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HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro easily beat back a challenge by Republican Stacy Garrity on Tuesday, setting the stage for a second term as Pennsylvania’s top ...
November 03, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Republican Stacy Garrity, the state’s treasurer, spoke to supporters gathered for a results watch party at a golf course in Wyoming County at 8:50 p.m. — nearly an hour a...
November 03, 2026 Pennsylvania News
EPHRATA, Pa. — Amish and Mennonite shoppers in conservative dress mingled with shoppers from the wider public on a recent Friday at a vast outdoor market here, where vend...
October 30, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Going into the Tuesday, Nov. 3, primary election, Butler County is broken into 95 polling precincts, each of which has its own polling location. Visit vote.pa/find/polls ...
October 30, 2026 Elections
Users of the Butler Freeport Community Trail could have even more trail to explore in the near future, with a planned pedestrian bridge to connect the trail to two other ...
October 23, 2026 Pennsylvania News
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National News
WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain scarce and most workers enjoy job security. The Labor Department reported Thurs...
November 05, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is vowing that Democrats will not allow President Donald Trump to put “a right-winger” on the Supreme Court once they ...
November 05, 2026 National News
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Sen. Sherrod Brown defeated Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio on Tuesday, flipping a seat that was crucial to Democrats’ strategy to retake the c...
November 05, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — JD Vance publicly broke from President Donald Trump’s defense of the Iran war Wednesday after the Republican Party’s deep losses in the midterm elections, at...
November 05, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — At the urging of President Donald Trump, Republicans in eight states redrew the boundaries of dozens of congressional districts over the past year while angl...
November 04, 2026 National News
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International News
U.S. President Donald Trump has discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East in a telephone call with Qatar's emir as the region remained on edge over...
November 06, 2026 International News
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government is seeking specific guarantees from Western allies on how post-war security support would func...
November 06, 2026 International News
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government unveiled a budget Thursday aimed at making Canada less dependent on the United States as President Dona...
November 05, 2026 International News
FRANKFURT, Germany — President Donald Trump’s plan to allow imports of Russian diesel appeared to falter this week after state and federal officials warned that handling ...
November 05, 2026 International News
A tanker was struck by projectiles off the coast of Qatar in the Persian Gulf, the British military said Thursday, while Iranian state television reported that two tanker...
November 05, 2026 International News
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