A Butler woman is facing a felony aggravated assault charge after police said she stabbed a man in the chest following an argument Sunday morning.
Holly Ladean ...
BUFFALO TWP — Nearly 10 years later, Kevin and Catherine Slane, now of Buffalo Township, are still mourning the loss of their daughter, Alexandra, who died in O...
BUTLER TWP — Lucia Leyland always goes right.
“Every single time,” said the Butler senior midfielder, who booted in a penalty kick a minute into the second half...
From cannoli to lasagna, it was the cuisine that brought people to downtown Butler Saturday, Aug. 29, for the second and final day of the second annual Butler I...
HARMONY — The 19th century brick oven reconstructed behind Harmony Museum provided the heat to make “tomato pie” for an event Saturday morning, Aug. 29; but the...
Woman facing aggravated assault charge after Sunday morning stabbing in Butler
Woman facing aggravate...
10 years after tragedy, Alexandra’s Light of Hope shines on families of overdose...
10 years after tragedy...
Everything goes right for Lucia Leyland in Butler girls soccer’s season-opening ...
Everything goes right ...
Cuisine draws visitors to Butler’s Italian Days
Cuisine draws visitors...
Herbs and brick oven used in 19th-century cooking demonstration
Slippery Rock Area School District plants to spend roughly $84,000 to make HVAC repairs in its middle school.
Alfonso Angelucci, Slippery Rock’s superintendent, said the...
A 30-year-old man with criminal charges both in Butler County and federally had his preliminary hearing continued for the sixth time since it was initially scheduled in J...
One person was taken to the hospital by medical helicopter after a motorcycle crash Sunday morning, Aug. 30, on Ekastown Road in Buffalo Township.
According to Butler Cou...
BUTLER TWP — Even with summer nearing its close, Alameda Park had time to fit one more dog day in before closing the pool for the season.
Poolside Pups, a dog takeover of...
CHERRY TWP — The Moniteau Warriors ultimately lost their opening game of the 2026 season on Friday night, Aug. 28, but most Moniteau supporters expressed optimism for the...
Butler County commissioners approved a $9.175 million loan to three municipalities for road and sewer projects.
At their meeting Wednesday, Aug. 26, commissioners adopted...
The Penn Township Police Department is making an organizational change by instituting a formal police chief position, which it is now actively recruiting for.
A job post...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Rabbit Breeds
Dwarf Papillion – Blue/Sr. Buck, Cora Schneider, Ellwood Cit...
NEW YORK — Bedbugs are sometimes called the vampires of the insect world — hiding during the day and coming out at night to feast on human blood. Generations of children ...
This letter is in praise of Dr. Prasad Vemala’s recent editorial in this newspaper (“The state has a partnership shortage, not a worker one, Aug. 2, P...
In the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 8, Congress couldn’t agree that people need proof of citizenship to vote. The Fourteenth Amendment prohib...
Pennsylvania has seen two deaths from measles since the start of 2026 — the first measles-related deaths in 35 years.
There is one common thread betwe...
Few creatures play a larger role in agriculture and the environment than the honeybee.
Although small in size, honeybees are responsible for pollinat...
Construction is currently underway for UPMC’s specialty care location at the Clearview Mall in Center Township.
The facility is expected to be complet...
A petroleum distributor has filed suit in federal court alleging it supplied $4 million worth of gasoline sold to multiple Freedom Fuel Network gas st...
WASHINGTON — Besides a social media post from President Donald Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL I...
BRADY TWP — Butler County Farm Bureau members and elected officials discussed pending legislation impacting eminent domain, milk and other issues at t...
WASHINGTON — Vaping company Juul Labs on Friday received federal permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, which includes an optional ...
The second annual 16066 BBQ Bash will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Cranberry Township Municipal Center’s Armstrong Great Lawn, 2525 Rochest...
NEW YORK — Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned “Coyote vs. Acme,” the Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment deb...
NEW YORK — Dolly Parton was many things: A country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, theme park enthusiast, Christian who centered acceptance in her personal th...
Smiling on the January 1987 cover of Ms., the magazine co-founded by feminism pioneer Gloria Steinem, are its 12 Women of the Year. They include a U.S. senator, a renowne...
Dolly Parton left a lifetime of fantastic work behind when she died Tuesday — and the 80-year-old star still had more projects in store.
The “9 to 5” singer and actor’...
There’s a poignant poetry in the Sisyphean quest of Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote. This born yearner roams the desert, trying to catch and eat the Road Runner, hi...
Slippery Rock University senior and commuter student Samuel Kightlinger said that for his 10 a.m. class last year, he had to arrive to campus at least an hour early to fi...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
SHEEP
Border Leicester
Yearling Ram Lamb, Willem Meiser, Butler
Champion R...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
GOATS
Alpine
Milking Doe – 2 & Under 3, Cheyenne Henry, Chicora
Milking Do...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
BEEF CATTLE
Angus
Spring Heifer Calf, Kenneth Cranmer, Butler
Jr Heifer Ca...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Ayrshire
Spring Heifer Calf, Nathan Rassau, Enon Valley
Fall Yearling Heif...
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...
