MARION TWP — Diane Carlantonio was worried about how the installation of a sewage system in her hometown of Marion Township would impact the area financially an...
A May trial has been scheduled for an Allegheny County man accused of shooting and killing an Ohio man in Muddy Creek Township nearly two years ago.
The defend...
CENTER TWP — No people were harmed in a fire at 615 Sunset Drive on Wednesday afternoon, April 24, but some dogs and cats that lived in the house were possibly ...
FRANKLIN TWP — Losing a friend and colleague is tough enough, but stepping into the job of that friend after their passing is something Erin Bryer never saw com...
ADAMS TWP — Residents no longer have to look over their shoulders for loose cattle prowling their yards.
At a supervisors meeting on Monday evening, April 22, board chair...
FRANKLIN TWP — Losing a friend and colleague is tough enough, but stepping into the job of that friend after their passing is something Erin Bryer never saw coming.
Bryer...
PETROLIA — At a special meeting Tuesday, April 23, the Petroleum Valley Regional Water Authority approved a resolution to accept a county grant and to borrow money to dev...
A woman was taken to the hospital following a crash Monday, April 22, on East Slippery Rock Road in Donegal Township, according to state police.
Police said the crash oc...
Last fall, Bill Secunda set out to make an artistic recreation of the original Bantam Jeep prototype, which has become one of the most difficult projects he has taken on,...
After waiting for nearly a decade, Butler resident Paulina Wiest was finally able to participate in an American tradition she has been longing for since moving from Mexic...
The following items have been collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
March 31 — Michael S. Mountain, 57, of Butler, was charged with misde...
A ninth wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in connection to Heather Pressdee, the former nurse accused of intentionally administering fatal overdoses of insulin to pat...
Brightly colored tulips, which were planted by the Master Gardeners of Butler County, can be seen behind the South Butler Community Library on Tuesday, April 23.
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Tax Day has now passed, and people have money on their minds.
You may have read news reports that people should not spend certain bank notes because t...
The initiative to offer stipends to student teachers that launched earlier this month is a good first step but needs to be expanded so it can help add...
In his timeless essay “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell wrote: “Political language — and with variations this is true of all politica...
The former Vero’s Bar, located at 411 E. Locust St. in Butler is being torn down as part of a construction project.
Vero’s was owned and operated by t...
Kelly Auto Group has purchased Major Hyundai in Stroudsburg, which is now known as Kelly Hyundai of Stroudsburg, the auto dealership announced in a ne...
WASHINGTON — U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency Tuesd...
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when...
Wealth management company Clarity Wealth announced it has opened its new office at 800 Cranberry Woods Drive, Suite 140, in Cranberry Township.
The co...
Next week, Butler County residents have a chance to come out and see a movie which was partially filmed at home.
“Cryptids,” a horror movie anthology which has received m...
While all eyes (and ears) are on Taylor Swift’s latest album, Stevie Nicks actually put pen to paper for “The Tortured Poets Department.”
The former Fleetwood Mac singer’...
NEW YORK — “Civil War,” Alex Garland’s ominous American dystopia, remained the top film in theaters in its second week of release, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who was music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on three continents, has died. He was 80.
Davis died Satu...
The latest Guy Ritchie flick “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” has a spine of true story to it, even if it does all it can to amplify a long-declassified World War ...
If you always thought your garden-variety heist movies could do with a bit more blood-sucking vampire, have we got a flick for you.
“Abigail,” featuring a 12-year-old tut...
The start of the opioid epidemic is ironically linked to a drug that was supposed to help people suffering from moderate to severe pain.
While oxycodone was first synthe...
Any training that helps people fighting in the battle against opioid addiction is beneficial and helps bring attention to the problem, local officials said.
Numerous free...
Taking care of a car is no different than taking care of a body. Like going to the doctor for a checkup, cars need maintenance to stay healthy.
Alex Skander, owner of Ska...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — David Carr spends a lot of time in his garage tinkering with his restored classic cars. That’s all right with his wife, Linda, because she’s often ...
Bill Raabe, of Connoquenessing Township, is a self-described “Ford guy,” which he attributes to his late grandfather, Francis Raabe, who owned a 1932 Ford three-window co...
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK.
Tkachenko,...
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas.
On...
