An upcoming event in New Kensington aims to showcase the positive in the city through basketball and provide a boost to city organizations.

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Lee Anne Pennington had a license to carry a firearm when she lived in Butler County, but let it expire.

The Burrell School Board next week will consider moving forward with a proposed budget that would raise taxes 3.8%.

Memorial Day observances

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Nine students from last year’s graduating class from Kiski Area High School intended to attend Penn State New Kensington.

The General Samuel M. Jackson House in Apollo received a special visitor Friday morning when Indiana County actor Jimmy Stewart’s daughter, Kelly Stewart Harcourt, visited the estate for the first time, and his nephew, Ethan Perry, returned to the house with her.

A pair of former NFL players, a former Pittsburgh Pirate and a WPIAL basketball hero in part headline an impressive, special 50th-anniversary 2025 induction class into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.

State lawmakers want to prevent a repeat of the recent scandal that saw a funeral director accused of charging for pet cremations but dumping the animals in landfills instead.