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Clarion County man convicted of two of three drug charges
Verdict reached despite evidence having been destroyed
Meijer considers third Butler County location
Even though Meijer has not yet finished its already planned Western Pennsylvania locations, the Michigan-based grocer is looking at building a third location i...
Westinghouse gets $17.5 billion for nuclear reactor project
The United States Department of Energy announced it plans to provide $17.5 billion in loans to speed up the deployment of 10 nuclear reactors Cranberry Township...
Butler County’s boys volleyball 2026 all-stars: Malachi DeGraaf POTY, first team and more
The 2026 boys volleyball season saw Butler turn in the best campaign in program history, reaching the WPIAL championship match and the state semifinals. Rival S...
Summer camps in full swing at BC3
Butler County Community College’s main campus is being overrun this summer for Kids on Campus summer camps for students in grades 1-8. Classes are running this ...
Clarion County man convicted of two of three drug charges
Clarion County man con...
Meijer considers third Butler County location
Meijer considers third...
Westinghouse gets $17.5 billion for nuclear reactor project
Westinghouse gets $17....
Butler County’s boys volleyball 2026 all-stars: Malachi DeGraaf POTY, first team...
Butler County’s boys v...
Summer camps in full swing at BC3
Summer camps in full s...
Top Headlines
Several events across Butler County will commemorate America’s semiquincentennial throughout the July 4 weekend. This is a listing of those events. June 26 Cranberry Tow...
June 24, 2026 Local News
The two women, who died in a Forward Township house fire on Memorial Day, lost their lives accidentally due to thermal and inhalation injuries, the Butler County Coroner’...
June 24, 2026 Local News
State parks — including McConnells Mill and Moraine State Park — are preparing for visitors who are eager to take advantage of the outdoors and warm weather. Both of thes...
May 27, 2026
A Butler man was arrested by state police after DNA evidence allegedly connected him to two separate vehicle thefts in Clearfield Township. Ronald Raymond Piper, 47, was...
June 24, 2026 Local News
Joveline Pettus, a Slippery Rock University instructor of business, recently received the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2026-27 academic year from the U.S....
June 24, 2026 Business
News
Seneca Valley School District’s communications department recently earned awards from national and statewide organizations. The district won a combined 21 awards from the...
June 24, 2026 Local News
A Lawrence County personal care administrator will serve up to three years in prison for failing to renew a resident’s medications, which led to a fatal seizure in 2021. ...
June 24, 2026 Local News
A retired state police sergeant testified Tuesday that the totality of the evidence in a drug possession and delivery case against a Clarion County man was overwhelming. ...
June 24, 2026 Crime & Courts
Day 1 of the Saxonburg Carnival kicked off by highlighting the true stars of the community: not the people of Saxonburg — but their pets. Saxonburg residents once again l...
June 24, 2026 Local News
At least one detained at Sheetz
June 23, 2026 Local News
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Community
After standing still for several years, the Pumping Jack Museum in Emlenton is preparing t...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The South Butler Community Library, 240 W. Main St., Saxonburg, will have an educational w...
June 24, 2026
Cranberry Township Waterpark will become Luau Lagoon on Thursday, June 25, for a special e...
June 23, 2026
Orchard Hill Church, 120 Walker Ave. in Butler, is partnering with the Greater Pittsburgh ...
June 23, 2026
More than 13 years ago, the members of the Rodfathers of Butler had already started their ...
June 23, 2026
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Sports
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Former Buffalo Bills star quarterback Jim Kelly told reporters Tuesda...
 
Naomi Venesky’s accolades and accomplishments on the hardwood for Karns City this year dre...
June 23, 2026
The first season of PIAA flag football provided new highlights and a bigger stage for the ...
June 23, 2026
The readers have spoken, and North Catholic senior Logan Schade is the fan-vote winner of ...
June 22, 2026
It’s been tough to match Justin Garvey’s success the past couple years. No Butler County b...
June 22, 2026
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Editorial
June 24, 2026 Cartoons
The Butler County Commissioners are being admirably proactive in the fight against title fraud by approving the addition of AlertMe software to the re...
June 24, 2026 Our Opinion
The stories would stop any parent cold: Florida middle schooler Colton Remsburg, who was killed by a pickup truck while out buying flowers for his mo...
June 24, 2026 Other Voices
June 23, 2026 Cartoons
Butler County Human Services and the Alliance for Nonprofit Resources are helping give people with disabilities tools that can get them through an eme...
June 23, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
NEW YORK — All 32 of the nation's biggest banks passed the Federal Reserve's annual “stress test” of the financial system, the central bank said Wedne...
June 24, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal dischar...
June 24, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday as falling bond yields and lower oil prices helped ease pressure on the market. The S&P 500 climbed 0....
June 24, 2026 National News
ADAMS TWP — The board of supervisors granted conditional use approval to Flynn’s Tire and Auto for a proposed new auto care and tire shop during its m...
June 23, 2026 Local News
Technology companies are spending big to incorporate artificial intelligence into their businesses and to build huge data centers. Investors who had j...
June 23, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The Butler County Symphony Orchestra’s Concert in the Park is an updated version of its annual patriotic concert in Cranberry Township. This year’s event is presented by ...
June 24, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Anne Hathaway revealed Friday that she and husband Adam Shulman are getting ready to welcome their third baby together. The Brooklyn-born “Devil Wears Prada 2”...
June 23, 2026 People
MEXICO CITY — As World Cup fever sweeps Mexico City, one of the tournament’s biggest fan favorites isn’t a player, coach or official mascot. Joining Merlin the duck in th...
June 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
A Paul Simon concert special and Season 2 of the live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near y...
June 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician known for viral stunts, alt-pop tracks like “Alien Boy” and “Life Goes On,” and his unconventional style, died fol...
June 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry’s most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars a...
June 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
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...
June 24, 2026 Special Sections
For some men and women, the answer to treatment for stress, anxiety and other challenges is man’s, or woman’s, best friend. Certified therapy animals are trained to prov...
June 23, 2026 Special Sections
In Butler County, there are plenty of chances for activities shared between people and their pets. During the warm summer months especially, Butler residents and visitor...
June 23, 2026 Special Sections
Losing a pet is any owner’s worst nightmare, so it is extremely important to do anything you can to prevent this. Properly identifying your pet ensures their safety and y...
June 23, 2026 Special Sections
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...
June 22, 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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