5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (988+ words) BUTLER TWP — Through the security doors of the Butler County Emergency Services department is a locked office containing analog radio equipment and speakers that can operate without traditional power or telephonic communications. The door sign may indicate that it’s an…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (228+ words) LANCASTER TWP — The township’s board of supervisors took a major step to address the issue of data center development during its monthly meeting on Monday, July 20, when it voted to officially declare that its zoning ordinance was inadequate to provide…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1028+ words) WINFIELD TWP — Antennas and portable radio towers peeked up from behind the Winfield Township municipal building Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28. Amateur radio operators created a makeshift communications center there that might as well have been the Taj Mahal compared…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (936+ words) LONDON — Britain will ban children aged under 16 from using a range of social media apps, including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, to protect them from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday. “Every parent can see…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (310+ words) CENTER TWP — With data centers rapidly expanding across Pennsylvania, the township’s board of supervisors is taking proactive measures in hopes of ensuring the well-being of its residents. Supervisors voted unanimously at their meeting Wednesday evening, June 10, to approve a curative…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (659+ words) (The Center Square) — Data center developers are increasingly targeting agricultural land for new projects, and residents in affected communities are mounting opposition over concerns about the industrialization of their farmland. At the same time, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is pursuing…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1099+ words) In Granbury, Texas, city council meetings begin with a prayer. But at a session back in January, one local invoked the Almighty in a way that would have been unimaginable just a decade ago. “I want to pray in Jesus…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (638+ words) Pennsylvania can move ahead with spending more than $700 million on expanding high-speed internet in rural areas, after federal officials backed down from a threat to withhold the money because of a dispute over state labor law. The reversal removes what…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (151+ words) The U.S. Postal Service asks all Butler homeowners to inspect and repair their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week, Tuesday, May 19 through Monday, May 25. This annual request is especially relevant because of last winter’s effects on mailboxes. Some activities homeowners may need…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (337+ words) SUMMIT TWP — Township officials are looking to update their zoning ordinance to address the possibility of data centers coming to the region in the near future. During a meeting Wednesday, May 20, the township’s board of supervisors discussed drafting an ordinance…...