Editor’s note: An expanded list of regional property transfers runs in our electronic edition. ALLEGHENY COUNTY CLAIRTON Henry Voodre to Pulchra Properties LLC at 553 Farnsworth Ave. for $17,000. ELIZ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been an amateur astronomer for 25-plus years. I always go meteor watching as well as observe any celestial event. This year I invited my brother-in-law and his wife to watch a meteor...

The McKeesport Tuesday afternoon Al-Anon group will meet at noon on Jan. 7 at Beulah Park United Methodist Church on Grandview Avenue. Al-Anon is a support and educational group for relatives and frie...

• Burger/pizza burger bash, Holy Family Church, West Newton, $8, noon to 2 p.m. • Bingo night, Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Department, 130 Baird St., doors open at 6 p.m. • Spaghetti dinner, dinei...

• Board game night, Monongahela Area Library, 813 W. Main St., 8 p.m. • Christmas services at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Sixth Street, Monongahela: 8:30 a.m., Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basi...

Editor’s note: An expanded list of regional property transfers runs in our electronic edition.

2005 • When the Monessen girls basketball team clashes with their rivals at Clairton, people hold certain expectations. Unless you expected 72 missed shots, 17 missed free throws, 31 turnovers and 23 ...

By RYAN FOLEY and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press After an Islamic State sympathizer rammed a truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in 2016, horrified New Orleans leaders were anxious to prote...

By TARA COPP, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press An Army soldier who died in an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hote l in Las Vegas left a note saying it was stunt to ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable,” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on Friday during which he defied their attempt to d...

A few Belle Vernon Area Middle School basketball players stopped by Thursday’s girls varsity game to cheer on the Leopards against Elizabeth Forward. The group includes Gracie Martin, Hadley Steinhoff...

The plans were revealed in an annual report from Rostraver Central FD. Rostraver Township may soon have one combined fire department. Rostraver Central Fire Department released a report last week that...

A formal announcement from the White House could be made today. By the MVI President Joe Biden will block Nippon Steel’s proposed purchase of U.S. Steel, the Washington Post reported late Thursday nig...

The stomach ailment has been plaguing several parts of the country since late November. An uptick in cases of the norovirus has made the holidays a bit less merry for Mon Valley residents who have con...

The Camerons plan to start rebuilding at the same site in Carroll Township. Back in March, the Cameron family never expected their Carroll Township home of 15 years to collapse before their eyes. They...

West Mifflin cheerleader Izia Love (center, front row) is joined by fans who came to watch the girls basketball team play against McKeesport on Thursday evening. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

William, Genesis, Shiloh, Luka and Mila were all born shortly after midnight. William Sido Scott was born 10 seconds after midnight Wednesday to become the first birth of 2025 in the Pittsburgh area. ...

The borough may run into contractual issues due to an arbitrator’s ruling from decades ago. Donora council members debated reinstating the position of lieutenant to the borough’s police department Thu...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans acted alone, the FBI said Thursday, reversing its position from a day earlier that he li...