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Death penalty argued in case
Man accused in boy's death
Attempting to take first-degree homicide off the table — and with it the death penalty — attorneys for a Butler man charged with homicide in connection with the death of a 4-year-old...
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Attorney seeks Dem nod for House seat
Butler County Resident Chris Rieger announced his bid for the Democratic nomination of the Third Congressional District of Pennsylvania.
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Police accuse father, son of stealing tools on video
Robert Eugene Kline, 51, and Robert Aaron Kline, 27, both of Valencia, are charged with theft, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy.
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Teen accused of biting staff member at facility
Incident Aug. 1 at juvenile detention site
Police: Young woman at detention center bit a staff member on the knee.
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Cranberry's credit upgraded
Township earns highest rating
Cranberry's credit rating was upgraded to Aaa, the highest rating it can get from Moody's Investors Service.
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News
Butler hires acting business manager
BUTLER TWP — The Butler School Board approved a contract Monday night hiring an acting business manager.
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Millions watch eclipse cross U.S. from sea to sea
The stars came out in the middle of the day, zoo animals ran in agitated circles, crickets chirped, birds fell silent and a chilly darkness settled upon the land Monday as the U.S.
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Trump: Afghan fighting to go on
More U.S. troops will be deployed
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Monday night the United States must continue fighting in Afghanistan to avoid the “predictable and unacceptable” results of a rapid...
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$417M awarded in talcum powder case
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $417 million to a hospitalized woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in the company’s iconic...
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Comic, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies at 84
He helped break racial barriers
LOS ANGELES — Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died.
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Community
Saxonburg to Kentucky
SAXONBURG — Willow Danehy, 11, of 188 McKay Road didn't come away with an award after competing in the recent Pony Finals in Lexington, Ky.
Read moreToday's Verse
My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight; they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.
Chuckle of the Day
People who live in glass libraries shouldn’t throw tomes.
Negley 50th anniversary
Joe and Anita Negley of Butler celebrated 50 years of marriage with an open house at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Butler.
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Whitmire 50th anniversary
James and Joyce Whitmire of Petrolia celebrated 50 years of marriage with a family dinner at Rachel’s Roadhouse in Butler.
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DRIVING WHILE AGING
How can she make her mother give up the keys?
STRATFORD, N.J. — Dolores Munson, 85, got tired last winter of waiting behind a police car that had made a traffic stop about a mile from her home. She swerved into the next lane to pass, but couldn't help looking to see who had gotten in trouble. “I was nosy,” the Stratford, N.J., woman said.
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Gardening apps offer plenty of information
Gardening apps are getting better all the time, supplanting manuals and textbooks as the way people dig for information. Many university Extension services are developing the digital aids to extend outreach to clients.
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Brown-eyed Susan can grow in many soils, climates
It’s been 20 years, 1997 to be exact since the Georgia Gold Medal program gave the award to one of the most persevering native perennials of all time, the Rudbeckia triloba.
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Sports
Giants WR Beckham hurt in 10-6 loss
CLEVELAND — New York wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
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Rock athletics adding 7 to HOF
SLIPPERY ROCK — The Slippery Rock University Athletic Hall of Fame will add seven new members at its annual induction banquet Sept. 9.
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Browns players protest anthem
CLEVELAND — Kneeling and bowing their heads, the Cleveland Browns bonded over something bigger than football.
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NFL commissioner nears 5-year extension
Commissioner Roger Goodell is on track to maintain his prominent place at the table for the next round of collective bargaining between NFL owners and players, a process that’s sure to be...
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Editorial
Support AK Steel’s aim to fight ‘dumping’ of imports
Add our voice to that of Aaron Steinheiser, manager of AK Steel’s Butler Works. The steelmaker in Butler Township hosted a visit last week by U.S. Sen.
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Anxieties eased
I recently underwent a Caesarean section at Butler Memorial Hospital for the birth of my daughter on July 26.
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Clean energy scores a small political victory
Government scientists worried that their long-in-the-works assessment of climate change would be suppressed. The concern hardly rates as overwrought.
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Protect AK’s critical component
While AK Steel, often remembered by long-time area residents as Armco, has been a part of the Butler community since the early 1900s, what the community may not be aware of is that AK Steel’s...
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Support AK Steel’s aim to fight ‘dumping’ of imports
Add our voice to that of Aaron Steinheiser, manager of AK Steel’s Butler Works. The steelmaker in Butler Township hosted a visit last week by U.S. Sen.
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Business
China firm eyes Jeep
Great Wall has interest
BEIJING — Chinese SUV maker Great Wall Motors is considering making a bid to buy Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep unit, spokesmen for the company said Monday, in a possible ambitious new step onto...
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Target refreshes brands to stay chic and relevant
MINNEAPOLIS — When clothing brands such as Merona and Mossimo helped propel Target Corp. to new heights in the 1990s and early 2000s, an H&M was not in every mall.
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Walmart expands grocery service
NEW YORK — Walmart is expanding its grocery delivery service with ride-hailing service Uber to two more markets — Dallas and Orlando, Fla.
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Real Estate Transactions
ADAMS TOWNSHIP
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Quick update to NAFTA pledged
Next round of talks in Mexico
WASHINGTON — U.S.