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A state police investigation into Armstrong School District has concluded with no evidence of misconduct found, according to the school district. “While the district can...
June 04, 2026 Local News
Restoration work on the Alameda Waterpark slide, which the county commissioners approved Wednesday, will not interfere with Saturday’s opening of the facility. Commission...
June 04, 2026 Local News
SEVEN FIELDS — Seven Fields Community Days welcomed the borough’s residents and visitors alike at the Seven Fields Community Center at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 3. Nine carn...
June 04, 2026 Local News
JEFFERSON TWP — Knoch School District officially approved a tax hike for the 2026-27 school year, its first since 2017. The tax increase, along with a slightly increased...
June 04, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — Pennsylvania American Water’s proposed improvement project for the main treatment plant on Litman Road was recommended for approval during a township plannin...
June 03, 2026 Local News
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Business News
The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating...
June 04, 2026 National News
Steel City Tunnel Partners, a joint venture between Saxonburg-based Brayman Construction Corporation and The Lane Construction Corporation, of Charlotte, N.C., was awarde...
June 04, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and putting Elon Musk...
June 03, 2026 Business
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State News
Chatty drivers may have their conversations disrupted by police lights and sirens beginning Friday, June 5, when enforcement of Paul Miller’s Law becomes effective. The l...
May 30, 2026 Local News
Just a few years ago, America’s public schools were rushing to get every child a laptop. Los Angeles middle school teacher Anna Soffer remembers it well: “The idea was th...
May 27, 2026 National News
Just a day after the primary election last week, with the field of candidates finally set for November, Gov. Josh Shapiro hit the campaign trail with a message about figh...
May 25, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned do...
June 04, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing for jobless aid hit their highest level in four months last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite ongoing economic...
June 04, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans cleared the first hurdle on Thursday as they are struggling to pass legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement a...
June 04, 2026 National News
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International News
WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders ...
June 04, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on ​Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals, in the latest move by the Trump adm...
June 04, 2026 International News
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached...
June 04, 2026 International News
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