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Slippery Rock University students moved into their dorms in preparation for the upcoming semester on Thursday, Aug. 20. Cars filled parking lots and lined up throughout t...
August 20, 2026 Local News
A person who recently visited UPMC Children’s Hospital Emergency Department has tested positive for measles, the Allegheny County Health Department announced Thursday. Ac...
August 20, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — In the mid-afternoon on Thursday, Aug. 20, thousands of students poured out of Ehrman Crest Elementary & Middle School in waves to head back home after th...
August 20, 2026 Local News
WASHINGTON TWP -- The 66th annual North Washington Rodeo is going off without a hitch. The shows have featured eight disciplines of rodeo and performances by Steel Rodeo,...
August 20, 2026 Local News
A Butler man barricaded himself in a Mercer Street residence after pointing what police believed to be an AR-15-style rifle at a 5-year-old boy, which sparked a large pol...
August 20, 2026 Local News
The new year has rolled around, with students arriving at a new grade level.
August 20, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — A proposed joint ordinance establishing a more defined municipal boundary at Cranberry Township’s northern border and Jackson Township’s southern border h...
August 20, 2026 Local News
Two mosquito samples collected from Zelienople tested positive for West Nile virus, but no human cases have been reported, the Mercer County Conservation District reporte...
August 20, 2026 Local News
As our children return to school in the coming weeks, they’ll be crossing streets and walking near drop-off and pickup traffic more frequently. As a result, AAA is bringi...
August 20, 2026 Local News
Parking will be restricted on eight streets in Butler between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, for street cleaning. The roads affected are North McKean, Cross, Linden...
August 20, 2026 Local News
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