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U.S. jobless aid filings fall to 202,000 as layoffs remain low despite uncertainty of Iran war

WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain sparse despite a softening labor market and rising energy costs due to the Iran ...

April 02, 2026 National News

Homestead property yields love letters written in the 1890s

County’s Agricultural Land Preservation Program could preserve land, even if sold

April 02, 2026 Community

Trump says he’ll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he will soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during t...

April 02, 2026 National News

Freeport borough council member charged with assault following crash along Route 356

A member of Freeport Borough Council, who also serves as a tax collector, is accused of punching a man following a two-vehicle crash in Jefferson Township, according to s...

April 02, 2026 Local News

UK gathers more than 40 countries to plot ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz

LONDON — Britain accused Iran on Thursday of holding the world's economy hostage as diplomats from more than 40 countries held talks on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormu...

April 02, 2026 International News

Iran fires on Israel and Gulf neighbors as Trump claims threat from Tehran nearly eliminated

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states Thursday, demonstrating Tehran’s continued ability to strike its neighbors even as U...

April 02, 2026 International News

Butler County Sports Hall of Fame: Meet 2026 inductee Brad Mueller

One game doesn't make a successful career. It did make a special memory for Brad Mueller — and proved a small part of a career that has landed the 2003 Mars graduate in t...

April 02, 2026 Sports

As Mars, Adams consider merger, look back on a 2010 effort to join Slippery Rock borough, township

Adams Township and Mars are not the first pair of municipalities in Butler County to have considered joining forces. In November 2010, a referendum on a potential merger...

April 02, 2026 Government

Trout season opens Saturday

The statewide trout season opens Saturday, April 4, at 8 a.m. Throughout the 2026 season, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will stock about 3.2 million adult tro...

April 02, 2026 Local News

NFL draft 2026: How to watch on TV, parking in Pittsburgh, transit, schedule, when Steelers pick, more

The 2026 NFL Draft is coming to Pittsburgh for the first time, allowing fans to see where the league’s top prospects end up in person next month. Here’s information on ho...

April 02, 2026 Sports

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