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Board proposes 3.29 mill property tax increase
May 14, 2026 Local News
A 28-year-old woman who was charged with trespassing after Adams Township police said she entered a home that was for sale is facing additional misdemeanor charges relate...
May 14, 2026 Local News
A Butler man was sentenced to 20 months in prison Wednesday, May 13, after violating federal firearm laws. Robert Schatzman, 21, faced charges after police executed a sea...
May 14, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — The 488 students in Butler County Community College’s graduating class for the spring 2026 semester — the most since 2022 — range in age from 17 to 63. Some ...
May 13, 2026 Local News
A Slippery Rock man is accused of assaulting a 16-year-old girl through a car window with a metal pole. William Michael Warner, 57, was charged Tuesday, May 12, with misd...
May 13, 2026 Local News
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Business News
LONDON — Meta Platforms said Wednesday it’s rolling out an “incognito” mode for WhatsApp users to have private conversations with its AI chatbot, a move intended to ease ...
May 13, 2026 Business
Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why. Prices for food eaten at home ...
May 13, 2026 Business
Tri-State Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has officially expanded its Butler County presence. On Wednesday, May 13, Tri-State opened its Butler location for patients at 10...
May 13, 2026 Business
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State News
(The Center Square) — A state House committee on Tuesday moved a step closer to eliminating a major distraction in schools by passing a bill which — with many exceptions ...
May 11, 2026 Pennsylvania News
PHILADELPHIA — The inside job began sometime after midnight at the factory in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood where the work never stopped. The trading card industry bo...
May 10, 2026 Business
HARRISBURG — While Pennsylvania’s two major party candidates for governor are both prioritizing helping rural communities, their approaches to some major issues — like ho...
May 10, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
Republican resistance to war grows
May 13, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday pursued new efforts in a sweeping initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including announcing a natio...
May 13, 2026 National News
BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors announced criminal charges Tuesday in the deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing a Singapore-based ship oper...
May 12, 2026 National News
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International News
BEIJING — President Donald Trump on Thursday kicks off the busiest portion of his China visit, a summit expected to be long on pageantry and symbolism but unlikely to fea...
May 13, 2026 International News
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired at least 800 drones in a massive daytime barrage on about 20 regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding dozen...
May 13, 2026 International News
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for the first state visit to China by a U.S. leader in nine years, as the world’s two largest economies look to stabilize ties w...
May 13, 2026 International News
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