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Butler County man charged with sharing ex's nude photos
August 17, 2019 - 12:44 pm
Single-car crash sends one to hospital
August 16, 2019 - 07:08 pm
Nearly a year later, fatal accident case moves forward
August 16, 2019 - 01:19 pm
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Nearly a year later, fatal accident case moves forward
LANCASTER TWP — Charges against a Slippery Rock man accused of striking and killing a motorcyclist while distracted by a social media app were held for higher court.
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Man charged with sending nude photos of ex-girlfriend
Images allegedly distributed twice
A Butler County man is charged in Luzerne County with sending more than a dozen nude photos of his ex-girlfriend to other men through Facebook.
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Help needed to hang flags Vets banner program slows
Volunteers from the community are needed to hang a last batch of veterans banners in the streets of Butler, where more than 400 of the flags now fly.
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Resident goes to township about gun range
Man alleges police conflict of interest
Local man says bullets from an Evans City shooting range are lodged in his home and is upset the police call it a civil matter. He brought the issue before the Jackson Twp trustees.
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Volunteers offer kids free haircuts to kick off school
Annual event books up quickly
Last year, Butler Beauty Academy provided free haircuts to 60 students during its completely booked Back to School Haircuts event.
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News
Church wants to buy property in Adams Twp.
Lawyers to talk about center
ADAMS TWP — Discovery Christian Church pastor Matt Mehaffey appealed to township supervisors Monday night regarding zoning ordinances amid the church's discussions with an entertainment center...
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Report: Trump interested in buying Greenland
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in buying the entire island of Greenland “with varying degrees of seriousness,” The Wall Street Journal...
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PennDOT updates maintenance schedule
PennDOT has released an updated county maintenance schedule to reflect work planned for roads within Butler County from Aug. 17 to 23.
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Pa. unemployment rate ticked up a bit to 3.9% in July
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's jobless rate is up slightly but remains near record lows under state records that go back four decades.
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Armco Credit Union awards scholarships to 20 graduates
The Armco Credit Union recently awarded $10,000 in scholarships to 20 graduating high school seniors.
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Community
Dog Show
A gold trophy symbolizes the amount of cuteness in the doe-eyed beagle mix named Tugger.
Read moreToday's Verse
But go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.
Chuckle of the Day
At least Hollywood’s lure of stardom guarantees there will always be plenty of attractive supermarket baggers.
Korean Corn Grilled Cheese
40 minutes. Serves 4.
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Make the best grilled cheese with Korean corn cheese
Many seasonal ingredients are around for a very short window of time; their fleetingness is part of their allure. You get excited for them to arrive, eat as much as you can of them while they’re around, and then pine for them the remaining 50 weeks of the year.
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ENGAGEMENTS
A June 27 wedding is being planned by Alison Savannah of Manassas, Va., and Chris Henry of Manassas, Va.
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DEAN’S LIST
The following students have been named to the dean’s lists of their respective colleges and universities:
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Son finds fault in airport name change
PENN TWP — The son of a notable Butler County aviation figure wants to see his father's name return to the county's only airport.
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Sports
Mars repeats league title run
CRANBERRY TWP — Game 4 of the Eagle County baseball championship had a few firsts.
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Young Americans twirl to titles
SAXONBURG — Twin champions — again.
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Kudos to Butler gridders
It's been 22 years.
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SRU hoop team to play at Pitt
PITTSBURGH — The Slippery Rock University men’s basketball team will play an exhibition game Oct. 30 against the University of Pittsburgh at the Petersen Events Center.
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Editorial
Golf outing big boost to higher education scholarships
Pennsylvania has been ranked as one of the states with the most student debt, and the cost of attending college in the Keystone State is slightly higher than the national average.
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Gender neutral licenses a farc
Concerning these gender neutral driver’s licenses.
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Trump makes Israel look weak
Benjamin Netanyahu says he had no choice but to forbid two first-year members of Congress from visiting Israel.
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Time for public sector to fully embrace AI
The National Institute for Standards and Technology just delivered a final plan to the White House for developing artificial intelligence standards for the private sector, in order to “maintain...
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Erie tragedy shows smoke alarms vital; use them
Our neighbors to the north are mourning the deaths of five young children in a fire at a day care center last weekend.
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Business
Gas tanks removed
Gas tanks are being removed from a closed gas station on Pittsburgh Road.
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Weak global growth points to U.S. slowdown
But recession fears awakened
WASHINGTON — How fragile is the global economy? The U.S.
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2 take lead jobs in Concordia system
Good Samaritan Hospice posts filled
Two women were chosen for leadership positions at Concordia Lutheran Ministries' Good Samaritan Hospice.
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Vaping companies sue to delay e-cigarette review
Judge has set May deadline
WASHINGTON — A vaping industry group sued the U.S. government Wednesday to delay an upcoming review of thousands of e-cigarettes on the market.
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Hip, knee surgery center recognized
KITTANNING — ACMH Hospital has been designated a UPMC Health Plan Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Surgery Center of Excellence.
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Arts & Entertainment
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‘Blinded by the Light’ finds dramatic harmony
Recent films using music superstars as their foundation have taken different approaches to telling their stories.
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Sequel to ‘47 Meters Down’ is a toothsome success
At the beginning of “47 Meters Down: Uncaged,” a quartet of young women are given some pretty good advice before going out to sea: “Don’t get eaten by a shark.
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PEOPLE
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah ski resort where actress Gwyneth Paltrow is accused of smashing into a skier was denied its request Wednesday to be dismissed from a lawsuit that it argued should be...