CHICAGO — Convicted former Gov Rod Blagojevich left his home this morning and hopped in a car, the first leg of a trip that will end with him behind bars in a federal pr...
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. campaign in Afghanistan suffered a double blow today when the Taliban broke off peace talks and President Hamid Karzai demanded NATO troops...
County commissioners today approved an impact fee for natural gas drilling.
Drillers will be assessed from $45,000 to $60,000 per well depending on the price per cubic f...
LAS VEGAS — Firefighters are responding to a blaze in a 22nd-story guest room in the Golden Nugget hotel in downtown Las Vegas.
Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski s...
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve sketched a more upbeat view of the economy Tuesday after a burst of hiring since its last meeting in January.
It took no further steps ...
Butler County is being sued by a corrections officer at the county prison for allegedly failing to pay overtime compensation.
Corrections officer Sandra Babcock of Frank...
HARRISBURG — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is claiming the endorsement of Tom Ridge.
Romney has announced the endorsement by the former Homeland Security...
TOKYO — A series of earthquakes has rattled Tokyo and northeast Japan but caused no apparent damage or injury in the same region hit by last year’s devastating tsunami.
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PITTSBURGH — A former staffer for Republican state Sen. Jane Orie said this morning that he and Orie’s chief of staff were asked to send out a letter refuting reports by...
PITTSBURGH — Investigators have tracked down the parents of a gunman who killed one and wounded six others before he was fatally shot by police at a Pittsburgh mental ho...
