State budget cuts take big toll on county schools
HARRISBURG — About 100 teaching positions remain unfilled in six Butler County school districts this school year as a re...
WASHINGTON — The man who helped bring “Sesame Street” to a global audience for the past 11 years will take over as president and CEO of NPR, the public radio network ann...
MILWAUKEE — The nation’s best-selling glass cleaner is turning 75.
Windex was introduced during the Great Depression as a simple windshield cleaner. Now there’s a famil...
Wal-Mart guilty of unfair trade
EXPORT, Pa. — A judge says Wal-Mart must pay up for overpricing sausages by two cents.
Consumer activist Mary Bach was awarded $100 in dam...
VNA Hospice observes 30 years
BUTLER TWP — The VNA Hospice in Butler County is celebrating 30 years of helping people have a better end to their lives.
The hospice moveme...
Deadly listeria is traced to farm
HOLLY, Colo. — Eric Jensen surveys his dusty cantaloupe field and seems equally stunned and puzzled at the fate that has befallen his cr...
PITTSBURGH — Two Butler County residents, have been honored by Duquesne University.
• James Drennen III of Mars, an associate dean of research and graduate programs in t...
Pool safety rule altered yet again
WASHINGTON — Thousands of public pools in cities and towns nationwide will be taking a fresh look at their safety systems after federal...
Watchdog gives bailout report
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators bowed to pressure from big banks seeking a quick exit from the financial bailout program and did not uniform...
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Drugstore chain Rite Aid said Thursday that an important revenue measurement rose in September as its pharmacy business improved.
The company said reven...
