WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said today it will cut its monthly bond purchases by an additional $10 billion to $65 billion because of a strengthening U.S. economy.
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WASHINGTON — Challenging lawmakers, President Barack Obama will announce tonight in his State of the Union address that he’s raising the minimum wage for new federal con...
Butler County must reinstate a Children and Youth Service caseworker who was fired last August, according to an arbitration ruling.
Through the Pennsylvania Department ...
Butler will get a new 225-space parking garage, but it will be built by a developer, not the city.
Representatives from the city, parking authority, and redevelopment au...
WASHINGTON — Slightly more fourth-graders nationwide are reading proficiently compared with a decade ago, but only a third of them are now reading well, according to a n...
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia lawmaker has been charged with funneling pay to his sister through a ghost worker because she couldn’t be on his payroll.
Authorities say ...
International Olympic and anti-doping officials say they are implementing the toughest drug-testing program in Winter Games history, using intelligence to target athlete...
The Portersville area tied Donegal in Westmoreland County today for the coldest reported air temperature in the state with 20 below zero at 7:28 a.m.
That temperature do...
PENN HILLS — Police here say an officer has shot a suspect after police were called to a home.
Penn Hills police aren’t releasing details of the shooting because Alleghe...
Mars and South Butler County school districts held classes today, but have canceled all afterschool activities because of the weather.
Seneca Valley, which also was open...
