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Residents of Mars and Adams Township will get a third chance to voice their thoughts on the proposed merger of the two municipalities during a joint public hearing at Twe...
April 30, 2026 Government
MARS — Lambasting the war in Iran, gas prices going up as a result, Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations “causing chaos in the streets,” and attacking corruptio...
April 30, 2026 Local News
Butler County’s delegation to the Pennsylvania House is in total agreement: a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2029 is misguided. All four local representativ...
April 30, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Election season is sooner than many realize. May 19 is the primary election here in Pennsylvania, while the midterm general election — shaping up to be a consequential on...
April 30, 2026 Local News
The couple killed in what police called an apparent murder-suicide Tuesday, April 28, in Seven Fields and Cranberry Township was married about 19 months, according to the...
April 29, 2026 Local News
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Business News
Fast food chains, thirsty for new ways to grow, are amping up their beverage offerings. McDonald’s said Tuesday it will launch six crafted beverages in U.S. restaurants ...
April 30, 2026 Business
Google’s transition into the era of artificial intelligence continued to pay off for its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc. , which on Wednesday announced another quarter o...
April 30, 2026 Business
CRANBERRY TWP — Butler County’s budding entrepreneurs took center stage Tuesday, April 28, as the Butler County Chamber of Commerce hosted its take on a longstanding real...
April 29, 2026 Business
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State News
The number of fatalities on Pennsylvania roads last year was the lowest since records began being kept in 1928. Traffic fatalities in the Keystone State in 2025 numbered ...
April 30, 2026 Pennsylvania News
PITTSBURGH — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been quietly expanding its presence in the Pittsburgh area after leasing space in a five-story office in the western ...
April 29, 2026 Pennsylvania News
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's high court ruled Tuesday that spreadsheets of raw data associated with every ballot are public records, providing access to the “cast vote rec...
April 28, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — It's not every day — or even every decade — that voters are presented a decision like this: Should the state's individual income tax be eliminated? ...
April 30, 2026 National News
Glass shards flew everywhere as Eric Gockel waited out one of the worst hailstorms to hit Missouri. One of the softball-size hunks of ice that hit the Springfield area on...
April 30, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday leveled a new threat against NATO ally Germany, suggesting he could soon reduce the U.S. military presence there as he co...
April 29, 2026 National News
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International News
LONDON — Two Jewish men were stabbed and injured on a London street on Wednesday, in what police called an act of terrorism. Police arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicio...
April 30, 2026 International News
Another oil facility deep inside Russia was reportedly on fire Wednesday after what Ukraine’s president claimed was his country’s latest long-range drone attack. Ukraine’...
April 29, 2026 International News
Oil rose as a U.S.-Iran standoff over the crucial Strait of Hormuz dragged on, prolonging an unprecedented supply shock that has roiled energy markets. Brent rose more th...
April 29, 2026 International News
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