A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month finding federal law does not bar casual drug users from owning firearms has led to a lawsuit over a denied concealed carr...
Butler County Commissioners are planning to borrow a little more than $9 million to loan to three municipalities to help pay for five infrastructure projects th...
From open water to a backyard pool, bodies of water can be a dangerous place to be around, especially for children.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Co...
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. While blood donors are always needed, those with type O blood are especially in need now.
Vitalant...
NORTH BUFFALO TWP, Armstrong County — When property owners on Creek Road — Township Road 308 — found out the township was considering an ordinance to vacate the...
Butler man suing state police, sheriff over concealed carry permit denial
Butler man suing state...
Butler County to borrow $9 million for infrastructure bank projects
Butler County to borro...
Aquatic safety continues to be a priority this summer
Aquatic safety continu...
Type O blood needed, supply at two-year low
Type O blood needed, s...
Families worry about potential ordinance affecting maintenance of Armstrong Coun...
Butler’s cultural history and growth will be celebrated Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, at the first ever Steeples & Stacks Heritage Weekend. Local performers, artis...
A $20,000 grant is meant to help the Slippery Rock Area School District support students interested in special education as a career.
Slippery Rock Area High School was ...
For Butler County Emergency Services to vet potential dispatcher candidates, it requires a tremendous amount of time and resources, said director of county emergency serv...
HARMONY — At Tuesday’s meeting, borough council voted unanimously to approve final change orders and invoices for the stormwater construction project.
The project involve...
Here’s a look at legislation introduced by Butler County’s delegation to the state General Assembly over the last three months:
Sen. Elder Vogel, R-47th
Vogel, along wit...
A Mars man accused of holding a knife to a woman’s throat had two felonies and two misdemeanors dismissed at a Wednesday, July 8, preliminary hearing after completing men...
A Valencia man fled with his dog through the woods from a rollover crash in May because he thought there was a warrant out for his arrest, Middlesex Township police said....
Residents of Mars Borough and Adams Township will get another chance to voice their opinions about a proposed merger of the two municipalities at a joint public meeting p...
While still warm, temperatures for the rest of this week are not expected to reach the heights of last week’s heat wave.
According to forecasts from the National Weather ...
NEW YORK — Nearly 1,000 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with a parasitic infection that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, making it the largest such outbreak in ...
Mars can remain a unique place even if it becomes a township instead of a borough.
Mars Borough Council voted Monday, July 7, to put the merging of th...
Ask almost any adult about their first summer job and they’ll remember it instantly. Usually with a smile on their face.
Maybe you scooped ice cream o...
There’s another chance for the Hotel Saxonburg to find new life after the site was once again listed for sale last week.
While the building failed to ...
NEW YORK — Oil prices rose, and stock markets dropped in shaky trading worldwide Wednesday after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the tempor...
It looks like John Deere owners can soon feel free to fix their own machines.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states s...
NEW YORK — After four years in exile, the prediction market platform Polymarket has begun a well-funded campaign to sell a new version of itself to th...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday.
Champions
Supreme Champion Beef Female, Norah Kennedy, Va...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday.
VEGETABLES
Asparagus, Bryan Hoover, Punxsutawney
Beans – ...
The Cranberry Women’s Club will host the Farkleberry Craft Show Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. While the event is several months away, appl...
NEW YORK — Singer Lauren Bennett, famous for her contribution to the 2011 LMFAO song “Party Rock Anthem,” has died.
Bennett’s death was announced by her former G.R.L. ban...
LOS ANGELES — Mariska Hargitay is set to host the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing on NBC on Sept. 14.
NBCUniversal announced Hargitay as host on Tuesday, the day befo...
FORT WORTH, Texas — A new film about the life of Jimmy Stewart will make its world premiere in Fort Worth.
“Jimmy” follows Stewart’s service in World War II and how it sh...
George Clooney is returning to the Venice Film Festival this year, where he’ll be honored with a lifetime achievement award. The festival’s organizers said Monday tha...
The latest Rolling Stones album and the streaming debut of the hit movie “Backrooms” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
A...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Below are the even...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Below are a number...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Butler Area Pu...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Butler Transit Aut...
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...
