Four years ago an Associated Press reporter conducted a little experiment. He walked down a busy street in New York City picking up empty cigarette packages.
What he fou...
Did you hear that clunky sound on Thursday evening? That was Butler city government kicking the financial can down the road.
Council members said much but did nothing ab...
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In a welcome bit of news, the Butler Transit Authority announced this week that a compressed natural gas fueling station formerly expected to be up and running in...
It’s been a brave, new, digitally-augmented world for more than a week now, and Butler County is squarely in the throes of the Pokemon Go craze. People of all ages are o...
With the VA Butler Healthcare Center relocating in Center Township, it is the right time for the Butler Transit Authority to invite Center Township to join the authority...
Here’s a topic that should induce some serious soul-searching.
Members of the New Black Panther Party will openly carry guns for self-defense during demonstrations in Cl...
Residents of Pennsylvania have been through mosquito season before, but this season is undeniably different. The insects buzzing around heads and raising welts on arms a...
It’s a safe bet former President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Loretta Lynch weren’t discussing grandchildren or golf, as both later contended, when they met private...
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Cheers to the residents of Jackson Township, where a number of large retail developments are under way or about to break ground.
Last week the planning commission...
The question of how to fight the rising tide of opioid abuse in Pennsylvania has long stumped public health officials. The results have been predictable: a tidal wave of...
