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Cherrie Mahan investigation builds momentum into 41st anniversary of disappearance
Cherrie Mahan was 8 years old when she was abducted Feb. 22, 1985. She went missing less than 100 yards from her Winfield Township home after getting off the sc...
Pittsburgh man accused of Saturday kidnapping has more charges filed in police chase
A Pittsburgh man accused of kidnapping a woman Saturday in Butler told police he was going “on a rampage” after the U-Haul he was driving was stopped in Adams T...
Butler woman identified as individual killed in Wednesday Route 8 crash
A 67-year-old Butler woman was identified as the individual who died Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Pittsburgh Road and Decatur Drive...
District 9 basketball: Moniteau girls set up semifinal against Karns City after surviving Westinghouse
CHERRY TWP — Moniteau turned the ball over 36 times and sank only 11 of 23 free throws. But when the Warriors needed to make plays at the end, they did. Alyssa ...
District 9 basketball: Brendin Sankey’s double-double, Dawson Cook’s 15 lifts Moniteau boys into semis
CHERRY TWP — Moniteau boys basketball rocketed its way into the District 9 Class 2A semifinals Wednesday night — fueled by its female counterparts. The Warriors...
Cherrie Mahan investigation builds momentum into 41st anniversary of disappearan...
Cherrie Mahan investig...
Pittsburgh man accused of Saturday kidnapping has more charges filed in police c...
Pittsburgh man accused...
Butler woman identified as individual killed in Wednesday Route 8 crash
Butler woman identifie...
District 9 basketball: Moniteau girls set up semifinal against Karns City after ...
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District 9 basketball: Brendin Sankey’s double-double, Dawson Cook’s 15 lifts Mo...
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Top Headlines
JACKSON TWP — During a meeting Thursday, Feb. 19, supervisors approved the formation of an oversight committee for Harmony EMS through the Southwestern Butler Council of ...
February 19, 2026 Local News
A house fire just off Route 356 caused a large enough response from emergency crews it blocked off the only entrance in and out of a housing development and slowed traffi...
February 19, 2026 Local News
Jason Sarver never turned down an opportunity to serve his community or the neighboring municipalities that needed his skill set. “He was always there and always willing...
February 18, 2026 Local News
Some services remain available curbside
February 18, 2026 Local News
The day after our country’s sesquicentennial, Evans City will host the “A Voice For Liberty” 250th anniversary musical event on Sunday, July 5, at the Evans City Cemetery...
February 19, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
News
A former Penn Christian Academy teacher with criminal charges in two cases stemming from his tenure teaching at an Allegheny County school had his charges held for court ...
February 19, 2026 Local News
EVANS CITY — A Valencia man who was ordered not to return to The Goddard School in Adams Township testified in a Wednesday, Feb. 18, preliminary hearing the incident behi...
February 19, 2026 Local News
A man and woman are accused of attempting to steal more than $1,000 in gaming consoles from Walmarts in Butler and Allegheny counties. Honny Alfredo Rosario, 31, of Hazle...
February 19, 2026 Local News
A Zelienople man allegedly replaced a contract signed for a home improvement project in Center Township with a false contract with different terms and did not complete th...
February 19, 2026 Local News
EVANS CITY — A Connoquenessing Township woman detailed how a Chicora man allegedly assaulted her and then attempted to intimidate her into not testifying against him in a...
February 19, 2026 Local News
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Today in History
 
A musical being staged by Knoch High School next weekend tells a story set in Greek mythol...
February 19, 2026
Cranking up the volume in your car may sound harmless and fun, but it could lead to hearin...
February 18, 2026
Most people view beauty pageants as competitions for looking good. For veteran pageant con...
February 17, 2026
There was a little too much snow in Butler County on Feb. 16, 2010, for area drivers and t...
February 17, 2026
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Sports
The WPIAL, District 9 and District 10 playoffs continue this week, with five Butler County...
 
JACKSON TWP — 1.8 seconds left. Down by one. Andrew Omasits at the free throw line. No pro...
February 19, 2026
We are inching closer to a Knoch-North Catholic rubber match. The Knights cruised through ...
February 19, 2026
MILAN — Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its...
February 19, 2026
Special Olympics and unified bocce athletes around Butler County recently celebrated vario...
February 19, 2026
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Editorial
February 19, 2026 Cartoons
In 1988, the power brokers of the Democratic Party watched a Chicago civil rights leader, a maverick with a movement he called a “Rainbow Coalition,” ...
February 19, 2026 Other Voices
It’s a truism those experiencing the Industrial Revolution would have recognized immediately: The world is increasingly wider than our own backyard. T...
February 19, 2026 Our Opinion
February 18, 2026 Cartoons
In November 2023 and more than 15 billion miles from Earth, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft started sending gibberish back to mission control. The signal...
February 18, 2026 Other Voices
Business
LOS ANGELES — Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young p...
February 18, 2026 National News
Armstrong announced it is acquiring a northeast-Ohio-based cable company, expanding its footprint in Ohio and West Virginia. The Butler-based telecomm...
February 18, 2026 Local News
S.R. Snodgrass, a full-service accounting and consulting firm in Cranberry Township, has promoted Lenore Seifer to chief operating officer and Jeremy ...
February 18, 2026 Business
HERMITAGE, Mercer County — What we do now will dictate our future. That was the main message delivered by industry and government leaders during Powe...
February 18, 2026 Local News
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25 billion settlement Tuesday to resolve thou...
February 17, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The Slippery Rock University Honors Flute Ensemble will have its final performance this weekend. The ensemble, which is made up of honors students in the flute program at...
February 19, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
PARIS — Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir was released on Tuesday in 22 languages worldwide, sharing details of the horror she went through and sending a powerful message of hope a...
February 18, 2026 People
After a few months off, the Butler-Built Garage open house returned for a second season on Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Butler branch office of state Rep. Marci Mustello, R-11...
February 18, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
AUSTIN, Texas — Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night’s broadcast over net...
February 17, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — Warner Bros. Discovery is briefly reopening takeover talks with Skydance-owned Paramount to hear the company’s “best and final” offer, while the Hollywood gian...
February 17, 2026 Business
Emerald Fennell’s bold reimagining of “Wuthering Heights” brought crowds of women to movie theaters this weekend. The Warner Bros. release topped the box office charts an...
February 17, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
At Passavant Community in Zelienople, the beauty of kindness arrives on four wheels. Once a month, a pushcart filled with fresh-cut flowers donated by Trader Joe’s makes...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
WASHINGTON — Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too. It’s now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
BUTLER TWP — The dance floor may be new for the group of seniors who get together every Monday to line dance together, but the steps remain the same. The senior line danc...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
BROOKLYN, Ill. — Sr. Julia Huiskamp, all 4 feet and 10 inches of her, oversees everything at the Thomas Terry Community Center: the food pantry, the child care, the fundr...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
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February 11, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
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
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
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
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
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
Digital Divide
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
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
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
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
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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