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Babies at risk
Grant helps expand pregnancy recovery centers
Addiction to opioids affects men and women and, in an increasing number of cases, newborn babies. In Butler County, there were 70 cases of newborns hospitalized for neonatal abstinence syndrome,
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DUI suspect, 23, placed on house arrest
House arrest ordered for man charged in DUI crash that seriously injured other driver.
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Trial ordered in body dumping
Man accused of giving fatal drug dose to woman
A Venango County district judge on Wednesday ordered trial in the case against a man accused of giving a woman a fatal dose of fentanyl and later drumping her remains by the side of the road in...
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PennDOT pushes safety in work zones
While some motorists may see work zones as orange barrels and increased traffic, they're much more than that.
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City council to vote on firefighters’ contract
Butler City Council agreed Tuesday to consider a two-year contract with the International Association of Firefighters, Local 114, which represents city fire fighters, at Thursday's regular meeting.
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News
Man pleads guilty in BB gun shooting case
A Forward Township man, charged with soliciting a teenage boy to fire a BB gun into a Jefferson Township house, pleaded guilty to one charge in Butler County Court on Monday.
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Local
Glade Run Lake site of fishing festival
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Jr. Achievement kicks off another student campaign
Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania is a volunteer effort that helps children from kindergarten to grade 12 develop workforce skills, entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
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Repairs slated for scoreboard at Kelly park
The Butler parks, recreation grounds and facilities authority hired a contractor to fix the scoreboard at Kelly Automotive Park to get the facility ready for the BlueSox season opened on May 31.
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‘Schoolhouse Rock’ composer dead at 94
Musician Bob Dorough, 94, best known as a composer and performer for ABC’s educational series of short cartoons “Schoolhouse Rock!,” died of natural causes at his Mount Bethel,...
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Community
Evans City church welcomes new pastor
EVANS CITY — The Rev. Lisa Ann Griffin, the new pastor of the St. John's United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., sees her appointment as pastor as part of a long local tradition.
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God has chosen you to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Chuckle of the Day
There are people who will go out of their way for you when you wish they would simply get out of the way.
A need for sleep
Bad news, night owls.
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Master Gardeners host spring fever series
Eager to begin your spring gardening by learning new tricks of the trade? Then join the Butler County Master Gardeners at their Spring Fever Speaker Series.
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Sports
Wounded Penguins take on Capitals
ARLINGTON, Va. — Like tourists flocking to see the cherry blossoms in full bloom, the Pittsburgh Penguins making a trip to Washington in the playoffs has become a rite of spring.
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Diehl joining father in county HOF
This is the last in a series of articles profiling the 2018 inductees into the Butler County Sports Hall of Fame
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Pirates split twinbill
PITTSBURGH — Jose Osuna, called up from the minor to serve as an extra player for the second game of a doubleheader, hit a three-run homer to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-3 victory on...
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Pitt-Penn State may renew
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh athletic director Heather Lyke doesn’t want the 100th football game between the Panthers and Penn State to be the last.
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Editorial
Golf course discrimination goes against who we are
Proudly recall what happened in Pennsylvania 155 years ago — a divided nation shed the blood of 50,000 young men to answer the question of universal freedom and racial equality.
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The sheriff’s call
I certainly appreciate and respect Sheriff Mike Slupe’s right to patronize any establishment he chooses.
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A state windfall
Regarding Miriam McCaslin’s April 13 letter “Driller Destruction.”
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Not nearly as lethal
John Whitford’s April 17 letter (“Driven to extremes”) states, “people bent on harming others will use knives, bombs, cars, and other things to do violence” in defense...
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Military veterans deserve better
As senators consider the nomination of the next secretary of veterans affairs, they should first reflect on the story of an Army veteran named Jason White.
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Business
Priority2Work slates dinner, cracker plant discussion
An event in May will discuss the proposed Beaver County cracker plant.
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Ford reports 9% net first quarter gain
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford’s net income rose 9 percent in the first quarter due largely to a lower income tax rate, as the automaker promised additional efficiencies in the coming years.
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County gets grant to clean brownfields
Officials announced Wednesday that Butler County has been awarded $600,000 through the Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program — an initiative meant to help communities evaluate,...
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Agency offers housing survey
Do you have ideas about how development, homelessness and housing affect people in your community? State officials want your input on how these things are impacting the areas where you live and work.
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Closed golf course may become neighborhood
Freeport property is site of planning
FREEPORT — A closed golf course in the borough could convert its fairways and putting greens into a new neighborhood.
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Arts & Entertainment
People
LAS VEGAS — A month after speaking at the March for Our Lives in his hometown of Austin, Texas, Matthew McConaughey says he supports some gun control but fears the youth-led movement could be...
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New Prince album coming in September
Prince’s vault is being opened again.
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‘A Quiet Place,’ ‘Rampage’ sell most tickets
LOS ANGELES — It’s another weekend of buzz versus pure star power at the box office as the word of mouth sensation “A Quiet Place” finds itself neck-and-neck again with Dwayne...
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People
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 92nd birthday with a Saturday night concert in London featuring British singers such as Sting, Tom Jones and Jamie Cullum.