Local educators are always adapting to the world around them. One area they have had to adapt to the most in recent years is the use of artificial intelligence ...
FORWARD TWP — At a special meeting held Thursday, Jan. 15, the newly-assembled township board of supervisors approved a revised version of the 2026 budget and v...
JACKSON TWP — Supervisors gave tentative approval to a new planned residential development following the continuation of a public hearing from December during a...
A handful of chickens were killed when a barn fire broke out Wednesday evening, Jan. 14, in Connoquenessing Township, an official said.
The fire was reported at...
JEFFERSON TWP — Knoch’s girls wrestling coach was reinstated by the school board Wednesday, Jan. 14, after being fired due to alleged inappropriate contact with...
Educators say AI more like a coach than a crutch in classrooms
Educators say AI more ...
Forward Township approves, to advertise revised 2026 budget
Forward Township appro...
Jackson Township supervisors provide initial approval for Kobe Point Development...
Jackson Township super...
Chickens killed in Wednesday night fire in Connoquenessing Township
Chickens killed in Wed...
Knoch girls wrestling coach Logan Downes reinstated after firing during school b...
One person was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital after suffering injuries consistent with a fall Thursday morning, Jan. 15, in Butler, a fire official said.
The call came i...
A Butler man accused of stealing from the Fairground Market and Salvation Army had additional charges filed Wednesday, Jan. 14, related to one of the burglaries.
Erik Ste...
A Butler man’s daughter has sued a restaurant and lounge. She claims her father was served alcoholic beverages while he was visibly intoxicated about a half hour before h...
Thomas James Clark, 33, of Butler, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday, Jan. 14, to possessing a firearm and ammunition despite being a convicted felon.
A news rele...
A Butler County farmer found himself behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Jan. 14, as President Donald Trump signed a bill that will directly affect ...
A long-anticipated investment in public safety became a reality Wednesday night as Cranberry Township officials and firefighters marked the arrival of new equipment desig...
The following Butler County schools are operating on adjusted schedules for Jan. 15, 2026:
Freeport Area School District - 2-Hour Delay
Knoch School District - 2-Hour D...
NEW YORK — U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades.
Federal data rele...
BUTLER TWP — A new, independent hotel has opened its doors for business on Route 8.
Hotel Butler Inn, 138 Pittsburgh Road in Butler Township, held a ribbon-cutting ceremo...
MIDDLESEX TWP — Some individuals find their calling in life at a young age. Justin Bouch is one of those people.
From his time growing up in county-subsidized housing in...
Those battling chronic illness know what a long, difficult battle it is to get well again, understanding all too well that old sentiment: You don’t re...
Jax Ramirez isn’t so very different from other 10-year-olds.
He wants to play soccer and hang out with friends. He wants to enjoy being 10.
It should...
It seems we’ve decided the humanities have less to give the human race — or more modestly, this country’s future — than the sciences.
This is a seriou...
HONG KONG — The United States and Taiwan reached a trade deal Thursday that cuts tariffs on Taiwanese goods in exchange for $250 billion in new invest...
Schnur McCance Group, a Baird Private Wealth Management team in Butler, was recently recognized by Forbes/SHOOK Research as a 2026 Best-In-State Wealt...
The U.S. housing market slump dragged into its fourth year in 2025 as sales remained stuck at a 30-year low with rising home prices and elevated mortg...
The discount grocery chain Aldi is expanding rapidly and plans to open more than 180 U.S. stores this year as more Americans skip nights out at restau...
WASHINGTON — Inflation cooled a bit last month as prices for gas and used cars fell, a sign that stubbornly elevated cost pressures are slowly easing....
While I’m debating what color scarf to wear into the icy wastes, Jennifer Lawrence is wearing sequined gowns and high heels as she steps out of her limousine at the Golde...
Winterfest, the annual showcase of all that Moraine State Park has to offer, returns Jan. 31.
The event is hosted by the Moraine Preservation Fund, a nonprofit volunteer ...
Spanish singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias has been accused of sexual and physical assault by two women who previously worked for him.
The results of a joint investigation...
LONDON — The BBC plans to ask a court to throw out U.S. President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the British broadcaster, court papers show.
Trump filed a la...
Scott Adams, whose popular comic strip “Dilbert” captured the frustration of beleaguered, white-collar cubicle workers and satirized the ridiculousness of modern offi...
Authorities in New Mexico issued an arrest warrant Friday for director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield to face a child sex abuse charge.
An investigator wit...
This holiday season, some shoppers are looking beyond traditional wrapped gifts — the kind that sometimes end up forgotten in the back of the closet — and choosing instea...
The following is a list of church services to be held in Butler County and the surrounding area on or around the Christmas holiday.
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
Catholi...
1. 1971
2. Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar
3. Tiny Tim in “A Christmas Carol”
4. John Boy and Grandpa Walton
5. Jimmy Buffett
6. A Hula-Hoop
7. Paul Giamatti
8. New York C...
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...
