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Discovery of Webb's body called a 'bittersweet victory'
July 20, 2017 - 11:38 am
SAXONBURG — County and state law enforcement officials released details Thursday of how the case surrounding the killing of Saxonburg Police Chief Greg Adams was wrapped up, calling the case's...
Police to release more details on killer’s discovery
July 19, 2017 - 12:39 pm
SAXONBURG — State police say they will release more details in the case of Donald E. Webb at a news conference tomorrow morning in Saxonburg.
OSHA, police investigating fatal accident at paving site
July 19, 2017 - 08:49 am
JEFFERSON TWP — Both Pennsylvania State Police and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration are conducting separate investigations into the accident that killed a Franklin...
Man falls from excavator on golf course
July 18, 2017 - 12:06 pm
LANCASTER TWP - A man was injured about 10:30 a.m. today when he fell from the bucket of an excavator while working on some trees at the Strawberry Ridge Golf Course on McNulty Lane.
Paving crew worker killed in accident
July 18, 2017 - 10:10 am
JEFFERSON TWP — Authorities say a 51-year-old Butler area man was killed this morning when he was struck by a co-worker’s dump truck during a paving project.
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Barrel of fun in Saxonburg
Jackson Stephenson, 3, watches as crews wage their water battle Tuesday at the Saxonburg Fireman's Carnival.
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Community assists man after RV fire
He loses all, but gains help here
FRANKLIN TWP — Rick Dorr is no stranger to disaster, but he’s used to being the one helping people whose lives have been turned upside down.
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House OKs bill to name center after Butler hero
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would rename the VA community living center in Butler Township after a Vietnam War hero from Butler.
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Police: Man seriously injures SRU student
Off-campus fight leads to charges
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — A Slippery Rock University student was seriously injured Monday during a fight at an off-campus apartment complex.
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City man pleads guilty to taking woman's wallet
Crime was April 16 on Center Avenue
A Butler man charged with robbing a woman of her wallet pleaded guilty in Butler County Court on Tuesday, and will be sentenced to the state Intermediate Punishment Program.
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News
Officer says partner fired shot after noise
Life coach killed in incident
MINNEAPOLIS — The partner of a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman who had called 911 told investigators he was startled by a loud sound near their squad car...
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State budget talks take abrupt twist
Lawmakers look to borrow
HARRISBURG — Efforts to end Pennsylvania’s 18-day stalemate over how to pay for a $32 billion budget took an unexpected turn Tuesday when House Republican leaders abruptly retreated from...
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Man pleads guilty in meth manufacturing case
He gets 21-60 months in prison
A Butler man, accused of manufacturing methamphetamine in a Butler apartment, pleaded guilty to the crime in Butler County Court on Tuesday.
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Prospect man pleads guilty in DUI crash on Route 8
Plea deal carries prison, probation
A Prospect man, charged with causing a crash while driving intoxicated and injuring another person, pleaded guilty in Butler County Court on Tuesday.
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Butler woman held on drug charges
A woman accused of selling dozens of bags of fentanyl-laced heroin to an undercover vice officer in Butler is being held in the Allegheny County Jail.
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Community
Perks of Gardening
GIBSONIA, Allegheny County — Even though Lisa Bernardo is a Penn State Master Gardener Butler County Class of 2003, she doesn't really have time to stop and smell the roses.
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My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.
Chuckle of the Day
Whatever else you want to say about a sore loser, it still beats having them win.
Perks of Gardening
GIBSONIA, Allegheny County — Even though Lisa Bernardo is a Penn State Master Gardener Butler County Class of 2003, she doesn't really have time to stop and smell the roses.
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SAXONBURG PET PARADE
Dogs, rabbits, cats and many other pets were among the 185 entries in the 1977 pet parade, the opening night event of the annual Saxonburg Carnival. Pet parade prizes totaling $100 were awarded that July. The carnival also included the traditional firemen’s water battle, pageants and firemen’s parade.
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Bulletin Board
Today
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Potpourri
Library closing early for parade
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Brandt 103rd birthday
Louise Brandt of Cranberry Place in Cranberry Township will celebrate her 103rd birthday with a party.
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Sports
Bucs rally again, nip Brewers, 4-3
PITTSBURGH — Starling Marte could feel the jitters as he darted out of the dugout and onto the field in a major league game for the first time in three months.
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Spieth, Johnson among favorites
SOUTHPORT, England — With a chance to close out the match, Jordan Spieth fired his second shot into the par-5 15th at Royal Birkdale and it never left the flag, bounding onto the green about 20...
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Astros lose SS Correa to torn thumb ligament
HOUSTON — All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa of the Houston Astros is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with a torn ligament in his left thumb.
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Cowboys’ Elliott may be facing NFL suspension
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday the team is still gathering details over Ezekiel Elliott’s involvement in an altercation at a Dallas bar, the latest...
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Editorial
Frank Brogan’s legacy: a tale of two state systems
Just four short years ago, you could have been forgiven for believing that incoming State System of Higher Education Chancellor Frank T.
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Other Voices
The last thing Republicans on Capitol Hill apparently want the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to do is actually protect financial consumers.
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GOP is done covering for Trump
President Donald Trump is losing the Republican Congress.
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Frank Brogan’s legacy: a tale of two state systems
Just four short years ago, you could have been forgiven for believing that incoming State System of Higher Education Chancellor Frank T.
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Is the GOP the party of bad faith?
If the Republican attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare ultimately fails, it will be a lesson in the wages of political bad faith.
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Business
Chipotle hit with more illnesses
Shares fall after scare in Virginia
NEW YORK — Chipotle temporarily closed a restaurant in a Washington, D.C.
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Plan to privatize air traffic control hits turbulence
Supporters remain upbeat
WASHINGTON — A plan to privatize the nation’s air traffic control operations has hit turbulence in the House.
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Real Estate Transactions
ADAMS TOWNSHIP
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Health bill fails
GOP divided after setback
WASHINGTON (AP) — The implosion of the Senate Republican health care bill leaves a divided GOP with its flagship legislative priority in tatters and confronts a wounded President Donald Trump...
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Target sales are on rebound
Shares up after tough stretch
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp.’s sales are on the rebound after falling for about a year.
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Arts & Entertainment
‘Thrones’ debut draws record 10.1 M viewers
LOS ANGELES — HBO’s seventh-season premiere of “Game of Thrones” last weekend drew a record-setting 10.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen company figures released Tuesday.
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Studio: Kermit actor fired for ‘unacceptable’ conduct
NEW YORK — The Muppets Studio is blaming “unacceptable business conduct” for its dismissal of Steve Whitmire as the longtime performer of Kermit the Frog.
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Academy Award-winning actor Martin Landau dies, 89
LOS ANGELES — Martin Landau, the chameleonlike actor who gained fame as the crafty master of disguise in the 1960s TV show “Mission: Impossible,” then capped a long and versatile...
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‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ roars past ‘Spider-Man’
NEW YORK — “War for the Planet of the Apes” took down “Spider-Man: Homecoming” at the North American box office, opening with an estimated $56.5 million in ticket sales.