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A Butler man is accused of coercing a 15-year-old girl into sexual activity by threatening to tell her mother she was sneaking out of the house to see a friend, according...
December 19, 2025 Local News
The holidays are a time for returning to stories that feel as comfortable as a favorite sweater. Hobnob Theatre Company’s latest production, “The Nutcracker: New Game — A...
December 19, 2025 Local News
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said all driver license and photo centers will be closed Thursday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas. Customers may still...
December 19, 2025 Local News
Santa Claus is coming to Connoquenessing. Santa is expected to parade around the borough and township on Saturday, Dec. 20. The “loaner sleigh” — provided by Wallace Tow...
December 19, 2025 Local News
A Cabot man accused of sexually assaulting a girl when she was 11 and 12 years old had his charges withdrawn at a preliminary hearing Thursday, Dec. 18, before District J...
December 19, 2025 Local News
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Business News
If Christmas feels like it’s getting earlier every year, so is the getaway as Americans are unwrapping their holiday travel plans ahead of schedule and in record fashion ...
December 19, 2025 Business
SAN FRANCISCO — TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular soci...
December 19, 2025 Business
The Butler County Chamber of Commerce is taking inspiration from a national TV show to spur innovation and promote new business activity in the county. The Chamber of Co...
December 19, 2025 Local News
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State News
Charges against a former Penn Christian Academy teacher were held for court at a preliminary hearing held Monday, Dec. 15, in Harmar Township. Sean M. Dicer, 53, of Brack...
December 17, 2025 Pennsylvania News
OMAHA, Neb. — The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that represent more than half their worke...
December 17, 2025 National News
The former CEO of the Kellogg Co. has been tapped to lead Kraft Heinz as it prepares to split into two companies. Kraft Heinz said Tuesday that Steve Cahillane will serve...
December 16, 2025 Business
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National News
DETROIT — A life ring and a piece of a lifeboat from the Edmund Fitzgerald were sold at auction Friday for $150,000, a month after the 50th anniversary of the famous ship...
December 19, 2025 National News
WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center on Friday quickly added Donald Trump's name to the performing arts center Congress designated as a living memorial to John F. Kennedy, a d...
December 19, 2025 National News
A nearly 100-year-old bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin was imploded Friday, an unusual spectacle that clears the way for a modern replacement....
December 19, 2025 National News
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International News
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio weighed in on Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas peace efforts and defended the Trump administration’s increasing military pressu...
December 19, 2025 International News
TORONTO — Canada and the U.S. will launch formal discussions to review their free trade agreement in mid-January, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said. ...
December 19, 2025 International News
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin emphasized Friday that Moscow’s troops were advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine and voiced confidence the Kremlin would achieve ...
December 19, 2025 International News
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