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Bernstine resigns from committee assignments
Representative has denied allegations he used homophobic insults speaking about a gay colleague
Feds, Cleveland-Cliffs tout $200M investment in Butler Works
BUTLER TWP — The U.S. Secretary of Energy and other officials visited Cleveland-Cliffs’ Butler Works plant Tuesday, Oct. 6, to tour the facility after a commitm...
Stan Kosciuszko remembered as friend and leader to Butler County
Stan Kosciuszko took over the Butler County Chamber of Commerce at a time when it needed help. Struggling and losing membership, his addition to the chamber led...
1 killed, 1 flown to hospital following Tuesday morning crash
One person died and another was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital following a two-vehicle, head-on crash Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, on Route 68 in Oakland Township. ...
North Catholic’s Chris Faber makes 2nd-round run to WPIAL golf silver: Roundup
Chris Faber started the second round of the WPIAL Class 2A Boys Individual Golf Championship inside the top, 10 but seemingly a longshot to win. He ended Tuesda...
Bernstine resigns from committee assignments
Bernstine resigns from...
Feds, Cleveland-Cliffs tout $200M investment in Butler Works
Feds, Cleveland-Cliffs...
Stan Kosciuszko remembered as friend and leader to Butler County
Stan Kosciuszko rememb...
1 killed, 1 flown to hospital following Tuesday morning crash
1 killed, 1 flown to h...
North Catholic’s Chris Faber makes 2nd-round run to WPIAL golf silver: Roundup
North Catholic’s Chris...
Top Headlines
County, DA join police to execute 31 search warrants for suspected illegal sales of THC products
Numerous police agencies executed 31 search warrants Wednesday, Oct. 7, throughout Butler County regarding the sale of suspected illegal THC and THC-related products. Th...
October 07, 2026 Local News
Slippery Rock Borough to advertise proposed 2027 budget
Current proposal does not include tax increase
October 07, 2026 Local News
Mars Area completes financing for elementary school project
ADAMS TWP — During its work session meeting Tuesday, Mars Area School Board unanimously approved the final round of bond financing for ongoing elementary school renovatio...
October 07, 2026 Local News
Judge bars clothes with opinions, signs from trial in Aiden Lutz death
The judge presiding over the upcoming trial of a Butler man charged in the October 2023 death of 15-year-old Aiden Lutz, has barred opinion-bearing signage and clothing a...
October 07, 2026 Local News
Subdivision for Butler County property on Sunnyview Circle in limbo over parking, sewer concerns
BUTLER TWP — Butler County may be looking to sell some disused property along Sunnyview Circle in the future, but it will require some changes to the original subdivision...
October 07, 2026 Local News
The Latest
‘Looped’ is loud, funny and heavy
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Trunk-or-Treat with Victory Family Church
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Farm Toy & Agricultural Artisans Show
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Slippery Rock church hosting concert Saturday
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FBI says it stopped a Mall of America terror attack by a teen after agents sold him an assault rifle
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Miller Minutes: ‘Knowing these activities are around the corner fill my heart with warmth’
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News
Tesla hits state police cruiser Tuesday on Interstate 76 in Cranberry Township
A marked Pennsylvania State Police vehicle was struck while monitoring traffic Tuesday morning along the shoulder of Interstate 76 near the on-ramp to Cranberry Township,...
October 07, 2026 Local News
Pa. Senate approves bills to increase profit limits for small games of chance
Legislation moved to House
October 07, 2026 Local News
Trial scheduled for Cabot man charged with corruption of minors
A trial for a Cabot man charged with inappropriately touching a juvenile girl in 2023 is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Michael...
October 06, 2026 Local News
Former Sugarcreek Township secretary accused of misusing $4.5K of township funds
A former Sugarcreek Township secretary in Armstrong County is accused of using the township’s credit card to make purchases totaling $4,500, according to a Tuesday, Oct. ...
October 06, 2026 Local News
I-79 will be restricted on Friday, Monday for Wexford Interchange Project
PennDOT announced restrictions on I-79 in Marshall Township and Franklin Park Borough, Allegheny County on Friday, Oct. 9 and Monday, Oct. 12 in a news release. Traffic o...
October 06, 2026 Local News
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Community
Seneca Valley High School homecoming court
Seneca Valley students will celebrate a lively homecoming with this year’s theme, “New Yor...
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Bundle Up Butler to provide clothing Oct. 9
The Center for Community Resources will provide people with warm clothing at an annual eve...
October 06, 2026
Chicora firefighters help show fall colors at 2009 fire prevention event
Chicora firefighters demonstrated their newly acquired ladder truck for students of Holy T...
October 06, 2026
Pope Francis’ diaries to be published next month, revealing reflections on Vatican years
NEW YORK — Journal entries kept by Pope Francis before and during his papacy will be publi...
October 06, 2026
Mars Area High School homecoming
Mars Area High School will have its homecoming parade at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in Mars, p...
October 05, 2026
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Sports
Penguins send forward Filip Hallander to Oilers in exchange for defenseman Spencer Stastney
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired defenseman Spencer Stastney from Edmont...
 
Meet this week’s athletes of the week from Butler County-area schools
Following are the athletes of the week recognized in the Oct. 8 edition of the Butler Eagl...
October 07, 2026
Alex Mobley scores 1st goal with Slippery Rock boys soccer to secure season sweep of rival Grove City
GROVE CITY — Slippery Rock boys soccer coach Kyle Hopkins figured Grove City would not lac...
October 06, 2026
Seneca Valley girls soccer’s defense leading the way as offense remains a work in progress
Seneca Valley girls soccer already had a standout goalkeeper and a strong back line en...
October 06, 2026
A-C Valley/Union’s Joe Rapp defends District 9 golf gold, Moniteau girls win team title
Joe Rapp’s second gold medal in the District 9 Class 2A Individual Boys Golf Champions...
October 06, 2026
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Editorial
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October 05, 2026 Cartoons
Annual mammograms save lives
If you know eight women, statistically, you know someone who will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her life. According to data from b...
October 05, 2026 Our Opinion
Maternity leave in Allegheny County needs more consideration
As the maternity leave policy moves forward, there are a few things that people need to consider. It’s a great policy in a perfect world. Unfortunatel...
October 03, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I was once a Democrat
Early in my life, I was a Democrat. I believed that the Democratic Party was an ally of the working class. I believed they favored lowering taxes for ...
October 03, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Get your news from trustworthy sources
As with other Americans, I watch TV, listen to the radio and read newspapers for my news. Today, it is difficult for many of us to separate news facts...
October 03, 2026 Letters to the Editor
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Business
Butler native to serve as president and CEO of Butler Memorial and Clarion hospitals
With the Independence Health System and West Virginia University Health System acquisition official as of Oct. 1, WVU Medicine has made changes to the...
October 07, 2026 Business
State government announces investment in environmental education
The Pennsylvania government is investing more than $400,000 in environmental education projects across the state through the Pennsylvania Department o...
October 06, 2026 Business
WVU Medicine looks ahead during employee picnic for former Independence Health System staff
The new West Virginia University Health System signage in and around Butler Memorial Hospital are the first of many changes patients can expect to see...
October 06, 2026 Local News
U.S. stocks rise to the edge of an all-time high
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose to the edge of their all-time high on Monday after a couple buyout announcements helped lift the market. The S&P 500 climb...
October 05, 2026 Business
Cleveland-Cliffs hosting U.S. Secretary of Energy
Local steel manufacturer Cleveland-Cliffs it is hosting Chris Wright, U.S. Secretary of Energy, and other government leaders at its Butler Works facil...
October 05, 2026 Business
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Weekend Entertainment
Go back to the 1980s at this Knights of Columbus fundraiser
The Butler Knights of Columbus is hosting a flash back to the ’80s dance party from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in St. Michael’s Church Hall, 432 Center Ave. in...
October 07, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
ABC and Trump’s FCC battle in federal court over issues of free speech and jurisdiction
WASHINGTON — A lawyer for ABC on Tuesday asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from conducting an unusual, early review of its broadcast licenses, lik...
October 06, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros to become one Hollywood giant known as Skydance
CHICAGO — It’s official: Skydance-owned Paramount closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, ushering in a new Hollywood giant. The merger bri...
October 06, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
CBS announces Tony Romo’s permanent exit following arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated
CBS Sports and Tony Romo have officially parted ways, one month after the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback pleaded no contest to charges of operating a vehicle while int...
October 06, 2026 People
PEN America: Nearly 12,000 school book bans in a year, a record high
NEW YORK — Nearly 12,000 bans took place in public schools over the past year, according to a new study from PEN America, the highest total since the free expression orga...
October 06, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Movie Review: In ‘Digger,’ a ‘Dr. Strangelove’ for the climate change era
Just as the fate of the world hangs in the balance in “Digger,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s over-the-top, climate-disaster satire teeters on the brink. It’s an audacious pla...
October 02, 2026 Reviews
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Special Sections
Plants, containers and seasonal accents can bring autumn to landscapes, porches and patios
When neighbors walk past Deb West’s patio home in the Meeder neighborhood in Cranberry Township, her front porch catches their attention. Filled with colorful seasonal fl...
October 07, 2026 Special Sections
K&J’s Complete Woman offers hope, support to breast cancer survivors
Kathy Garrison has been cancer free for decades now, but her experiences during and after treatment had stuck with her. One especially impactful struggle for her was in ...
October 06, 2026 Special Sections
Longtime support group battles cancer together
CENTER TWP — When it comes to cancer, Cheryl Schaefer is all about the fight. Schaefer, 68, of Center Township, has fought uterine, breast and thyroid cancer over the yea...
October 06, 2026 Special Sections
Parish sewing ministry stitches comfort for patients
St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish Catholic nun, spent her life sharing a message of compassion and mercy. At the Slippery Rock parish named for her, sewing ministry volunte...
October 06, 2026 Special Sections
Crocheted and knitted breast forms help women heal after cancer surgery
When Claudia Marley began crocheting breast prostheses at age 70, she hoped to provide comfort to women recovering from mastectomies. The work also brought comfort to her...
October 06, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
Ukrainians who fled homeland face 1st anniversary of invasion
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
Ukrainian families assimilating in Butler County as war rages on in homeland
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
Another family will join Ukrainians who fled to Cranberry Twp.
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
Efforts started to help Ukrainian families in Cranberry Twp.
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
2 young families flee war-torn Ukraine, staying in Cranberry
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
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Digital Divide
Obstacles abound as Pa. plans for surge of federal broadband funding
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
Biden administration announces more funding for rural broadband infrastructure
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
What’s next as Pa. prepares to spend $1.2B on broadband
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
Broadband authority seeks feedback on plans
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
FCC maps still under criticism from the Butler County residents, government officials
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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