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Pennsylvania News
An airplane pilot died Wednesday after a collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a runway at a small airport in Cumberland County, but both state troop...
August 20, 2026 Pennsylvania News
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State fraternity pledges were made to cut and package cocaine for a drug ring that was run out of two off-campus frat houses, authorities said. The i...
August 18, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Pennsylvania will not change its immunization guidelines in response to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order calling for states to reduce the number of recomme...
August 17, 2026 Pennsylvania News
(The Center Square) — With a mid-October time frame in mind, law enforcement leaders in Pennsylvania are pondering the fate of an estimated 70,000 “skill games” that the ...
August 16, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Counties risk court ordered evaluations while state requirement remains elusive
August 16, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
TOKYO — Christopher Bodeen, a tenacious, old-school wire service reporter who brought a keen analytical eye and a wry sense of humor to decades of work in China, Taiwan a...
August 21, 2026 National News
HONOLULU — Communities still recovering from last weekend’s hurricane in Hawaii could get pounded again in coming days from another tropical system gaining strength over ...
August 21, 2026 National News
CHICAGO — Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its social media empire harms ...
August 21, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — Walmart reported its slowest growth in U.S. comparable sales in six years during its most recent quarter, and the retailer’s guidance for the rest of the year ...
August 21, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign that layoffs remain low and that most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Dep...
August 21, 2026 National News
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International News
For most Butler County residents, the only direct exposure to major wildfires they’ll experience is through smoke occasionally drifting over from Canada and from northern...
August 21, 2026 International News
JERUSALEM — Israel’s military on Wednesday announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and h...
August 21, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — The Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Middle East, the U.S. military said Thursday, relieving a long-deployed carrier...
August 20, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist ...
August 20, 2026 International News
BUNIA, Congo — Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and partners said Th...
August 20, 2026 International News
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