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CRANBERRY TWP — The legitimacy of skill games was at the center of a lengthy dialogue at the township supervisors’ Thursday, Aug. 27, agenda preparation meeting. Supervis...
September 02, 2026 Local News
ADAMS TWP — A.J. Myers & Sons, the transportation company that serves Mars and Butler area school districts, as well as others throughout the region, announced it is bein...
September 02, 2026 Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK — Even after a proposed 287(g) agreement between the borough’s police department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was voted down by council, res...
September 02, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday made an appearance at Walmart in the township on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to celebrate the second anniversary of his of...
September 01, 2026 Local News
Slippery Rock Area School District administrators will temporarily oversee operations at Moraine Elementary after its principal voluntarily transferred to a newly created...
September 01, 2026 Local News
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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
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
Anaplasmosis cases are becoming more frequent as it spreads across the country from east to west
August 31, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
PROVO, Utah — The murder case against the Utah man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk last year is headed for trial, and the defendant could face...
September 01, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers ca...
September 01, 2026 National News
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Tropical Storm Edouard unleashed heavy rain and strong winds on southeastern Texas Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands, toppling trees and flood...
September 01, 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 officials say included a deadly...
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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