WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Supreme Court today ruled that police can routinely take DNA from people they arrest, equating a DNA cheek swab to other common jailhouse ...
Butler County Commissioner Jim Eckstein wants to cut the Monday agenda-setting meetings that precede Wednesday voting meetings, calling them redundant.
During agenda-set...
HARRISBURG — A federal civil rights investigation has concluded that a state prison in Western Pennsylvania kept inmates with serious mental illness in solitary confinem...
BUTLER TWP — A head-on collision on Route 8, in front of the Greater Butler Mart, injured at least two people, left two vehicles disabled and closed the northbound lanes...
BUTLER TWP — A flatbed trailer collapsed under the weight of its load Friday afternoon on the ramp from Route 8 south to Route 422 east, but no one appeared to be injure...
WASHINGTON — The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan today called on the White House to announce how many troops it intends to leave in that country after 2014.
Ret...
WASHINGTON — The government said this morning that Medicare’s hospital trust will not be exhausted until 2026, two years later than projected last year, while the date t...
BUTLER TWP — A convenience store employee is suspected of concocting an elaborate ruse to steal more than $5,000.
During the alleged scheme in March, Sherrie L. Stiefel ...
Butler County grew by 400 residents last year thanks in part to significant population gains in the southern section.
Recent statistics released by the U.S. Census Burea...
STATE COLLEGE — The estate of the late Penn State coach Joe Paterno and several university trustees and former players plan to sue the NCAA over the landmark sanctions a...
