On the eve of the one-year anniversary of a deadly explosion at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works, federal investigators released a long and sharply worded report,...
ADAMS TWP — With teachers’ first day back at work scheduled Aug. 20 and students coming back Aug. 25, Mars Area School District will begin its academic year wit...
The Butler County girls tennis scene will have some familiar faces stepping back into competition in the coming weeks. Headlined by a pair of North Catholic sta...
Seneca Valley School District and its students have initiated a range of efforts in recent years to address emotional well-being and mental health.
Now, the dis...
CRANBERRY TWP — The third Cranberry Conversation session on Tuesday, Aug. 11, kicked off a process to collect resident feedback about community priorities and v...
U.S. Steel could have prevented 2025 Clairton Coke Works explosion, federal inve...
U.S. Steel could have ...
Mars teachers continue to rally through stagnant contract negotiations
Mars teachers continue...
PIAA girls tennis season preview 2025: Meet the top 7 players to watch in Butler...
PIAA girls tennis seas...
Seneca Valley partnership aims to strengthen mental health support efforts
Seneca Valley partners...
Third Cranberry Conversations workshop will help develop new comprehensive plan ...
With a three-year plan to restructure routes underway, Butler Transit Authority is looking to prepare a plan for the logistics of implementation and to properly reach out...
Warrants were issued Monday for the arrest of two people on homicide charges related to the death of a 3-year-old Mercer County boy.
Felicesha Alice Brook Hardman, 32, o...
CRANBERRY — An ad hoc committee recommended proceeding with preliminary engineering and other steps to advance a planned recreation engagement center in Cranberry Townshi...
JEFFERSON TWP — The board of supervisors granted preliminary approval of land development plans for Sunvest Solar’s proposed solar project during its meeting on Monday ni...
SAXONBURG — If there are any Scouts in the area looking for a project to complete their Eagle Scout requirements, borough manager Steven May has one ready.
At a meeting o...
Pennsylvania American Water announced in a news release Tuesday afternoon about 380 customers in Lancaster Township will experience a temporary water service interruption...
A Butler County man representing himself argued a woman he’s accused of assaulting in view of two of her children lied about the circumstances surrounding the incident an...
The admissibility of drugs and guns found in the attic of a Butler apartment where a man was found dead on New Year’s Day was argued in court Tuesday.
A motion to suppres...
A Fenelton man is accused of stealing about $360 worth of items from a Clearfield Township recovery program.
State police charged Shane Lynn Scott, 51, Tuesday, Aug. 11,...
Should the price of your groceries depend on what a retailer knows about your shopping habits or your neighborhood? How would you feel if the person b...
It’s hard to stock up for school supplies before the start of each school year, but organizations like the YMCA and the school districts themselves ar...
The time has come for the voices of independent voters to be heard in Pennsylvania! Gallup polls show 45% of Americans identify as independents (regar...
A little history on Graham Park pickleball courts: The six original courts were partially funded by public donations and were free to all. Today, ther...
Researchers at Allegheny Health Network’s Cancer Center contributed to a new international study showing that a blood-based test may help detect color...
The Pennsylvania Treasury Department recently mailed letters to nearly 64,000 people across Pennsylvania to let them know there is money for them to c...
Independence Health System has again received multiple American Heart Association “Get with the Guidelines” achievement awards.
The honor comes in rec...
WASHINGTON — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed again in July as record prices and the highest mortgage rates in a year prove to be an ins...
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok over alleged failures to shield children from age-inapprop...
Friendship Presbyterian Church’s Second Saturday Concert will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the church’s community center, 866 New Castle Road, Slippery Rock....
The blockbuster biopic “Michael” and a new documentary about Travis Barker are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among ...
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ famously tumultuous dynamic is on the mend with the help of an upcoming Fleetwood Mac documentary.
The “Go Your Own Way” musician, 76...
LAS VEGAS — Almost 30 years after rap legend Tupac Shakur was gunned down near the Las Vegas Strip, the former gang leader accused of ordering the killing went on trial ...
NEW YORK — “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio esti...
Dave Malarkey was more than just a narrator on the radio informing residents of the news of the day. His love for Butler and its residents, and the individual impact he h...
Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy — weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids c...
For teenagers and middle school-aged students, cellphones can be a key tool for parents to stay connected to their children. Yet, cellphones do not come without drawbacks...
The Butler Farm Show office is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday.
All gates open at 8:30 a.m.
DAILY ADMISS...
Live music is a staple at the Butler Farm Show. This year, several bands return to the stage for the first time in years, while two bands return from last year.
All of t...
Almost every morning before school, Nolan, Dylan and their mother, Misty, Thurber head down the lane of their Fenelton family farm and, before they hit Route 422, they tu...
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...