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CHICORA — Karns City Area Elementary School’s hundreds of students poured off their buses and into the drop-off zone Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, returning to a familiar s...
August 26, 2026 Local News
With Butler Italian Days set to return for a second year, its organizers are hoping it will become an annual tradition for residents and visitors alike to enjoy. Butler I...
August 26, 2026 Local News
Multiple emergency crews responded to a vehicle fire Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 26, off Route 19 in Cranberry Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispa...
August 26, 2026 Local News
With a new state budget signed into law in July, Butler County’s school districts are making plans for what to do with their adequacy appropriations. A bipartisan $50.85 ...
August 26, 2026 Local News
The state is suing a Center Township residents association for not inspecting or repairing the Hull Plan Lake Dam, which was declared unsafe in 2021. The Department of En...
August 26, 2026 Crime & Courts
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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
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
COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham on South Carolina’s general election ballot. Darline G...
August 25, 2026 National News
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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
BEIJING — A Chinese humanoid robot set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing on Tuesday, beating its robot competitors — and the fastest recorded human...
August 25, 2026 International News
TORONTO — Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appli...
August 25, 2026 International News
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