DEAR HARRIETTE: A while back, there was a benefit held for a person who has cancer. A generous sum was raised by friends and relatives who collected items from donors. The collected items were sold, a...

DEAR ABBY: My wife’s good friend has had a tough time since her divorce. She started dating this guy off and on a few years ago. After the second breakup, we learned the reason. He was verbally abusiv...

Graduating college is an incredible achievement and the start of an exciting new chapter. But after the relief of finishing those last exams, making the transition from school to professional life can...

After a brief winter break, the Joyful Bloomers Garden Club is back and better than ever. The club has planned several fun activities for the coming year. Two new members joined the club. In March, a ...

The Monongahela Veterans Council and the City of Monongahela will conduct Memorial Day Services on Monday. The parade will line up at the corner of West Main and Fourth streets at 8:30 a.m. and begin ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 42 years. Three months ago, I started seeing changes in my husband’s behavior. He had lost two good friends within two months, so I attributed it to that. Then one d...

CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter- ature” on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students’ graduation on Saturday. V...

Sambol’s Bakery will be at the Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. The event is a fundraiser for the Penn Highlands Mon Valley Auxi...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My boyfriend discovered that I edit my pictures, and now I feel ashamed to face him. A mutual friend showed me an editing app that allows me to remove eye bags, slim down my face and a...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 10 years, together for 12. We have no children together, but I have four from a previous marriage. Two are grown and have moved out; two are still hom...

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...