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Property taxes in the Ambridge Area School District will hold steady after the school board passed a 2017-18 budget Wednesday.

A bill that would make it a misdemeanor to benefit from lying about military service or receiving decorations or medals unanimously passed the state Senate on Tuesday and now heads to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk to be signed into law.

A bill that would make it a misdemeanor to benefit from lying about military service or receiving decorations or medals unanimously passed the state Senate on Tuesday and now heads to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk to be signed into law.

Newly diagnosed hepatitis C cases in Beaver County more than doubled between 2015 and 2016, prompting a free local screening next week.

State Rep. Jim Christiana’s consumer protection bill to create a licensing board for plumbers gained bipartisan support but passed the state House on Tuesday by just 14 votes.

Beaver County officials are close to awarding a contract to perform initial work on a study of county operations and finances.

Beaver County officials are in the early stages of considering whether they should add a fee to deeds and mortgages recorded in Beaver County to aid in blight reduction.

Newly diagnosed hepatitis C cases in Beaver County more than doubled between 2015 and 2016, prompting a free local screening next week.

State Rep. Jim Christiana’s consumer protection bill to create a licensing board for plumbers gained bipartisan support but passed the state House on Tuesday by just 14 votes.

Beaver County officials are close to awarding a contract to perform initial work on a study of county operations and finances.