Butler native returns home to open funeral home

Lower cost options offered

The death of a loved one is one of the most difficult and influential events in a person's life,

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BMH wins Platinum Performance Award

Hospital praised for quality of its heart care services

It is no small fete that Butler Memorial Hospital won the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2019, said the doctor in charge of the hospital's cardiovascular services.

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EU looks at how Amazon utilizes sales data

Investigation could lead to changes

BRUSSELS — While the U.S. Congress talks about reining in big tech companies, Europe is taking action.

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School district receives grant

The Butler Area School District won a $100,000 grant to improve its preapprenticeship program.

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U.S. retail sales rise in sign of consumer health

Figure rises 0.4 percent in June

WASHINGTON — U.S. retail sales rose at a solid pace last month, providing crucial support to the economy at a time when other drivers of growth have faded.

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Perkins operator files for bankruptcy

The operator of the Cranberry Township Perkins has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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United 2Q profit soars despite jet groundings

United Airlines glided through the first part of summer, as strong travel demand pushed average fares higher, but the grounding of Boeing 737 Max jets will become a bigger challenge in the months ahead.

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VW, Ford team to develop new project

Autonomous, electric vehicles could be out by 2021

NEW YORK — Volkswagen will invest $2.6 billion into a Pittsburgh autonomous vehicle company that's mostly owned by Ford as the automakers who were once rivals deepen their partnership to develop driverless and electric vehicles in an ultracompetitive landscape.

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Pet care store plans mulled

Dog Stop could open in Adams

The Dog Stop representative Chris Kane pitched a location idea to Adams Township officials July 10.

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Citigroup profits rise 7 percent

NEW YORK — Banking conglomerate Citigroup said its second quarter profits rose by 7 percent from a year ago, helped by higher interest rates, a lower tax rate and a strong economy.

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Dominic Lofrano to Michael Quimby at 219 Adams Pointe Blvd. 5 for $128,000.

7/15/2019 Real Estate Transactions 0 comments

Mnuchin urges debt limit hike

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told congressional leaders that the debt ceiling should be raised before lawmakers leave for their August recess to avert the potential of an unprecedented default on the national debt.

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