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Local News
Two tornadoes touched down Sunday afternoon, June 14, in Butler County, according to a storm survey by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. One tornado touched do...
June 16, 2026 Local News
Interstate 79 will be closed between exit 83 for Route 528 and Evans City and exit 87 for Route 68 and Zelienople for about 30 minutes beginning at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June ...
June 16, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — A recent event by the township raised thousands of dollars for a local foundation to fight hunger among students. The Butler Township Board of Commissioners ...
June 16, 2026 Local News
Emergency management: No reports of runoff into Connoquenessing Creek
June 16, 2026 Local News
MARS — Borough council set a public hearing date to hear discussion in regards to the potential Mars/Adams Township merger. During its meeting June 15, council passed a m...
June 16, 2026 Local News
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Business News
Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands. Yu...
June 16, 2026 Business
McDonald’s is frying up some apple pies to honor America’s 250th birthday. The company said Tuesday it’s bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than th...
June 16, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Stock markets rallied worldwide Monday, and oil prices eased after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire and reopen the...
June 15, 2026 Business
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State News
Action on ruling delayed for 120 days
June 16, 2026 Local News
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is taking no chances with New World screwworm and has issued an official quarantine order to prevent an infestation of the pest...
June 15, 2026 Local News
Last month, the world’s attention was gripped by an outbreak of the contagious “Andes strain” of hantavirus aboard the M/V Hondius cruise ship. According to the most rec...
June 10, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year, accusing them ...
June 16, 2026 National News
Contractors running Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities can rely more heavily on artificial intelligence tools to communicate with detainees and continue refus...
June 16, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend, according to court pap...
June 16, 2026 National News
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International News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon...
June 16, 2026 International News
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — The United States could soon reimpose sanctions on Russian oil shipments after President Donald Trump and fellow leaders at the Group of Seven s...
June 16, 2026 International News
PALU, Indonesia — A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia ’s Sulawesi island Tuesday, injuring dozens of people, damaging homes and infrastructure and ...
June 16, 2026 International News
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