The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Oct. 18 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $57. to 74.; commercial cows, 74. and down; commercial ste...
Protesters call for investigation
PITTSBURGH — Members of the Occupy Pittsburgh group on Wednesday demanded that the state attorney general investigate whether Bank of Ne...
Programs are free, in 2 parts
Three churches and a management consulting firm will offer job seeker workshops to help people who are looking for employment.
The free work...
Meeting addresses shale gas extraction
CRANBERRY TWP — Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction companies, elected officials and residents all agree that the natural gas in...
Blankets, food also coming in
NEW YORK — The Occupy Wall Street movement, which has spent a month bashing banks and other corporations, has become a money manager itself....
1st-class stamp will hit 45 cents
WASHINGTON — It’ll cost a penny more to mail a letter next year.
The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that it will in...
Republicans offer own bill
WASHINGTON — A group of Senate Republicans has unveiled a plan they said would spur hiring and revive the flagging economy, the latest sign tha...
NEW YORK — Cellphone companies pledged Monday to warn subscribers before they go over their monthly limits for calling minutes, text messages and data use.
The pledge co...
NEW YORK — Home-improvement retailer Lowe’s said Monday it will close 20 underperforming stores in 15 states and cut 1,950 jobs to focus on more profitable locations.
Te...
Drought, flooding hit
KIBLER, Ark. — In a year when severe drought scorched the Southwest, a hurricane drowned crops in the East, and river flooding swamped farms in the ...
