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Armstrong County man accused of attempting to lure 4-year-old into vehicle
A 58-year-old man attempted to lure a 4-year-old boy into a vehicle with a dollar and the chance to get ice cream last week in an Armstrong County neighborhood,...
Here’s what to know about this week’s Seven Fields Community Days
SEVEN FIELDS — Seven Fields Community Days welcomed the borough’s residents and visitors alike at the Seven Fields Community Center at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 3....
Frontline Dignity video captures purported Wednesday morning ICE operations in Cranberry Township
Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations have continued to impact individuals in southwestern Butler County. A video Wednesday morning, June 3, shared by...
PIAA baseball playoffs 2026: Butler vs Chambersburg 6A quarterfinal top players, key to the game
The PIAA tournaments continue Thursday, and the Butler Golden Tornado will head northeast trying to continue a march to a possible state title. Here’s what to k...
Knoch finalizes budget, first tax hike in a decade
JEFFERSON TWP — Knoch School District officially approved a tax hike for the 2026-27 school year, its first since 2017. The tax increase, along with a slightly...
Armstrong County man accused of attempting to lure 4-year-old into vehicle
Armstrong County man a...
Here’s what to know about this week’s Seven Fields Community Days
Here’s what to know ab...
Frontline Dignity video captures purported Wednesday morning ICE operations in C...
Frontline Dignity vide...
PIAA baseball playoffs 2026: Butler vs Chambersburg 6A quarterfinal top players,...
PIAA baseball playoffs...
Knoch finalizes budget, first tax hike in a decade
Knoch finalizes budget...
Top Headlines
Armstrong County residents to receive slight decrease
June 04, 2026 Education
Restoration work on the Alameda Waterpark slide, which the county commissioners approved Wednesday, will not interfere with Saturday’s opening of the facility. Commission...
June 04, 2026 Local News
Numerous PennDOT road improvement projects will take place across Butler County in the coming days and weeks, including: ■ Between Monday, June 8 and July 10, high fricti...
June 03, 2026 Local News
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — With a new Act 537 public sewage plan due in less than a month, township officials announced the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection...
June 04, 2026 Local News
SUMMIT TWP — Township supervisors moved forward with applying for a $2.5 million loan to help fund a sewer project at their meeting Wednesday, June 3. The loan will come...
June 04, 2026 Local News
News
Butler Area School District residents will not see a tax increase next year. The board passed its budget for the upcoming school year at a Thursday morning, June 4, spec...
June 04, 2026 Local News
A state police investigation into Armstrong School District has concluded with no evidence of misconduct found, according to the school district. “While the district can...
June 04, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — Pennsylvania American Water’s proposed improvement project for the main treatment plant on Litman Road was recommended for approval during a township plannin...
June 03, 2026 Local News
Middlesex Township’s board of supervisors will hold a public hearing at their next meeting on Wednesday, June 17, on Alexander and Emma Stobert’s request for a conditiona...
June 03, 2026 Government
Local livestock owners and grazers can join Penn State Extension educators June 11 for a hands-on pasture walk designed to help improve pasture quality for grazing animal...
June 03, 2026 Local News
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Community
One of the best shows of the year over Butler is this week in the evening twilight in the ...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The following area residents were named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges an...
June 04, 2026
The Cranberry Sunrise Rotary recently honored Abigail Harmon, Aidan Baird and Jemma Kohler...
June 04, 2026
A rising senior at North Catholic High School ranked as one of the top 24 students in the ...
June 04, 2026
Isabelle Stephens still has shoes in her Butler Township home
June 04, 2026
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Sports
The PIAA baseball tournament began Monday, and Butler has moved on to Thursday’s quarterfi...
 
The PIAA boys and girls lacrosse tournaments continue Saturday with both Mars teams advanc...
June 04, 2026
The PIAA boys volleyball tournament continues with the quarterfinals Saturday, and Butler ...
June 04, 2026
Eleven Butler County-area high school football players will play together in the 11th annu...
June 04, 2026
Nick Herbig knew most NFL teams thought he was too small to play outside linebacker. T...
June 04, 2026
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Editorial
June 03, 2026 Cartoons
Sometimes the solution to a problem can be as simple as taking your foot off the gas. That’s the thrust of Cranberry Township’s Slow Down Campaign run...
June 03, 2026 Our Opinion
Lately, it seems like each time I reach out to an old acquaintance through social media, I’m met with a page that reads, “This account doesn’t exist a...
June 03, 2026 Other Voices
June 02, 2026 Cartoons
The benefits of later starts have been observed in studies
June 02, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
Steel City Tunnel Partners, a joint venture between Saxonburg-based Brayman Construction Corporation and The Lane Construction Corporation, of Charlot...
June 04, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut a...
June 03, 2026 Business
The president and CEO of Presbyterian SeniorCare Network — a nonprofit, faith-based organization serving older adults in Western Pennsylvania — has be...
June 02, 2026 Business
West Virginia University Health System expects to close a transaction in which it will acquire Independence Health System in late September or early O...
June 02, 2026 Local News
Zelienople-based industrial fan manufacturer Robinson Fans is expanding its footprint in the southern part of the country. The more than 100-year-old...
June 02, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
A charity golf scramble in memory of Greg Adams is set to take place on Friday, June 19, with a 9 a.m. shotgun start time. The event will take place at Saxon Golf Club to...
June 03, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets “Beauty and the Beast” with Celin...
June 03, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married, local officials in London confirmed to the Associated Press. They tied the knot Sunday at Old Marylebone Town Ha...
June 01, 2026 People
Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for the big budget “Star Wars” movie, “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which...
June 01, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Sure, folks discuss the weather a lot, especially in Britain. Still, it’s hard to imagine that a quiet chat about the weather — and why it isn’t boring — could be an emo...
May 30, 2026 Reviews
What evil lurks in the drabbest of interiors? The meme-rooted “Backrooms” is the latest movie to pull its mounting horrors out of liminal spaces. “Exit 8,” released earli...
May 30, 2026 Reviews
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Special Sections
The following is a list of graduates from Freeport Area Senior High School’s class of 2026: Alyssa Elizabeth Alcorn Kelly Zhanara Andrews Levi Green Anthony Adam Thomas A...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Junior/Senior High School’s graduation will took place May 27 in the high school gymnasium. The valedictorian is Ava Rachelle Lutz. Ava is the da...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
The following are candidates for graduation from Knoch High School: Jessica Abersold Aurura Ackerman Elijah Adley Kadence Alchier Benjamin Allen Cooper Allison Samuel Alt...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
The following are the candidates for graduation from Butler Senior High School: Amelia Faith Aaron Grace R. Acheson Anna Lynn Acquaviva John Henry Adams Avery Leigh Aglio...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
The following is a list of graduates from Karns City High School’s class of 2026: Aidyn A. Adams Peyton R. Atkinson James T. Baker Zackary Dalton Barrett Peyton C. Barton...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
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,...
February 24, 2023 Local News
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...
November 23, 2022 Local News
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...
July 16, 2022 Local News
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...
June 20, 2022 Local News
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
June 18, 2022 Local News
Digital Divide
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023 Pennsylvania News
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 ...
August 22, 2023 National News
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...
July 18, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023 Local News
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...
February 17, 2023 Business

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