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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is hosting an open house for full-time and seasonal maintenance positions in Butler County from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 18 at t...
September 03, 2026 Local News
Two longtime traditions will return to the Zelienople Community Park Monday, Sept. 7. An end-of-summer party is scheduled at the park from 1 to 6 p.m., while the annual o...
September 02, 2026 Local News
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District teachers and officials may have an answer in the coming weeks on whether contract disputes will be resolved. Members of the negotia...
September 02, 2026 Local News
A man from Cranberry Township and a man from Pittsburgh are accused of assaulting a man and stealing his gun during the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 30, in Slipper...
September 02, 2026 Local News
When Nicole Lakovic walked into her bridal shower wearing a modernized version of her mother’s wedding gown, Connie Lakovic saw her transformed dress for the first time. ...
September 02, 2026 Special Sections
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Business News
Butler-based telecommunications company Armstrong is launching its ninth annual Avenge Hunger Month campaign to fight hunger across its service area. Throughout the campa...
September 01, 2026 Business
NexTier Bank, headquartered in Butler, has officially completed a legal merger with an Ohio-based bank. As of Aug. 31, NexTier has merged with Riverside Bank of Dublin in...
September 01, 2026 Business
Construction is currently underway for UPMC’s specialty care location at the Clearview Mall in Center Township. The facility is expected to be completed by early 2027 acc...
August 31, 2026 Business
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State News
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has “real concerns” about the way Flock cameras — automated license plate readers that capture and store data gleaned from m...
September 02, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Water issues at Rolling Valley Estates mobile home park in Connoquenessing Township have drawn the attention of a state legislator. State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-8th, cal...
September 01, 2026 Pennsylvania News
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania police officer who fatally shot a 22-year-old college student, who had ended up at the wrong house late at night and was waiting for frie...
September 01, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
LIVINGSTON, Texas — Texas authorities rescued dozens of people from stranded cars, homes surrounded by floodwaters and an assisted living facility Wednesday as former Tro...
September 02, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — New York City Fire Department on Wednesday honored 36 heroes whose names will be added to the department’s World Trade Center Memorial Wall following their dea...
September 02, 2026 National News
MINNEAPOLIS — At least one person was killed and six others injured in a shooting at an apartment building in downtown Minneapolis shooting, according to officials. The M...
September 02, 2026 National News
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International News
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian aerial attacks overnight and during daylight Wednesday killed two civilians and wounded six in a central Ukraine city, local officials said, while...
September 02, 2026 International News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired on U.S. allies in the Gulf early Wednesday following a night of American bombardment that Iranian state media says included a dea...
September 02, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — Oil giant Chevron is planning to expand its operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said Tuesday, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambiti...
September 01, 2026 International News
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