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Mickey Lolich, hero of the 1968 World Series for the Detroit Tigers, dies at 85

DETROIT — Mickey Lolich, who earned three complete-game wins for the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 World Series, the last Major League Baseball pitcher to accomplish that fe...

February 05, 2026

Butler girls wrestling falls short: Roundup

Monica Osborne (235 lbs.), Brin Zehmisch (118) and Anastasia Manchester (136) had wins by fall, but Hickory beat Butler 36-24 in a girls wrestling match on Thursday night...

February 05, 2026 Sports

Butler girls basketball’s playoff hopes put to bed by North Allegheny

WEXFORD — The first quarter could have set the pace for Butler girls basketball in a game the team needed to win to qualify for the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs. It instead pr...

February 05, 2026 Sports

Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headline a Hall of Fame class missing Bill Belichick

SAN FRANCISCO — Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headlined the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class featuring five players but not six-time Super Bowl winning head coach B...

February 05, 2026

Avery Hayes scores twice in his NHL debut, Penguins beat Sabres 5-2

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Avery Hayes scored twice in his NHL debut, Arturs Silovs made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night in the fi...

February 05, 2026

Zurzolo leads life of service, plans to do more

Sam Zurzolo has accomplished much in his 86 years of life. Even after leaving the Butler Township Board of Commissioners, he said his work is far from over. “I’m not goin...

February 05, 2026 Local News

Beaver County man resentenced in 2022 Cranberry Township vehicular homicide

The widow of a Cranberry Township man killed by an impaired driver in December 2022 told the defendant Thursday, Feb. 5, that his successful challenge of his original sen...

February 05, 2026 Crime & Courts

U.S. announces $6M in aid for Cuba as island's leader accuses it of imposing an 'energy blockade'

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. government on Thursday announced an additional $6 million in aid for Cuba as the island’s crisis deepens and tensions escalate between th...

February 05, 2026

3 dead, 6 hurt after 92-year-old driver hits bicyclist and crashes into Los Angeles grocery store

LOS ANGELES — Three people were killed and six others were hurt after a 92-year-old driver collided with a bicyclist and then lost control and slammed into a grocery stor...

February 05, 2026 National News

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rate barely budges, holding near 6%

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate barely budged this week, staying close to 6% as the spring home-buying season nears. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage ra...

February 05, 2026 National News

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