A portion of Route 8 is closed Wednesday afternoon, June 17, after a truck carrying logs overturned near GetGo in Butler Township.
Two people were taken to t
Reports made to Butler County Emergency dispatch indicate there are logs on the road and a fuel leak.
The driver reportedly experienced a head injury.
The crash was reported at abou...
WORTHINGTON, Armstrong County — People from across the area lined Main Street in the borough to see history roll through the streets during the Farmers and Anti...
Two tornadoes touched down Sunday afternoon, June 14, in Butler County, according to a storm survey by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh.
One tornado ...
JACKSON TWP — A new community center will soon be constructed at Sippel Reservoir Park.
The township’s board of supervisors voted unanimously Monday, June 15, t...
The Butler County Planning Commission on Tuesday held the first of two meetings to accept public input about how to spend this year’s $393,160 Community Develop...
KARNS CITY — Construction projects at Karns City Area School District range from small upgrades of facilities and the demolition of outdated ones, to contemplating the fi...
A Pittsburgh man arrested Monday, June 15, by Butler County law enforcement officers in an operation focused on drug trafficking activity was found with crack cocaine, fe...
The Butler County Prison Board voted Tuesday, June 16, to advertise for proposals for inmate technology, which includes phone service, tablets and video visits.
The board...
SAXONBURG — The borough now has an additional $75,000 in the bank to fund its pending structural restoration of John Roebling’s historic wire rope workshop.
The money com...
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP — Thirty-seven-year employee-owner of Penn United Technologies Incorporated Bill Kriley drives 45 minutes to his job.
When he started, the job was muc...
SLIPPERY ROCK — Borough officials are moving steadily forward with their plan to improve public safety and walkability through updates to their sidewalks and related amen...
A good Father’s Day gift can be hard to find. Although another tie or Best Dad Ever mug may be good gift ideas, but several Butler County businesses shared their creative...
A Chicora man is being held in Butler County Prison on $50,000 bail for allegedly shoving a state trooper twice during a traffic stop.
Zaine Christ Karenbauer, 21, was a...
Sometimes, even in these divisive political times, there is a decision made by our elected officials that everyone can praise.
That was the case last ...
There are two processes that we cannot escape: aging and math. This applies not only to human beings but also to large government social-insurance pro...
Not only is it amazing that a 6-year-old girl started an artistic movement to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the fact her init...
Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent co...
McDonald’s is frying up some apple pies to honor America’s 250th birthday.
The company said Tuesday it’s bringing back fried apple pies for the first ...
NEW YORK — Stock markets rallied worldwide Monday, and oil prices eased after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to extend their ceas...
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is taking no chances with New World screwworm and has issued an official quarantine order to prevent an inf...
Fox Corp. has agreed to buy the streaming pioneer Roku in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $22 billion, including debt.
Roku will continue to be...
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Jennings Environmental Education Center will have a look at a part of Revolutionary history that is often overlooked — Wester...
LOS ANGELES — A lightsaber with Luke Skywalker's severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back” that is expected to sell for seven figures headlines an upcoming auction of v...
NEW YORK — The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including the addition of five new categories.
The academy on Tuesday announce...
With a great rumor comes great speculation, and Zendaya and fiancé Tom Holland made their first red carpet appearance Monday amid recent chatter they’d already tied the k...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Officials in Brazil on Monday were inspecting the site of a crash in which six people were killed Sunday, after two helicopters collided midair over a s...
NEW YORK — Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day,” billed as his first popcorn movie in years, launched with $44 million in domestic theaters, according to studio estimates...
The best people to ask for advice are those who have done it all before. When it comes to parenting, grandparents fit that description perfectly. For Father’s Day, four g...
Americans spent a record $24 billion on Father's Day in 2025, and trends indicate it'll likely increase this year. The average shopper lays out about $199 on greeting car...
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 list o...
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
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...
