Mars student video wins award

Mars Area High School senior Alyssa Machi and junior Macy Barshick earned first place for their submission in the annual West View Water Authority High School Video Contest.

Two Mars students won $1,000 for thier video on water conservation.

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IN BRIEF

WASHINGTON — U.S. retail sales rose at a modest pace in November as the holiday shopping season appeared to have a slow start.

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US-China trade deal achieves some, not all goals $200 billion in exports expected over 2 years

WASHINGTON — The limited trade deal that the Trump administration and Beijing announced Friday means Americans will avoid a holiday tax increase on imported toys, clothing and smartphones. U.S. farmers can sell more soybeans and pork to China.

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Leadership Meeting Photo

The Butler Eagle welcomed the Leadership Butler County Class of 2020 on Friday for the program’s Media and Political Process Workshop. In addition to touring the Eagle, members met with state Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-10; Butler City Councilmen Ken Bonus and David Zarnick; state Sen. Scott Hutchinson, R-21; Butler Township Commissioner David Zarnick; and state Rep. Jim Marshall, R-14. Leadership Butler County is a nine-month program educating class members on various local issues and topics. The class represents a cross-section of the Butler County community and consists of people from the private, public and nonprofit sectors. Call 724-283-2222 to find out more about the program.

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Former Butler resident creates new coupon, deal sharing app

A former Butler resident has launched an app that helps people save and make money by obtaining and sharing promotional codes and coupons offered by businesses.

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State grant to help provide assistance to manufacturers

Butler County manufacturing businesses will be able to continue seeking technical assistance from the state's regional Industrial Resource Center thanks to a $5 million grant.

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Olympic mile, 800-meter champ Peter Snell dead

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three-time Olympic champion and world mile record-holder Peter Snell has died in Dallas. He was aged 80.

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Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello dies

NEW YORK — Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” “Moonstruck” and “Once Upon a Time in America” and his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee’s...

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Resident earns highest Scouting rank

Chris Noah, 18, of Cranberry Township earned Boy Scouting’s highest rank when he successfully completed his Eagle Scout Board of Review in May.

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Muscular dystrophy drug OK’d in decision reversal

WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators approved a second drug for a debilitating form of muscular dystrophy, a surprise decision after the medication was rejected for safety concerns just four months ago.

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Ideas for winter exercise for your dog

The weather is now getting colder, and it’s important for everyone, including your dog, to stay active and in shape. Dogs need exercise and stimulation to keep them happy and healthy at a time when they’re spending more hours inside.

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COURTS

Judge William Shaffer handed down the following sentences on Thursday:

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Area Reps. to vote with parties

With the U.S. House of Representatives set to decide whether to impeach President Donald Trump next week, the three House members representing Butler County announced their planned votes.

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Impeachment charges head to House for vote

Committee split on party lines

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., center, convenes the panel as it approves two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Friday on Capitol Hill.

WASHINGTON — Democrats propelled President Donald Trump's impeachment articles toward a historic vote by the full House as the Judiciary Committee on Friday approved charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

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US Steel agrees to pay $8.5M to settle air pollution lawsuit

HARRISBURG, — U.S. Steel Corp. has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a 2017 class-action lawsuit that accused the steelmaker of negligence in allowing air pollution emissions from its Clairton Coke Works.

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Dem presidential candidates to attend schools forum

PITTSBURGH — At least eight Democratic presidential candidates plan to participate in a forum Saturday in Pittsburgh to answer questions about their plans for public schools.

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Suit: Pilot tried to warn before dozer killed suspect

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 photo, Mike Carpenter, uncle of Greg Longenecker, pauses as he is interviewed by The Associated Press in Reading, Pa. A federal lawsuit accuses Pennsylvania State Police of gross recklessness for using a bulldozer to chase and inadvertently run over and kill Longenecker, who had fled after being caught growing marijuana on public land. An amended complaint, filed Thursday, Dec. 12 quotes a state police helicopter pilot as expressing shock that a police colleague was using the bulldozer to look for Longenecker, who was hiding in thick brush. Cpl. Edward Stefanides said the bulldozer appeared to be ��coming in blind�� and that he tried to tell its operator to stop.

The family of a marijuana suspect who wound up dead under a bulldozer commandeered by Pennsylvania State Police has filed an amended lawsuit that raises new questions about the agency’s tactics.

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East Brady arrival

Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive escorted by the East Brady Volunteer Fire Company in a rescue boat Dec. 7 for the East Brady Area We Believe Light-Up Night festivities.

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SRU renames office in recognition of bank

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is renaming the Office of Career Education and Development as the First National Bank Office of Career Education and Development for a period of 10 years from 2020 through 2029.

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Juveniles charged in series of fights seen on social media

Butler City Police report they have identified and charged all the suspects in a string of fights between juveniles in Butler that have been circulating on social media.

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Child's play

Officials from Kings Family Restaurant give a $5,000 check to the Mario Lemieux Foundation for Austin's Playroom at the Butler Memorial Hospital. Austin's Playroom is a multihospital Lemieux Foundation program that gives kids a play area in a number of the region's hospitals. The Kings donation will go to maintaining the Butler Memorial Austin's Playroom. At the ceremony were, from left, Drew Parish, marketing director for the Mario Lemieux Foundation; George Brown, regional director for Kings Family Restaurant; Gregg Doty, general manager of Kings of Butler; and Karen Allen, chief nursing officer with Butler Health Systems.

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Caring Angels

Jane Lewis of Butler places a ticket in a raffle item box for the Caring Angel Program basket auction at Butler Memorial Hospital on Friday. Last year, the fundraiser, which runs through Tuesday, raised more than $83,000. Participants can pick from a wide range of baskets that includes everything from sporting equipment to cash.

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Gov., Sen. urge residents to sign up for health care

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., joined Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman in a news conference Friday in Pittsburgh to urge Pennsylvanians to sign up for health care at HealthCare.gov before Sunday's enrollment deadline.

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IN BRIEF

HARRISBURG — The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education unanimously approved two new collective bargaining agreements this week with unions representing faculty and campus professionals at the 14 state-owned universities.