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February 28Race to Anyplace

CHARGES DROPPED

Prospect man is cleared

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Thomas Gaither was sentenced to a month of hard labor in 1961 after attempting to order a hamburger at a whites-only lunch counter.

Aiming high

BUTLER TWP — The Butler High School rifle team is aiming high these days.

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KC's impressive sister act

KARNS CITY — Freshman guard Emily Hegedus is in the open court, heading in for what should be an easy layup.

Drug bust made

Four alleged drug dealers from Philadelphia were arrested and a large amount of suspected heroin and crack cocaine was seized during a night patrol in Butler early this morning.

Suspect robs store at gunpoint

A police manhunt continues for a gun-toting suspect believed to be responsible for a string of crimes Thursday night including an attempted carjacking at a store in Jefferson Township and a robbery...

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Police seek suspect in armed robbery, attempted carjacking
Police are looking for a gun-toting suspect believed to be responsible for a string of crimes Thursday night including an attempted carjacking at a store in Jefferson Township and a robbery at a store in Buffalo Township.
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Police seek suspect in armed robbery, attempted carjacking 01/30 - 10:43am

Butler police nab 4 men with large amount of suspected drugs 01/30 - 8:45am

Plane slides off runway at Zelie 01/29 - 3:27pm

Snow causes cancellation of after-school activities 01/29 - 3:09pm

Freezing rain cancels afternoon kindergartens 01/29 - 12:34pm

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Property owners will receive up to $5M in Route 228 project

MIDDLESEX TWP — The state will pay an estimated $2 million to $5 million for the properties that will be impacted in the Route 228 Ball's Bend realignment, according to a state Department of Transportation official.

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Residents shocked by DOT plan

MIDDLESEX TWP — Residents near the state’s proposed Route 228 realignment said they felt blindsided by the plans released in November.

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Upgrade in works for 228 intersection

CLINTON TWP — State, county and municipal officials say a new roundabout intersection at Route 228 and Saxonburg Boulevard will improve safety and ease traffic.

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Lawyers’ pay hike tabled

Butler County Children and Youth Services wants to give 27 percent pay hikes to attorneys who have ties to county government.

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Star Studded:Movie makers film at BMH

Hollywood returns to Butler Memorial Hospital today as crews will be on site to film scenes for “Let it Snow.”

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Prospect man is cleared
Property owners will receive up to $5M in Route 228 project
Drug bust made

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Aiming high
Tiger 2-over at Phoenix after 1st round
NFL will look at the rules

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Teen delivers baked goods to officers
Measles stirs concern among health officials
Donors have gave more than 2M years of life

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Senate OKs pipeline
Labor board again accuses UPMC of anti-union tactics
Wolf bans new gas leases on public land

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Court alters playing field for retiree health benefits
BC3 has important lessons for would-be entrepreneurs
Pittsburgh suburb overrun with hundreds of whitetails

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Perry: Halftime show will make you ‘Roar’
‘Birdman’ gets an Oscar boost

1. Straightening of Route 228 in Middlesex Twp. will take between $2 million and $5 million to acquire properties
2. A Seneca Valley student, who was affected by the story of a homeless man in Cranberry Twp., has started a fundraising campaign

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
(— 2 Corinthians 12:9)

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