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Washington set to allow ‘human composting’

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington appears set to become the first state to allow a burial alternative known as “natural organic reduction” — an accelerated decomposition process that turns bodies into soil within weeks.

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Casey wants Democratic presidential debate in Pa.

In a letter to the Democratic National Committee chairman, Sen. Bob Casey says holding a primary debate in Pennsylvania would benefit the party.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is lobbying for a presidential primary debate to be held in his home state, which is projected as a battleground in the 2020 presidential election.

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PennDOT, Adams in talks over road deal

ADAMS TWP — Township, county and PennDOT officials are getting closer to a deal that would turn Three Degree Road back to the township, though supervisors said the deal may still be years from completion.

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Son faces drug charges in Allegheny Co.

Apartment searched in investigation of parents

Drug hearing set for son of couple indicted in hospital fraud scheme

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Mental report sought in case question

Lawyer questions victim's status

A man's defense lawyer is questioning the sanity of a sexual assault victim.

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Whitewater Weather

Following Saturday storms, a group of whitewater kayakers brave high water conditions on Slippery Rock Creek, above McConnells Mill, on Easter Sunday.

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2 held in Mercer County Jail in kidnapping case

Two Liberty Township residents have been charged with multiple offenses revolving around an alleged kidnapping.

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4 die in wrong-way crash on Route 65

AMBRIDGE — Four people are dead after a vehicle traveling the wrong way collided with an oncoming car in Western Pennsylvania.

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Healthy Kids Day slated Saturday at Cranberry YMCA

With the end of the school year fast approaching, a local organization is looking to equip children and their parents with the tools they need to maintain healthy habits throughout the summer months.

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Israel will honor Pgh. Jewish leader

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Pennsylvania’s unemployment hits record low

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped in March to the lowest rate on record, as payrolls hit a new record high and the number of people unemployed shrank to its lowest level since 2000, the state Department of Labor and Industry said.

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Freedom Road traffic restricted in Cranberry

Work has begun on a bridge replacement project on Freedom Road in Cranberry Township. The project calls for the total replacement of the bridge carrying Freedom Road over the Pennsylvania Turnpike, with an estimated completion date of December 2020.

Work on the Freedom Road Turnpike Bridge project has begun in Cranberry Township.

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Medicare, Social Security facing shaky fiscal futures

WASHINGTON — The financial condition of the government’s bedrock retirement programs for middle- and working-class Americans remains shaky, with Medicare pointed toward insolvency by 2026, according to a report Monday by the government’s overseers of Medicare and Social Security.

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Topeka zookeeper recovering; tiger won’t be euthanized

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Butler Twp. motorist accused of repeat DUI

Woman faces multiple charges

Another DUI arrest lands woman in prison

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Convicted shoplifter arrested on video game theft charges

Repeat shoplifter wanted once again for swiping merchandise

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Court Hearings

CRANBERRY TWP — District Judge David Kovach recently heard the following cases.

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Police Reports

These items have been collected from various police departments.

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Preventive Maintenance

Tommy Stoughton of Butler Public Works seals a crack in the road on Pittsburgh Pike Monday morning. This preventive maintenance process keeps water from infiltrating the subsurface, while protecting the integrity and extending the life of the asphalt.

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Prison locked down for safety reasons

Butler County Prison enters its second week of being on lockdown with promises to open up on Tuesday.

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A win for people who park too long: Tire marks tossed

DETROIT — Marking tires to enforce parking rules is like entering property without a search warrant, a federal court said Monday as it declared the practice unconstitutional in Michigan and three other states.

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Moulton becomes 20th Democrat to run for president

WASHINGTON — Rep. Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts congressman known for prioritizing veterans issues and for an unsuccessful push to unseat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, declared his bid for the White House on Monday.

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Samsung delays debut of $2K folding phone

SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung is pushing back this week’s planned public launch of its highly anticipated, $2,000 folding phone after reports that reviewers’ phones were breaking.

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Warren plan would cancel student debt for millions

Plan includes free tuition

WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is unveiling a proposal to wipe out student debt for millions of borrowers, making her the only major 2020 presidential candidate to advance such a plan to relieve the growing burden of higher-education loans on Americans and the economy.

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Democrats subpoena former W.H. lawyer

Mueller interviewed McGahn for 30 hours

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive Monday for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House.

WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Monday subpoenaed former White House Counsel Don McGahn for testimony following the special counsel's report that said McGahn refused President Donald Trump's request to curb or cut off the Russia investigation.