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The Butler Area School District board of directors on Monday approved the long awaited and anticipated move to reopen Broad Street Elementary School.
Pass by the Passavant House Museum in Zelienople, and there may be a bustle of activity just through the dining room windows.
Some highlights of the $1.9 trillion dollar COVID-19 relief package that passed in the Senate by a 50-49 margin late Saturday:
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him, — Acts 5:32
When the going gets tough, the tough get going, the question is, where do they all run off to?
Harrisville area residents jammed a police cruiser full of food and other items on Saturday for the Feed My Sheep Food Cupboard.
The officers at the Saxonburg Police Department are taking safety training every three months, thanks to a benevolent community group.
Pennsylvania's two U.S. Senators were as split on their comments as they were on their decisions regarding Saturday's passing of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.
Two Butler firefighters suffered minor injuries while responding to a fire at an apartment complex on Center Avenue just before 3 p.m. Sunday.
LANCASTER — A man has been ordered to stand trial on a homicide charge in the disappearance of a young Amish woman in Pennsylvania last summer.
Judge Timothy McCune handed down the following sentences Thursday:
The following items have been gathered from various police departments:
Tear down the statues, eliminate naming rights, legalize drugs and make masks mandatory, but for Grinch’s sake leave the good Dr. alone.
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media.
WASHINGTON — A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access, a move that comes as congressional Democrats press for a sweeping voting and elections bill to counter efforts to restrict voting access.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Carla Wallenda, a member of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act and the last surviving child of the famed troupe’s founder, has died at the age of 85.
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Many people believe that composting requires a large space, with frequent trips hauling kitchen scraps and bags of grass clippings and leaves.
QUESTION: Hi Ed: Read the article where you mentioned cast-iron shower bases. We're planning a tile shower stall complete with a tile floor. I like the idea of a one-piece cast-iron floor with no grout. Can I combine a cast-iron shower base with wall tiles?
Brookhaven LLC to NVR at Abigail Drive for $150,000.
An Amazon telehealth outfit that started as a pilot service for Seattle-area employees and their families has quietly filed paperwork to operate in 21 more states, a signal of Amazon’s expanding ambitions for the $3.8 trillion medical sector.
UPPER ST. CLAIR -- David Bocci set the plan in place for his two victories at the WPIAL Class AAA boys swimming championships long before the race Sunday at Upper St. Clair High School.
ADAMS TWP — Victory earned, lesson learned.
UPPER ST. CLAIR — Seneca Valley's Edie Sawyer won her first WPIAL gold medal Sunday during the Class AAA girls swimming championships at Upper St. Clair High School.
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby capped Pittsburgh’s three-goal outburst in the first period, and the Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5-1 Sunday night.
Who was the only pitcher to start against his brother in his major league debut?
UPPER ST. CLAIR —Alexis Schrecongost and Brittney Carmazzi both achieved their goals in Saturday's WPIAL Class 2A championship swim meet — three times over.
Following are the Butler County swimmers who earned a medal by placing in the top eight at Saturday's WPIAL Class 2A championship meet, held at Upper St. Clair High School.
Following are the Butler County swimmers who earned a medal by placing in the top eight at Sunday's WPIAL Class 3A championship meet, held at Upper St. Clair High School.
Ke’Bryan Hayes doubled, giving him an extra-base hit in four straight games for Pittsburgh as the Pirates defeated Baltimore, 13-1, in Grapefruit League play Sunday.
Philadelphia 76ers teammates Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons were ruled out of the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday after being flagged by coronavirus contact tracing, prompting some players to question again why the exhibition was being played during a pandemic.
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Seneca Valley wrestlers Tyler Chappell, Dylan Chappell and Alejandro Herrera-Rondon all won championships at the PIAA West Class AAA Super Regional Saturday in Altoona.
BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired right-hander Duane Underwood Jr. in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
NEW YORK — Blake Griffin has agreed to sign with the Brooklyn Nets, a person with knowledge of the details said Sunday.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Bryson DeChambeau received a text message Sunday morning from Tiger Woods to keep fighting, good advice for a final round that turned out to be the toughest at Bay Hill in 41 years.
LAS VEGAS — Kyle Larson wasn’t sure he’d ever race again in NASCAR, and if he could, he didn’t know who would even hire him.
JEFFERSON TWP — Academics won out.
SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock High School graduate Rickeo Mineo struck out a career-high 11 and carried a perfect game into the sixth inning Sunday, leading Slippery Rock University to a 12-4 victory over West Virginia State at Critchfield Park.
CLEMSON, S.C. — Al-Amir Dawes scored a season-high 21 points, knocking down five 3-pointers, and Clemson defeated Pitt 77-62 on Saturday to end the regular season.
CLEVELAND — For the third time in less than a year, the Cleveland Indians are having to isolate players because they broke COVID-19 protocols.
BOSTON — Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo was released from the hospital Saturday after spending the night following a head hit from Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson.
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Lauren Lampus (Freeport) contributed seven kills and the decisive service ace in the Westminster women's volleyball team's 3-2 win over Geneva.
BEIJING — China’s foreign minister warned the Biden administration on Sunday to roll back former President Donald Trump’s “dangerous practice” of showing support for Taiwan, the island democracy claimed by Beijing as its own territory.
WASHINGTON -— The U.S. will respond as appropriate to a rocket attack last week on an air base hosting U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
NEW YORK — The two top Democrats in New York’s legislature withdrew their support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday amid mounting allegations of sexual harassment and undercounting COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes.
Elon Musk set records last year for one of the fastest streaks of wealth accumulation in history. The reversal is underway, and it’s steep.
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis police officer was swiftly fired and charged with murder after bystander video showed him pressing his knee into George Floyd's neck, ignoring the Black man's cries that he couldn't breath. But even with that powerful footage, legal experts say the case isn't a slam dunk.
NEW YORK — Billie Jean King has a memoir coming this summer, and she calls it a journey to her “authentic self.”
What’s old seems to always be new in the emulative television business as the boom of reboot, remakes and revivals continues.