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The southbound lane of Route 19 near the Zelienople Bridge will be closed Wednesday, May 20, while the bridge undergoes preservation work. The closure is expected to last...
May 14, 2026 Local News
BUFFALO TWP — Township manager Rich Hill intends to retire from his position by the end of 2026. The news was announced during the monthly board of supervisors meeting on...
May 14, 2026 Local News
PENN TWP — From the roaring cheers following the two Distinguished Service Award recipients’ speeches, it was clear the attendees believed in the recipients just as much ...
May 14, 2026 Local News
Osche, Geyer OK policy in 2-1 vote along party lines
May 14, 2026 Local News
After a trend of improvement over the past year, financial results for Butler Health System are showing signs of stagnation, according to the most recent quarterly report...
May 14, 2026 Business
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Business News
NEW YORK — Shoppers tempered their spending in April as higher gas prices fueled by the Iran war meant less money left over for some nonessentials like clothing and furni...
May 14, 2026 Business
LONDON — Meta Platforms said Wednesday it’s rolling out an “incognito” mode for WhatsApp users to have private conversations with its AI chatbot, a move intended to ease ...
May 13, 2026 Business
Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why. Prices for food eaten at home ...
May 13, 2026 Business
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State News
(The Center Square) — A state House committee on Tuesday moved a step closer to eliminating a major distraction in schools by passing a bill which — with many exceptions ...
May 11, 2026 Pennsylvania News
PHILADELPHIA — The inside job began sometime after midnight at the factory in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood where the work never stopped. The trading card industry bo...
May 10, 2026 Business
HARRISBURG — While Pennsylvania’s two major party candidates for governor are both prioritizing helping rural communities, their approaches to some major issues — like ho...
May 10, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it is investigating Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina over allegations that he created a hostile ...
May 14, 2026 National News
MIAMI — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas urged Americans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of independence not with fireworks or empty platitudes, but by standing u...
May 14, 2026 National News
The head of U.S. Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation's frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations in A...
May 14, 2026 National News
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International News
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Thursday unleashed a third straight day of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, demolishing an apartment building in Kyiv where nine pe...
May 14, 2026 International News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank, authorities said Thursday, ...
May 14, 2026 International News
BEIJING — President Donald Trump on Thursday kicks off the busiest portion of his China visit, a summit expected to be long on pageantry and symbolism but unlikely to fea...
May 13, 2026 International News
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