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Local News
Making his first keynote address, Adam Hartwig, a municipal consultant and strategist, told members of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania about his four...
May 17, 2026 Local News
Saxonburg residents will get a third chance to see a Brooklyn Bridge documentary currently unavailable for streaming anywhere in the United States. The documentary, “Broo...
May 17, 2026 Local News
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — At 6 a.m., in the Mataderos neighborhood of Buenos Aires , workers unload sides of beef from a truck outside a butcher shop as customers line u...
May 17, 2026 Business
China said it agreed with the U.S. to lower levies on some products to promote bilateral trade, underscoring how ties between the world’s two largest economies are furthe...
May 17, 2026 Business
TROY, Mich. ― The chance to buy a new pocket watch drew several hundred people early Saturday to Somerset Mall in Troy. But they were left disappointed after the crowd be...
May 17, 2026 Business
Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim the growing popularity of vacation cruises, according to i...
May 17, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — The shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, continued into a second day on Sunday after unionized workers went on...
May 17, 2026 National News
DONEGAL TWP — It doesn’t take long to realize how beloved Rodney Rhodaberger is by his community. When hundreds of people turned out for a benefit at the Happy Hunters’ ...
May 17, 2026 Local News
Two people were killed in a single-vehicle crash late Saturday night, May 16, along Freeport Road in Summit Township. State police in a public information report indicate...
May 17, 2026 Local News
Other News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation under God....
May 17, 2026 National News
The U.S. and Iran seemed far apart on a deal to end weeks of war and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, as a drone attack sparked a fire at a United Arab Emir...
May 17, 2026 National News
ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of in...
May 17, 2026 International News
NEW ORLEANS — When Charles Wandfluh voted in Louisiana's Republican primary over the weekend, he could only conjure the unflattering image of a panicked rodent when talk...
May 17, 2026 National News
AUSTIN, Texas — Two people were in custody and a third suspect was being sought following at least 10 random weekend shootings in Austin, Texas, including at fire station...
May 17, 2026 National News
BOISE, Idaho — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idah...
May 17, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — As his daughter Olivia was born, Marlon White felt his wife's hand slacken as she fainted. The baby, born at 29 weeks weighing about 2 pounds, wasn't making a ...
May 17, 2026 National News
(The Center Square) — Both longtime and relatively new incumbent state lawmakers will face primary election challenges on May 19 as the journey toward remaking the legisl...
May 17, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Sports
Butler has been one of the best baseball teams in the WPIAL and was rewarded as such with the top seed in the Class 6A tournament. The district playoff brackets were rele...
May 17, 2026 Sports
Butler County boasts four teams in this season’s WPIAL softball playoffs, which get underway next week. Seneca Valley, seeded No. 2 in Class 6A, received a bye to the sem...
May 17, 2026 Sports
The WPIAL boys volleyball playoffs continue this week with an highly anticipated battle between Butler County teams. In Class 3A, No. 2 Butler (15-4) will take on rival N...
May 17, 2026 Sports
In its quest for a fourth consecutive WPIAL Class 2A championship, Mars girls lacrosse was tabbed as the top seed in the district playoff tournament. The Planets (17-1) ...
May 17, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — Zack Wheeler pitched seven sparkling innings, and Bryce Harper hit a home run off ace Paul Skenes on Sunday to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-0 win ov...
May 17, 2026 Professional
Oklahoma native Hank Davis won Friday’s Lernerville Speedway Sprint car main event from the No. 8 starting spot, beating out pole-sitter Jacob Begenwald, who finished sec...
May 17, 2026 Professional
North Catholic boys tennis’ season came to an end in one win short of its first PIAA Class 2A Team Championship Saturday afternoon. District 10 champion Cathedral Prep be...
May 17, 2026 Sports
Derrick Eggleton granted a rematch. He did not grant a victory. A Butler High School junior, Eggleton won the main event of the annual Butler Cubs Amateur Boxing Show Sat...
May 17, 2026 Sports
Not every hole needs to be a challenge. Some can remind you of why you love — or maybe just tolerate, if it’s that kind of day — the game. And par-3s on a golf course are...
May 17, 2026 Sports
Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that maintains separate agencies for the management of fish and the management of wildlife. The state has explored in past d...
May 17, 2026 Sports
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After two weeks trailing “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the North American box office with $26.1 million in t...
May 18, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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