Sam Zurzolo has accomplished much in his 86 years of life. Even after leaving the Butler Township Board of Commissioners, he said his work is far from over.
“I’...
The widow of a Cranberry Township man killed by an impaired driver in December 2022 told the defendant Thursday, Feb. 5, that his successful challenge of his or...
While most people retreat indoors during subzero cold snaps, Dan Hartzell heads out to his barn.
At Meadow Grove Farm in Slippery Rock Township, Hartzell and hi...
A Butler woman accused of setting her house on fire with her children inside was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 5, to serve more than five years of probation after pl...
BUFFALO TWP — Despite a prolonged rescue attempt, a man died on Thursday, Feb. 5, after falling into Buffalo Creek across from the Buffalo Creek Nature Park.
Th...
Zurzolo leads life of service, plans to do more
Zurzolo leads life of ...
Beaver County man resentenced in 2022 Cranberry Township vehicular homicide
Beaver County man rese...
Slippery Rock dairy farmer keeps the milk flowing despite bitter cold weather
Slippery Rock dairy fa...
Butler woman sentenced for attempting to burn house with children inside
BUFFALO TWP — Despite a prolonged rescue attempt, a man died on Thursday, Feb. 5, after falling into Buffalo Creek across from the Buffalo Creek Nature Park.
The fatality...
BUTLER TWP — After increasing its budget by over 7.5% for the 2025-26 school year, the Butler Area Vocational-Technical School is aiming to keep increases lower in 2026-2...
BUTLER TWP — A homeless man accused of threatening the president, law enforcement and others after his experience at the July 13, 2024, rally where an assassination attem...
CRANBERRY TWP — Township supervisors at a meeting on Wednesday approved a grant application tied to funding for the Cranberry Foundation’s 2026 Project of the Year, which...
A Freedom man was sentenced Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to one of 432 child pornography charges.
John D. Lefler, 47, of Freedom, w...
OAKLAND TWP — St. Wendelin School students recognized the 100th day of the school year on Thursday, Feb. 5.
Teachers dressed as if they were 100 years old for the occasio...
BUFFALO TWP — Freeport Area School District officials are poised to accept a bid at their next meeting for the replacement of the high school library’s roof.
Brad Walker,...
State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-8th, will host a “Protect Our Kids” internet safety seminar on Monday, Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Company station o...
JEFFERSON TWP — Somehow, it’s already budget season for local school districts.
Less than three months after Pennsylvania’s budget impasse ended, administrators at place...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Adams Twp
Jan. 15 — Robert Steven Dillman, 32, of Mars, was charged with two misde...
The current trajectory for college sports is unsustainable. Big-revenue sports such as football and basketball have undergone massive transformations ...
On Tuesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled his $53.5 billion 2026-27 state budget proposal in an address to the General Assembly. That gives Shapiro’s adm...
In the big scheme of things, (no matter your political persuasion, your faith perspective or lack thereof, or your financial situation,) one thing we ...
Super Bowl LX kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8.
Even if a favorite team isn’t involved, the annual football championship provides a chance to bl...
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate barely budged this week, staying close to 6% as the spring home-buying season nears.
The benchmark 30-year fi...
Minute Maid helped make orange juice a year-round morning staple in 1946, when it started shipping cans of frozen juice around the U.S.
But 80 years l...
While Butler Health System isn’t quite at profitability yet, it showed signs of financial recovery in its most recent quarterly report, released Wedne...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies and partners, using...
St. Barnabas Charities will honor Kat Timpf with the 2026 St. Barnabas Hance Award at its annual Founder’s Day Celebration in April.
The event will be...
The Super Bowl is this weekend, which is of no consequence to me. This is a column about arts and entertainment, after all.
However, as an aspiring Ina Garten, I took it ...
An armed robber who smashed into a luxury London home where Hollywood star Anya Taylor-Joy was staying and tried to force his way into the actor’s bedroom with a crowbar ...
NEW YORK — A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, netting U.S. show dogs’ most coveted prize.
Penny best...
For more than a decade, loyal viewers of NBC’s “Today” show have come to know Nancy Guthrie, the beloved mother of longtime host Savannah Guthrie.
“She’s lived a life of...
Disney has named its parks chief Josh D’Amaro to succeed Bob Iger as the entertainment giant’s top executive.
D’Amaro will become the 9th CEO in the more than 100-year-ol...
NEW YORK — Chuck Negron, a founding member of the soul-rock sensations Three Dog Night who sang lead on such hits as “One” and “Just an Old Fashioned Love Song” and holle...
Valentine’s Day has never just been about flowers or candy for Ron Brooks. It’s been about creating memories.
Brooks, a longtime barbershop singer and entertainer, is onc...
Peter’s Chocolate Shoppe in Butler began receiving orders for its Valentine’s Day specialties — fresh strawberries hand dipped in chocolate and fresh raspberries covered ...
Wellness offerings across Butler County are expanding to meet people where they are, whether that's in a chair yoga class at the Cranberry YMCA or lying still during a so...
When parents enroll their children in martial arts classes at Butler-area studios, they expect to see kicks, punches and sparring drills. What many don’t anticipate is th...
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...
