The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on Tuesday’s auction.
Commercial cows, high grade, $70.50 to 79., core, 60. to 70., and lower grades, 50. to 5...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was convicted Thursday of a misdemeanor count connected to a deadly coal mine explosion and acquitted of mor...
Agency alleges safety violations
PORTERSVILLE — A gas tubes and truck-trailer manufacturer here has been cited by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administratio...
[naviga:h3]Governor defends budget tax plan[/naviga:h3]
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf is defending a plan to lift state sales tax exemptions as part of a five-months-late b...
Council to vote on plan Dec. 14
ZELIENOPLE — The borough council will vote Dec. 14 on a proposed $10.57 million budget for 2016 that shows increased spending but no added...
Senate set to OK Republican bill unraveling health care law
WASHINGTON — Republicans are pushing toward Senate approval of legislation demolishing President Barack Obama’...
HARRISBURG — With budget talks dragging on in the Pennsylvania capitol, more early childhood centers certified under Pennsylvania’s state-subsidized pre-kindergarten pro...
Fire tax increase being considered
HARMONY — Borough council approved a tentative 2016 borough budget Tuesday evening.
The $526,920 budget is $24,700 less than this year...
[naviga:h3]Oil giant to close Pittsburgh office[/naviga:h3]
SEWICKLEY — Royal Dutch Shell is closing an office near Pittsburgh next summer, but that won’t affect a pendi...
But Volkswagen sees 25% decline
DETROIT — November used to be a slow month for U.S. car sales. Not anymore.
Black Friday promotions — some of which began well before Than...
