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Orchard Hill Church Butler is partnering with the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank to distribute food to those in need Saturday, Sept. 26. Attendees will be directed through...
September 24, 2026 Local News
Forward Township’s planning commission will discuss and possibly take action on a proposed data center at its next meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the township off...
September 24, 2026 Local News
Parking will be restricted on 10 streets in Butler between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, for cleaning. The streets affected are Ridge, Goldwood and Wagner avenues...
September 24, 2026 Local News
High school freshman students in 2026-27 were born between 2012 and 2013 — over a decade and a full presidential administration after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on th...
September 24, 2026 Local News
Butler Township Public Works will start its fall tree trimming at the beginning of October, director of public works Dave Meeder said. The department will canvass the tow...
September 24, 2026 Local News
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Business News
Ashley Phillips, senior vice president and branch operations leader for First Commonwealth Bank in Cranberry Township, was named a recipient of the Pennsylvania Bankers A...
September 24, 2026 Business
Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week. It is the second big round of store closures under Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol, who j...
September 24, 2026 Business
Independence Health System was named a 2026 Healthiest Employer of Delaware and Pennsylvania honoree, earning the No. 3 overall ranking. The honor came from Healthiest Em...
September 24, 2026 Business
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State News
A whistleblower lawsuit accuses Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration of bypassing procurement requirements meant to safeguard the use of taxpayer dollars, incl...
September 23, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Pennsylvania recorded nearly 100 new cases of measles in the last week, bringing the total case count for this year to 792, state officials said Monday. The state’s meas...
September 21, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Hundreds of flights were canceled in the U.S. Northeast due to technical problems at a key regional air traffic control center, as every major airport in the New York Cit...
September 21, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
WASHINGTON — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security...
September 24, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — The nation’s cybersecurity agency on Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms, laying out potential threat...
September 24, 2026 National News
He doesn’t wear a mask or cape, but John DeBacker is a hero to one Long Island family. Wearing his “Catman” T-shirt, DeBacker pulled off the intricate rescue of a frighte...
September 24, 2026 National News
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International News
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, officials said Thursday, as Moscow’s 4½-year-long invasion of its ...
September 24, 2026 International News
UNITED NATIONS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told world leaders Wednesday that Vladimir Putin is the only obstacle to ending “the ridiculous and never-ending ...
September 23, 2026 International News
CAIRO — It took Houthi rebels less than 48 hours to seize Yemen's Red Sea coast from pro-government forces in a resounding blow to U.S. interests and Washington's regiona...
September 23, 2026 International News
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