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Jesse Pattison and Shawn Zappia are familiar faces in the Slippery Rock Area School District, dedicating their daily lives to their students and the institution shaping t...
August 27, 2026 Local News
The second annual 16066 BBQ Bash will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Cranberry Township Municipal Center’s Armstrong Great Lawn, 2525 Rochest...
August 27, 2026 Local News
Parking and traffic restrictions will be in place Friday, Aug. 28, and Saturday, Aug. 29, while Butler Italian Days takes place. According to Butler police Chief Bob O’Ne...
August 27, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. SHEEP Border Leicester Yearling Ram Lamb, Willem Meiser, Butler Champion R...
August 27, 2026 Local News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Butler Aug. 13 — Caitlyn Marie Demko, 22, was charged with misdemeanor disorderly ...
August 27, 2026 Police Reports
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Business News
OAKLAND, Calif. — Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark lega...
August 26, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering U.S. patients a more effective trea...
August 26, 2026 Business
Independence Health System and Allegheny Health Network have received statewide recognition for efforts to support organ, eye and tissue donation. The health systems are ...
August 25, 2026 Business
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State News
A 22-year-old college student killed by Pennsylvania police responding to a possible burglary had just realized he was at the wrong home and was waiting for friends to co...
August 26, 2026 Pennsylvania News
PHILADELPHIA — Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died from measles, state health officials said Tuesday, the first measles-related deaths in the U.S. this year...
August 25, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Sprankle’s Community Markets is hosting its eighth annual Campout for Community fundraiser event on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at its location on 3rd Street in Leechburg. Throug...
August 24, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
Sarver resident and photographer Frederick Doerfler will have one of his photos showcased at the International Nature Photography Competition & Exhibition, which opens Sa...
August 27, 2026 National News
A federal judge on Wednesday lifted a major obstacle to President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting, even as Democratic state officials filed a new cour...
August 26, 2026 National News
BILLINGS, Mont. — A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home outside Billings, Montana, weeks after his pa...
August 25, 2026 National News
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International News
DEVIGHAT, Nepal — Rescue teams searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high...
August 27, 2026 International News
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombarded cities across Ukraine with missiles and drones in an overnight onslaught that ran into the daylight of hours Thursday, when explosions ec...
August 27, 2026 International News
Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement the Islamic Republic is currently negotiating with Oman, Iran’s Deputy For...
August 26, 2026 International News
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