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Magic can happen when a family chooses to gather and celebrate together. More family members can mean more magic. Fostering children and adopting bring more people and jo...
December 23, 2025 Local News
VALENCIA — The borough has taken a major step toward covering a potential budget shortfall for emergency services. According to borough Councilwoman Shanon McKenna, St. B...
December 23, 2025 Local News
A pedestrian was reportedly struck by a vehicle outside of the Butler Commons Walmart on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 23. According to Butler County Emergency Services dispatc...
December 23, 2025 Local News
Parker City in Armstrong County is ready to welcome hundreds of daring cold-weather swimmers for the annual Parker Polar Plunge on New Year’s Day. The New Year’s traditio...
December 23, 2025 Local News
Multiple emergency crews responded to a vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 23, at the intersection of Route 422 and Bonniebrook Road in Summit Township. Crews were di...
December 23, 2025 Local News
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Business News
NEW YORK — Stocks closed at another record on Wall Street Tuesday following a surprisingly strong report on economic growth over the summer. The U.S. government's first ...
December 23, 2025 Business
WASHINGTON — Consumers’ confidence in the economy was shaken in December as Americans grew anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping t...
December 23, 2025 Business
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission on Monday said it would ban new foreign-made drones, a move that will keep new Chinese-made drones such as those from D...
December 22, 2025 National News
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State News
BRISTOL, Pa. — A thunderous explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia killed at least two people, collapsed part of the building, sent flames shooting out and...
December 23, 2025 Pennsylvania News
PHILADELPHIA — Days before his memoir is set to hit shelves Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will kick off his book tour at Philadelphia’s Parkway Central Library on Jan. 2...
December 22, 2025 Pennsylvania News
Charges against a former Penn Christian Academy teacher were held for court at a preliminary hearing held Monday, Dec. 15, in Harmar Township. Sean M. Dicer, 53, of Brack...
December 17, 2025 Pennsylvania News
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National News
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has released tens of thousands more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, a tranche that included multiple mentions of President ...
December 23, 2025 National News
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The number of states that will accept late-arriving mail-in ballots during next year's critical midterm elections continues to dwindle, as Ohio Gov. Mike...
December 23, 2025 National News
Former Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, a conservative who rebuked political tribalism and stood out as a longtime critic of President Donald Trump, announced Tuesday he was...
December 23, 2025 National News
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International News
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hour...
December 23, 2025 International News
LONDON — British authorities on Tuesday brought new counts of rape and sexual assault against comedian Russell Brand, who is already facing similar charges involving four...
December 23, 2025 International News
BAMAKO, Mali — The head of an alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger declared Tuesday that the launch of a joint battalion “must be followed by large-scale operations i...
December 23, 2025 International News
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