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Bicyclist injured in North Main Street accident
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Motorcyclist critical after weekend crash
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Woman dies from injuries suffered in crash
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Car flips Friday night in downtown Butler
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On the Cover
Cranberry making plans for next stage of growth
Manager talks future plans
As some communities are just beginning to establish plans for development, Cranberry is already looking to the future with redevelopment.
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Crash victim dies
Woman, 87, was a passenger in 2-car wreck
A passenger in one of the cars involved in an accident Friday morning in Jefferson Township died in the hospital, police said.
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Trump's criticisms spark protests at NFL games
More players kneel, sit during anthems
President Donald Trump's comments about owners firing players who kneel during the national anthem sparked a mass increase in such protests around the National Football League Sunday, as about 150...
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Grandma warns about phone scam
A woman was nearly the victim of a phone scammer.
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County nonunion staff to get pay raise in 2018
2.5 percent increase OK'd
The county's nonunion employees will receive a 2.5 percent pay increase in 2018.
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News
New travel restrictions expected
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to announce new restrictions on travel to the United States as his ban on visitors from six Muslim-majority countries expires Sunday, 90 days...
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GOP pushes to lift sulfide mining ban
Wisc. gov. voted for moratorium
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker voted to ban copper and gold mining in Wisconsin two decades ago.
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Repeal bill facing more opposition
GOP still seeks votes
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition to the GOP health care bill swelled to near-fatal numbers Sunday as Sen.
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Shots fired in church
Gunman kills 1, injures 6, himself
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A masked gunman invaded a Nashville church Sunday and opened fire, walking silently down the aisle as he shot unsuspecting congregants.
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Rt. 228 roundabout work suspended
Work on the roundabout being built in Clinton Township will soon cease for the season.
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Community
BROADCAST BEST
Butler native wins student Emmy award
Butler native Josh Croup, a senior broadcast major at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, won a 2017 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Sept. 9.
Read moreToday's Verse
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Chuckle of the Day
Maybe a broken reputation can be repaired, but the world will forever be watching the spot where the crack was.
UNION HOMECOMING COURT
The crowning of the Union High School homecoming king and queen will be prior to Friday's 7 p.m. football game against Redbank Valley. The court will begin lining up at 6:15 p.m. The homecoming dance will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Union High School gymnasium. On Friday, the homecoming court will be introduced at an assembly in the high school gymnasium.
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BUTLER HOMECOMING COURT
The Butler High School homecoming princess and prince will be crowned Friday before the 7:30 p.m. football game against Shaler. The homecoming dance is from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the high school.
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LITTLE ROCK NINE
1957 school desegregation remembered
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — When she saw images unfold from a deadly white supremacist rally this summer in Virginia, Minnijean Brown Trickey immediately thought about the angry mob she and eight other black students faced when they integrated an all-white high school in Little Rock 60 years ago.
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WARNING!
Film may spark pranks, sightings
Pennsylvania State Police warn the public that there could be “creepy clown” sightings.
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Jeep association leaders named
The friends of the Bantam Jeep Association recently elected a new board of directors including Todd Wagner, president; Tony Colangeli, vice president; Ellen Roberts, secretary; Wayne Kovac, treasurer; and Tom Lavorini, Bill Ringeisen and Rodney Schaffer, members at large.
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Sports
Leader behind wheel
JEFFERSON TWP — Knoch's girls soccer team entered this season looking for leadership.
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Pens feeling blue
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP — Dmitrij Jaskin had a goal and an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 preseason victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night.
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'Jackets' scoring machine
Freeport's Comperatore scoring at prodigious pace after two injury-riddled seasons.
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SRU wins on record-setting day
ERIE — 1,182 yards, 14 touchdowns and record-setting offense.
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Editorial
Senate should give local radar bill speedy passage
It was late last year when Senate Bill 535, a bill that would end Pennsylvania’s ridiculous ban on local police departments using radar guns, advanced out of the chamber by an overwhelming 47-3...
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The madness of driverless cars
Driverless vehicles may not be all that they’re cracked up to be. Indeed, they may be harmful to our collective security and well-being.
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Where and who is Dail Dinwiddie?
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twenty-five years ago on Sept. 24, 1992, Dail Boxley Dinwiddie vanished.
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Other Voices
The chronicle of devastation from what seems like an endless run of natural disasters has been difficult to fathom.
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Sovereignty is not a dirty word
To listen to the commentary, Donald Trump used an inappropriate term at the U.N. — not just “Rocket Man,” but “sovereignty.”
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Business
Hurricane hits fern business
90 percent of crop damaged
SEVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Irma damaged 90 percent of the fall crop of ornamental foliage in Volusia County that had been ready to harvest.
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Westinghouse, Amazon, Shell plant discussed
CRANBERRY TWP — At the Manager's Coffee and Conversation on redevelopment, the impact of big businesses on Cranberry came up several times.
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In Brief
The Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau has ended its nomination process for this year’s Service Excellence Program.
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Analysts: State would lose billions under health bill
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania would be one of the states hit hardest under U.S.
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McCain says he won’t vote for ACA repeal
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
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Arts & Entertainment
‘Kingsman’ unseats ‘It’ to take over box office
LOS ANGELES — R-rated thrill rides continue to rule the box office with 20th Century Fox’s profane spy sequel “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” and New Line Cinema’s horror...
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A revived ‘Will & Grace’ is ready for more laughs
When “Will & Grace” premiered in 1998, the biggest comedies of the year were “Seinfeld,” “Veronica’s Closet” and “Friends.