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The Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement will travel through the county to verify that all dogs are properly licensed for 2026, Butler County officials announced. The canvassing...
May 07, 2026 Local News
The district has not raised taxes in a decade
May 07, 2026 Local News
BUFFALO TWP — Freeport Area School District proposed a budget for the 2026-27 school year that would see taxes go up for district residents in Butler County. The district...
May 07, 2026 Local News
A new children’s gym in Cranberry Township offers sensory safe play for children with autism, special needs and neurotypical development. We Rock the Spectrum Kid’s Gym, ...
May 07, 2026 Local News
The New Beginnings Church, 416 Center Ave., Butler, is having a free clothing giveaway from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 9. Visitors are asked to use the entrance in t...
May 07, 2026 Local News
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Business News
Whirlpool appeared to be in a prime position to thrive, producing about 80% of its major appliances at American factories at a time when President Donald Trump has emphas...
May 07, 2026 Business
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose again this week, reflecting ongoing bond market volatility as surging oil prices due to the war with Iran heighten inflation...
May 07, 2026 Business
McDonald’s posted better-than-expected sales in the first quarter but said high gas prices and consumer anxiety over the Iran war could dent sales this spring. The a...
May 07, 2026 Business
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State News
(The Center Square) — A House committee on Tuesday, May 5, endorsed the concept that a medical patient has the right to know when artificial intelligence is being used in...
May 07, 2026 Pennsylvania News
In recent months, AHN Grove City has begun offering robotic-assisted knee and hip surgeries, including joint replacements, with the addition of the Mako SmartRobotics sur...
May 05, 2026 Business
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and are deceiving the system's u...
May 05, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
HERSHEY, Pa. — Supreme Court justices are not “political actors,” Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday, insisting unpopular court decisions are based solely on the l...
May 07, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's proposal to put a coat of white paint on the exterior of a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House could cos...
May 07, 2026 National News
As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable meow of a kitten pierce the predawn darkness. T...
May 07, 2026 National News
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International News
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican raised the “need to work tirelessly in favor of peace” in talks Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who came to Rome on a fence-...
May 07, 2026 International News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has created a government agency to vet and tax vessels seeking passage through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a shipping data company re...
May 07, 2026 International News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military fa...
May 07, 2026 International News
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