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The following items have been collected from various police departments and district courts: Butler May 9 — Vahan Nishan Hovsepian, 70, of Butler, was charged with misdem...
May 21, 2026 Local News
A Butler teenager is accused of driving a stolen vehicle around the city, including on railroad tracks and through grassy areas, Wednesday, May 20, and failing to stop fo...
May 21, 2026 Local News
District officials may look at options to decrease the cost
May 21, 2026 Local News
A Butler woman is charged following two altercations last Thursday and Friday, May 14 and 15, Butler police said. Cierra Rose Hefferan, 23, was charged with misdemeanor d...
May 21, 2026 Local News
The race for Pennsylvania’s 12th House District is set, Scott Timko, a retired Air Force captain, won the Republican nomination for the seat, defeating Republican competi...
May 21, 2026 Government
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Business News
Clarion Hospital’s EMS Training Center, part of Independence Health System, has earned an American Heart Association recognition. The hospital received the association’s ...
May 21, 2026 Business
BRUSSELS — The European Union approved Wednesday a tariff deal with the United States to cap tariffs on most EU exports at 15%, avoiding a direct clash with President Don...
May 20, 2026 International News
NEW YORK — Target reported the largest jump in comparable sales in four years Wednesday, but a cautious outlook overshadowed convincing evidence that changes under the co...
May 20, 2026 Business
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State News
Nearly eight years later, the pain is still fresh for survivors of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. Audrey Glickman still has to hold back tears when di...
May 21, 2026 Religion
Justin Wagner will be the next Democratic opponent to try to unseat U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly. Wagner will run as the Democratic candidate in the race for Pennsylvania’s 16th ...
May 21, 2026 Pennsylvania News
PHILADELPHIA — The eastern U.S. sweated through a second day of early-season heat Wednesday, with some schoolchildren being sent home while others stayed in sweltering cl...
May 20, 2026 National News
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National News
WASHINGTON — Republican senators are considering whether to drop a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ball...
May 20, 2026 National News
BOSTON — At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder. Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would limit the number of...
May 20, 2026 National News
MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. — Three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders had to be quarantined and assessed Wednesday for possible exposure to an unidentified sub...
May 20, 2026 National News
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International News
MIAMI — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles a...
May 20, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American block...
May 20, 2026 International News
Iran warned it would retaliate beyond the Middle East if the U.S. or Israel restart attacks on the Islamic Republic, following renewed threats from President Donald Trump...
May 20, 2026 International News
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