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WINFIELD TWP — A conditional use hearing to operate a small storage facility on a residential-zoned property drew a large-than-usual crowd of concerned residents to a tow...
January 30, 2026 Local News
A Butler man is accused of breaking into a residence Wednesday, Jan. 28, and stealing $100 and a Mercedes-Benz, Butler city police said. Ronald A. Kapsin, 45, was charge...
January 30, 2026 Local News
A Parker man was given a state prison sentence Thursday after pleading guilty to robbing a Brady Township home in May 2024, seeking retaliation against a witness and flee...
January 30, 2026 Crime & Courts
Butler City Council voted unanimously Thursday, Jan. 29, to approve a $412,000 prepayment toward the chassis for a new fire truck in an effort to save some money. Council...
January 30, 2026 Local News
After several days of digging out of the snow, Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy said there is still a lot of work ahead as the city’s streets department shifts its focus to areas ...
January 30, 2026 Local News
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Business News
The Butler Farm Show is gearing up for its 78th season,and it has named its board members for the coming year. The senior board consists of president Ken Laughlin, vice p...
January 30, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America’s nor...
January 30, 2026 Business
Apple’s iPhone sales soared to a new quarterly record during the holiday season, despite artificial intelligence blunders that prompted the technology trendsetter to get ...
January 30, 2026 Business
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State News
HARRISBURG — Hours before a deadly explosion ripped through a Pennsylvania nursing home last month, staff grew concerned about the smell of natural gas on several floors ...
January 28, 2026 Pennsylvania News
HARRISBURG, Penn., Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — National School Choice Week began on Sunday in Pennsylvania and across the country, focusing on helping parents find the r...
January 28, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Sen. John Fetterman on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump “to immediately fire” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after federal agents killed two citizens in Minn...
January 27, 2026 National News
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National News
BELZONI, Miss. — Tens of thousands of people entered their sixth day with no electricity Friday as the Carolinas and Virginia prepare for a significant winter storm that ...
January 30, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled Friday, foiling th...
January 30, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation's voting laws, a long-shot priority for President Donald Trump that would impose stricter requ...
January 29, 2026 National News
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International News
BRUSSELS — The European Union agreed Thursday to list Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide pro...
January 30, 2026 International News
Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic,” a scie...
January 27, 2026 International News
MILAN — News that a unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be part of the security detail for the U.S. delegation during the upcoming Winter Games has set...
January 27, 2026 National News
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