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New ace, same place: Seneca Valley returns to WPIAL softball championship game to face Hempfield — again

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Unofficial results: Timko wins Republican nod in highly contested race for 12th district state house seat

Scott Timko appears to have won the Republican nod for the 12th district seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives following a tight race against Ethan Nicholas, ...

Richey nabs Republican nod for lieutenant governor

Butler Area School District announces new endowments totaling $4.5 million

Republican voters in 12th state House District decide who will run against lone Democrat

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New Mars welcome signs coming

MARS — Borough council gave an update about new welcome signs coming to the borough at its agenda meeting on Monday. Secretary Christine Clutter said the Butler County A...

May 19, 2026 Local News

Butler County Historical Society gifted America250 commemorative flag

The Butler County Historical Society has a new commemorative flag to display. The historical society accepted a special Betsy Ross America250 U.S. flag made by Annin Fla...

May 19, 2026 Local News

PennDOT driver’s license centers to close for Memorial Day

All PennDOT Drivers License and Photo Centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday, May 23 through May 25, for Memorial Day. Customer...

May 19, 2026 Local News

Lafayette marker unveiling moving indoors

Wednesday’s unveiling of a historic trail marker commemorating Gen. Marquis de Lafayette’s contributions in the American Revolution and his 1825 visit to Butler County ha...

May 18, 2026 America 250

East Butler man on e-bike struck from behind by driver

An 33-year-old East Butler man on an e-bike was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by an 84-year-old Butler man Friday, May 15, on North Main Street Extension, accord...

May 18, 2026 Local News

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A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell

NEW YORK — A biotech company that aims to resurrect lost creatures said Tuesday it has hatched live chicks in an artificial environment — a development that was met with ...

May 19, 2026 Business

New Jell-O products swap fruit juice for artificial colors

Jell-O — long known for its bright rainbow of artificially colored gelatins — is getting a line of products made without synthetic colors or artificial sweeteners to meet...

May 19, 2026 Business

Trump touts a major TrumpRx expansion, adding more than 600 generic drugs

President Donald Trump on Monday announced more than 600 generic medications will be added to the government’s discounted-drug website TrumpRx, dramatically increasing of...

May 18, 2026 Business

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Democrats settling House primaries in Pennsylvania swing districts, with Shapiro’s clout on the line

WARMINSTER TWP, Bucks County — Democrats in Pennsylvania settled primary fights Tuesday to shape their congressional slate for the fall election, in which they hope — wit...

May 19, 2026 Pennsylvania News

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania’s primaries

WASHINGTON — Democratic voters in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary will pick their nominees to flip four seats seen as critical for the party to retake the U.S. House in No...

May 18, 2026 Pennsylvania News

Incumbents face primary challenges as state election battle looms

(The Center Square) — Both longtime and relatively new incumbent state lawmakers will face primary election challenges on May 19 as the journey toward remaking the legisl...

May 17, 2026 Pennsylvania News

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US Rep. Thomas Massie loses Kentucky GOP primary to Ed Gallrein in another victory for Trump

CRESTWOOD, Ky. — Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Republican House primary Tuesday in another test of President Donald Trump’s power over his party after he hand...

May 19, 2026 National News

Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, U.S. troops, Iran grows

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled...

May 19, 2026 National News

Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free

An adolescent owl that was found stuck in a concrete mixer in southwestern Utah is finally on the mend, flying free and maybe a bit wiser from the ordeal. The great horne...

May 19, 2026 National News

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Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties as Xi also seeks stable U.S. relations after Trump summit

BEIJING — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday night in China for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump w...

May 19, 2026 International News

Israeli forces intercept 6 more activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza

JERUSALEM — Israeli forces on Tuesday intercepted six remaining vessels from a much larger activist flotilla attempting to challenge Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. Two ...

May 19, 2026 International News

Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo will open three Ebola treatment centers in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the count...

May 18, 2026 International News