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Normally sleepy Washington Township is set to come alive next week for the 66th annual North Washington Rodeo, a five-day Western-themed event starting Tuesday, Aug. 18, ...
August 15, 2026 Local News
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Among dozens of farm families involved in the Butler Farm Show, only one earned the prestigious prize of the Eagle Bowl Friday, Aug. 14. Lee and Ann...
August 15, 2026 Local News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Butler Aug. 4 — Stephanie Renee Steiger, 40, was charged with misdemeanor controll...
August 15, 2026 Local News
A section of Ekastown Road in Buffalo Township will close Tuesday, Aug. 18, so Butler County’s maintenance department can complete a large drainage pipe that runs underne...
August 14, 2026 Local News
The Pennsylvania departments of Health and Education announced that schools in Southwestern Pennsylvania — including Butler County — will receive over $590,000 to continu...
August 14, 2026 Local News
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Business News
Tyson Foods is closing more beef plants as a prolonged cattle shortage continues to force the U.S. beefpacking industry’s restructuring. The country’s largest meatpacker ...
August 16, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Encouraging customers to mend worn clothes instead of buying new ones might seem like a self-defeating sales strategy. But in-store repairs and sewing workshop...
August 15, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — Full disclosure: this should really be two tales. How better to pay tribute to the natural and perhaps inevitable combination of two distinctly American icon...
August 15, 2026 Business
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State News
Counties risk court ordered evaluations while state requirement remains elusive
August 16, 2026 Pennsylvania News
If you know anything about Pennsylvanians, it’s probably that we hold strong opinions about our home. Earlier this year, PA Local asked our newsletter and social media au...
August 15, 2026 Pennsylvania News
(The Center Square) – The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, known as CCAP, is an organization founded in 1886 that serves as the “unifying” voice for the ...
August 15, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
SANTA ANA ZIROSTO, Mexico — It didn't take long for Mexican avocado picker Francisco Isidro to get back to work after authorities announced the lifting of a U.S. securi...
August 16, 2026 International News
Ask a teen what they want to be when they grow up, and there’s a fair chance being an influencer is on their list. Digital media and the people who star in it have been ...
August 15, 2026 Business
HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, forecasters said Friday, bringing heavy rains th...
August 14, 2026 National News
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International News
The United Arab Emirates blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company as they sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Friday tha...
August 14, 2026 International News
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian jet-powered drones struck a home in northern Ukraine on Friday, killing a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son, officials said. The strike cam...
August 14, 2026 International News
ROME — The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St. Peter’s Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water levels to plunge. The...
August 13, 2026 International News
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