Districts take steps to reduce utility bills
Schools are getting proactive about saving money on utility bills.
It's an idea that several Butler County districts have emb...
BUTLER TWP — Butler County Community College's machine technology laboratory is on its way to joining an international network intended to support innovation and entrepr...
Momentum created during the inaugural Butler County Education Summit nearly a year ago is continuing to bring educators, employers and other resource partners together t...
NEW YORK — Sony is launching its new Xperia Z3 waterproof smartphone through Verizon and T-Mobile. The phones are hitting U.S. stores on the heels of their unveiling las...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Oct. 7 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $120. to 133.; commercial cows, 100. to 120.; feeder steers...
Budget deficit falls to $486B
WASHINGTON — The federal government’s budget deficit has fallen to $486 billion, the smallest of President Barack Obama’s term, a new repor...
Fuel economy gains slowing
DETROIT — Gas mileage for new cars and trucks in the U.S. averaged a record 24.1 miles per gallon last year, but gains in fuel economy are slow...
CAMDEN, N.J. — A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the sale of Atlantic City’s former Revel Casino Hotel for 5 cents on the dollar to a Toronto asset manageme...
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is holding a discount sale on 2015 fishing licenses.
For the first time in its history, the state Fish & Boat Commission approved a reduction i...
NEW YORK — Even as the income gap widens, the wealthiest Americans are giving a smaller share of their income to charity, while poor and middle-income people are donatin...
