• Dequann Tajzeh Spaddy, 30, of McKeesport was charged with two counts of recklessly endangering another person, two counts of simple assault, strangulation and unlawful restraint after an alleged inc...

After a Florida jury found that CNN defamed a U.S. Navy veteran who helped rescue endangered Afghans, the network reached a settlement on Friday to avoid a punishing order that it pay punitive damages...

They allegedly included prescriptions for opioids. DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without a l...

Lewis Collins, 85, of Charleroi, passed away Thursday morning, Jan. 16, 2025. Friends are welcome from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at THOMPSON-MARODI FUNERAL HOME INC., 809 Main St., Bentleyvil...

AUG. 21, 1951 – JAN. 12, 2025 After a long and courageous battle, Margaret “Peggy” D’Alessio passed away on Jan. 13, 2025, at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. She was 73 years old. Born on Aug. 2...

Beverly L. Quinn Carr, 79, of Elizabeth, passed away early in the morning on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at Jefferson Hospital. A skilled seamstress, she retired after 30 years as a seamstress at Cici D...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that’s unlikely to...

• The Belle Vernon Area School Board reported that the district’s budget was on track halfway through the fiscal year. According to the report, the district received $18.6 million of the $26.2 million...

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to halt new downloads of the app starting Sunday. But many ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently went on a first date with a guy, and I’m trying to decide if I should give him another chance. On one hand, he was kind and respectful toward me, which I really appreciated....

My mother never touched a computer keyboard or owned a cell phone, but she had own personal “social network.” She and the neighbor ladies shared gossip, child-rearing trips and news over the fence whi...

Family Features Family Features Football watch parties, family dinners and cold days that call for warm meals - all perfect occasions for a hearty bowl of this Barbecue Chili from “Cookin’ Savvy.” Ser...

Family Features That first day of chilly weather always feels the coldest before you’re accustomed to it, and an easy, warm, filling meal can help hit the spot. Better yet, this rendition of Shepherd’...

2005 • Charisse Bassett and Katie Gaspich tore at the loose basketball not realizing that they were wrestling with a teammate. In an instant their foreheads bumped together and the Monessen players bo...

BVA Middle School boys split against Derry; 8th grade unbeaten The Belle Vernon Area Middle School boys basketball team split its doubleheader against Derry Friday. The Leopards’ 8th-grade team contin...

The McKeesport Al-Anon group will meet noon Tuesday at Beulah Park United Methodist Church on Grandview Avenue. Al-Anon is a support and educational group for relatives and friends of problem drinkers...

• Bingo, Charleroi American Legion Hall, 234 Fallowfield Ave., $20 packet, $1 specials, starts at 1 p.m. • Bingo night, Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Department, 130 Baird St., Carroll Township, doo...

DEAR ABBY: I have started seeing someone I’ve known for years. On our first date, he told me he had tried multiple times to divorce his ex of many years. He said they live in different states, and eac...

By KRYSTA FAURIA, JOCELYN GECKER AND CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Days after losing her home in the same fire that destroyed her Los Angeles elementary school, third-grader Gabriela...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army expects to meet its enlistment goals for 2025, marking a dramatic turnaround for a service that has struggled for several years to bring in enough young people and has under...