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Brian M. Bailey, the sitting mayor of Portersville, died of natural causes on Sunday morning, April 19, at the age of 67. Prior to his death, Bailey had served as mayor f...
April 28, 2026 Local News
Earlier this year, the Saxonburg Area Authority received a grant of $489,558 through the Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Program. The funds will be used to upgrade a l...
April 28, 2026 Local News
ZELIENOPLE — Sam Keefer, a junior at Seneca Valley High School and a lifelong resident of Zelienople, took his oath of office as junior council member at Monday’s borough...
April 28, 2026 Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK ― Slippery Rock Area School District’s board unanimously approved installation of a platform and railings leading to the only roof access at Slippery Rock A...
April 28, 2026 Local News
CHERRY TWP — Moniteau School District’s board anticipates approving a preliminary general budget for the 2026-27 school year at its next meeting on May 11. Austin Blause...
April 28, 2026 Local News
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Business News
CRANBERRY TWP — Butler County’s budding entrepreneurs took center stage Tuesday, April 28, as the Butler County Chamber of Commerce hosted its take on a longstanding real...
April 29, 2026 Business
BUTLER TWP — The crowded commercial district along Route 356 in Butler Township has temporarily lost a pair of fast-food dining options. Over the past week, a demolition ...
April 27, 2026 Local News
Farmers across the Great Plains are confronting an intense drought that threatens winter wheat harvests and is pushing cattle producers toward costly feed purchases, prom...
April 27, 2026 Agriculture
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State News
PITTSBURGH — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been quietly expanding its presence in the Pittsburgh area after leasing space in a five-story office in the western ...
April 29, 2026 Pennsylvania News
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's high court ruled Tuesday that spreadsheets of raw data associated with every ballot are public records, providing access to the “cast vote rec...
April 28, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Two years into his English literature degree at the University of Pittsburgh, sophomore Luke Johnson has noticed something in his liberal arts courses: Students in his cl...
April 28, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence rose modestly in April despite growing anxiety over soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran. The Conference Board said ...
April 28, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The State Department said Tuesday that it is preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports celebrating America’s 250th birthday that feature a ...
April 28, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials are evaluating how to proceed with some high-profile public events featuring President Donald Trump after the attack at the...
April 28, 2026 National News
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International News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will leave OPEC effective May 1, stripping the oil cartel of its third-largest producer and further...
April 28, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has boarded another commercial vessel during blockade of Iran's ports, but unlike in previous cases, the ship was ultimately allowed to car...
April 28, 2026 International News
WARSAW, Poland — Prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been released from jail in Belarus in a swap with Poland that saw a total of 10 people freed as the authoritari...
April 28, 2026 International News
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