On the eve of the one-year anniversary of a deadly explosion at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works, federal investigators released a long and sharply worded report,...
ADAMS TWP — With teachers’ first day back at work scheduled Aug. 20 and students coming back Aug. 25, Mars Area School District will begin its academic year wit...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Despite its potential to impact attendance, farmer and Butler Farm Show board secretary Ken Metrick never worries about the weather foreca...
KARNS CITY — From cameras in the ceilings above students to the ground beneath their school building, Karns City Area School District officials are thinking abo...
The high school football season is under three weeks from kickoff. While Butler County doesn’t have any five-star college recruits, the area does have a group o...
U.S. Steel could have prevented 2025 Clairton Coke Works explosion, federal inve...
U.S. Steel could have ...
Mars teachers continue to rally through stagnant contract negotiations
Mars teachers continue...
Butler Farm Show avoids rain on Day 1
Butler Farm Show avoid...
Karns City Area SD taking steps toward high school renovation
Karns City Area SD tak...
Meet the top football recruits and commits playing for Butler County schools in ...
Warrants were issued Monday for the arrest of two people on homicide charges related to the death of a 3-year-old Mercer County boy.
Felicesha Alice Brook Hardman, 32, o...
The admissibility of drugs and guns found in the attic of a Butler apartment where a man was found dead on New Year’s Day was argued in court Tuesday.
A motion to suppres...
CRANBERRY TWP — The planned Meijer store on Franklin Road and Route 228 was unanimously approved to sell alcohol during the Thursday, Aug. 6, township board of supervisor...
A Lyndora man charged with administering controlled substances that resulted in a woman’s death was released from jail while awaiting trial after he waived his prelimina...
A Butler County man representing himself argued a woman he’s accused of assaulting in view of two of her children lied about the circumstances surrounding the incident an...
A Fenelton man is accused of stealing about $360 worth of items from a Clearfield Township recovery program.
State police charged Shane Lynn Scott, 51, Tuesday, Aug. 11,...
Three children and two adults required transport to a local hospital in early July after their vehicle was struck while pulled over to change a tire on the side of Inters...
JEFFERSON TWP — The board of supervisors is currently looking into amending the township’s current burning ordinance.
At the request of the board of supervisors, the town...
It’s hard to stock up for school supplies before the start of each school year, but organizations like the YMCA and the school districts themselves ar...
The time has come for the voices of independent voters to be heard in Pennsylvania! Gallup polls show 45% of Americans identify as independents (regar...
A little history on Graham Park pickleball courts: The six original courts were partially funded by public donations and were free to all. Today, ther...
Since its beginnings in the late 1940s in Meridian, supporting the future of agriculture in Butler County has been at the heart of the Butler Farm Sho...
WASHINGTON — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed again in July as record prices and the highest mortgage rates in a year prove to be an ins...
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok over alleged failures to shield children from age-inapprop...
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials on Monday proposed a rule change that would require food manufacturers to notify regulators before introducing new...
Taylor Fresh Foods, parent company of Taylor Farms, is voluntarily recalling some products that include jalapenos because of worries about a possible ...
President Donald Trump has revived his threat to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud, according to a l...
Friendship Presbyterian Church’s Second Saturday Concert will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the church’s community center, 866 New Castle Road, Slippery Rock....
The blockbuster biopic “Michael” and a new documentary about Travis Barker are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among ...
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ famously tumultuous dynamic is on the mend with the help of an upcoming Fleetwood Mac documentary.
The “Go Your Own Way” musician, 76...
LAS VEGAS — Almost 30 years after rap legend Tupac Shakur was gunned down near the Las Vegas Strip, the former gang leader accused of ordering the killing went on trial ...
NEW YORK — “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio esti...
Dave Malarkey was more than just a narrator on the radio informing residents of the news of the day. His love for Butler and its residents, and the individual impact he h...
For teenagers and middle school-aged students, cellphones can be a key tool for parents to stay connected to their children. Yet, cellphones do not come without drawbacks...
The Butler Farm Show office is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday.
All gates open at 8:30 a.m.
DAILY ADMISS...
Live music is a staple at the Butler Farm Show. This year, several bands return to the stage for the first time in years, while two bands return from last year.
All of t...
Almost every morning before school, Nolan, Dylan and their mother, Misty, Thurber head down the lane of their Fenelton family farm and, before they hit Route 422, they tu...
One of the most exciting events at the Butler Farm Show is the annual cheese auction, which takes place Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 8 p.m.
The cheese auction is not only spec...
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...
