in a day? One cup? Two cups? Five cups? If you said, “I drink coffee and tea and that has water in it!” You are correct that those drinks do contribute to your to...

The following were shelved in April at the Monongahela Area Library: Blaze Mark Mancini “The Red Feathered Soul and Other Angels in Flight” by Lori Baker, presented by Janet L. Mancini Sandy Davis “On...

Honey & Pap’s Barbecue will be on site from 11 a.m. to sellout Friday at American Legion Post 659, 820 Broad Ave., North Belle Vernon. Ribs, large pork steak, six jumbo wings, sausage pepper and onion...