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Local News
VOICE professionals talk domestic violence prevention with Cranberry’s South College students
CRANBERRY TWP — More than two dozen South College students gained information regarding domestic violence and human trafficking prevention during a campus presentation on...
November 21, 2025 Local News
Greyhawk development progresses in Middlesex Township
Waterline plans remain up in the air
November 21, 2025 Local News
Butler Township to upgrade Route 8 intersection traffic signals
Nearly 2 years after receiving a grant from the state, Butler Township officials are moving forward with traffic signal upgrades at a Route 8 intersection. The Butler Tow...
November 21, 2025 Local News
Letter of intent outlines additional terms of Independence Health/WVU Medicine merger
A letter of intent outlines additional terms of the proposed merger between Independence Health System and West Virginia University Health System. The letter of intent, p...
November 21, 2025 Business
County bids farewell to Clerk of Courts Lisa Lotz
Looking back on her time as the clerk of courts, Lisa Lotz said she is grateful to have worked for the residents of the place she’s always called home. “I love working w...
November 21, 2025 Local News
Traffic changes for Karns Crossing Bridge to go in effect Nov. 24
PennDOT announced a number of traffic pattern changes on Route 68 for the Karns Crossing Bridge Project that are expected to last until November 2026. A release by the de...
November 21, 2025 Local News
City to enter into vehicle replacement plan with Enterprise Fleet Management
Butler city officials have entered into an agreement that aims to replace up to 11 city vehicles in 2026, and even more in the future. City Council voted unanimously on W...
November 21, 2025 Local News
Police reports
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: State police, Butler Nov. 5 — Joshua Paul Luchkiw, 40, of Butler, was charged with...
November 21, 2025 Local News
Mars Area Primary Center holds feast for first-graders
Mars Area Primary Center held its annual First Grade Thanksgiving Feast, from Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 18 to 20. The event offered parents and guardians an opportu...
November 21, 2025 Local News
Fairview Borough proposes tax hike for first time in decades
Residents of Fairview Borough may owe slightly more in their tax bills from next year on. Borough council has proposed a one-mill increase of its real estate tax rate fro...
November 21, 2025 Local News
Other News
Trump and Republicans once more face a tough political fight over Obama-era health law
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is once more targeting former President Barack Obama's signature health care law, picking a political fight before next year's electio...
November 21, 2025 National News
Vietnam War POW Robert Stirm, seen in iconic 'Burst of Joy' photo with family, dies at 92
It's the ultimate homecoming photo — a smiling family rushing to reunite with a U.S. Air Force officer in 1973 who spent years as a POW in North Vietnam, his oldest daugh...
November 21, 2025 National News
A night bus from Cambodia's top tourist destination plunges off a bridge, killing 16 passengers
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A passenger bus in Cambodia crashed off a bridge into a river, killing at least 16 passengers and injuring two dozen others, police said. The bus ...
November 21, 2025 International News
Trump administration threatens to withhold $75M from Pennsylvania over immigrant truck drivers
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration threatened Thursday to withhold nearly $75 million in funding if Pennsylvania does not immediately revoke what the administration cl...
November 20, 2025 Pennsylvania News
U.S. filings for jobless benefits remained in historically healthy range during government shutdown
New U.S. jobless claim applications fell last week, remaining within the healthy range of recent years, according to the government’s first weekly layoffs data since befo...
November 20, 2025 National News
A corruption scandal pressures Ukraine's Zelenskyy to show greater accountability
KYIV, Ukraine — Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to take stronger action to show accountability in the face of a corruption scandal present...
November 20, 2025 International News
Death toll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza since the ceasefire's start
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza — A pair of Israeli strikes in Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis early Thursday killed five people, hospital officials said, bringing the death toll...
November 20, 2025 International News
Dick Cheney’s funeral brings bipartisan tributes, but Trump not invited
WASHINGTON — Washington National Cathedral on Thursday hosted a bipartisan show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice presiden...
November 20, 2025 National News
Sports
Why Seneca Valley girls basketball is in good hands with senior guard Natalie Hambly
Dorothea Epps is no stranger to preparing a team to compete in the WPIAL’s highest classification of girls basketball. Formerly a longtime head coach at Butler, she is e...
November 21, 2025 Sports
PA girls basketball storylines ’25-26: Butler’s new faces; Karns City’s pace; Mars, Seneca Valley’s big goals
Perhaps no local team lost more talent to graduation than Butler girls basketball. How the Tornado respond and reload will go a long way to determining if they return to...
November 20, 2025 Sports
Slippery Rock football offers North Catholic’s Preston Simko, Tom Arth; Pitt wants Mars’ Sean Franklin
North Catholic seniors Preston Simko and Tommy Arth wrote Tuesday night on X they’ve received offers to play for Shawn Lutz at nearby Slippery Rock University. Simko, a F...
November 20, 2025 Sports
Neubert: Holiday running the perfect time to slow down, enjoy the scenes and relax
Cross country season is over, and marathons have paused until spring. It’s time to heal nagging injuries and to relax a mind that’s been focused on performance. Holiday-t...
November 20, 2025 Sports
Editorial
Editorial Cartoon
November 21, 2025 Cartoons
Thanksgiving — A happy time, and a melancholy anniversary
The crisp, short days and the multicolored leaves fluttering down mark a time of year that for me always means two things — one happy, one sad. The happy one is our famil...
November 21, 2025 Other Voices
Packing meal boxes underscores the meaning of Thanksgiving
We’re one week away from one of the most distinctly American holidays of the year — Thanksgiving. We’ll gather with family to recall the blessings we’ve received over the...
November 21, 2025 Our Opinion
Community
Announcements
Paul D. Kane Sr.
In loving memory of our wonderful dad, Paul D. Kane Sr., who passed away November 21, 2023. Two years ago when you gained your wings, our hearts were broke in two. We wis...
November 21, 2025 In Memoriams
Brian Trimbur
Brian Trimbur November 20, 1983 Happy birthday, Brian. They say there is a reason and time will heal But neither time or reason will change the way we feel. Gone are th...
November 21, 2025 Birthday Tributes
Brian Hepfl
In loving memory of Brian Thomas Hepfl. November 21, 2024 One year has passed since we had to say goodbye, yet your love still fills our hearts as deeply as ever. We miss...
November 21, 2025 In Memoriams
Dorothy Pakutz
IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of our beloved mother, Dorothy Pakutz,who passed away 10 years ago today, November 21, 2015. Dear Mother, It doesn’t take a special day, To ...
November 21, 2025 In Memoriams
Arts & Entertainment
Novelist Rabih Alameddine and poet Patricia Smith win National Book Awards
NEW YORK — National Book Awards judges honored authors worldwide on Wednesday night, from Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (...
November 21, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
Other
Verse of the day
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul. — Psalm 94:19 ...
November 21, 2025 Verse of the Day
Photo Gallery: Friday, Nov. 21, 2025
November 21, 2025 Daily Photo Gallery
The Latest
North Country Brewing owner wins industry award
11/21/2025
PennDOT license centers closed for Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday
11/21/2025
Today in History: November 21, Las Vegas hotel fire claims 85 lives
11/21/2025
UPMC Passavant receives ‘A’ grade for safety
11/21/2025
Grapevine Center serves up early Thanksgiving turkey
11/21/2025
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