Hundreds of people shrugged off Saturday’s chilly weather and came to downtown Butler to stroll around and get a taste of locally produced wine, beer and spirit...
A New Jersey man is being charged with attempted homicide after state police say he shot a woman Saturday, May 2, at Moraine State Park.
According to state poli...
An Emlenton man died from injuries suffered early Friday morning, May 1, in a one-car crash on Interstate 80 in Clarion Township, Clarion County, according to s...
JACKSON TWP — Butler County’s state legislators, all Republicans, expressed support for data center development, energy expansion and infrastructure improvement...
Spirits bring tasters to downtown Butler for Sips in the City
Spirits bring tasters ...
Woman shot Saturday morning at Moraine State Park
Woman shot Saturday mo...
Emlenton man dies in Clarion County crash
Emlenton man dies in C...
Allegheny River Trail breaks ground on new Foxburg park
Allegheny River Trail ...
Local Republicans hold the line on key issues at legislative breakfast
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is home to nearly 300 colleges, universities, and technical schools. If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of students who attend any of ...
While Cranberry Township EMS and municipal leaders are still making plans for a proposed ambulance authority, the Alle-Kiski Emergency Services Authority in nearby Allegh...
A Butler County Common Pleas Court judge said she will issue a ruling next week on the county’s appeal of a state Office of Open Records determination that the county mus...
Butler County has entered a partnership with Our Black Rose, an Allegheny County nonprofit founded in 2023, to provide care packages and post-suicide support for families...
A family-owned corner store in Herman has closed its doors and will be sold so the owners can focus on family matters.
Liz Schnur, co-owner of the Herman Mini Mart at 816...
A 28-year-old woman is charged with trespass after police said she entered an Adams Township home.
Hannah Alexis Cunningham was charged Thursday, April 30, by Adams Town...
Pennsylvania American Water has launched a $3 million Butler wastewater system inspection project.
The first phase of the project included analysis from about 45 flow mon...
Lancaster Township’s five-member planning commission approved final development plans for the Paige Place residential development Tuesday, April 28.
The plans now move t...
A Cowansville man is accused of deliberately crashing into another vehicle, pulling a knife on two people and police said he gave law enforcement the dash camera footage ...
A 10-year-old girl was found laying on an air mattress with suspected crack cocaine residue when police executed a search warrant Friday, May 1, on a Butler home.
The gi...
I was saddened to read that the theater group Sing Hosanna! was disbanding (“Sing Hosanna musical theater group to disband by end of summer,” April 15...
I am completing my reading of the most recent special contribution to your newspaper of the community’s past, America250.
I didn’t realize your write...
For Pennsylvania voters registered with either of the two major parties, time is almost up to ensure their voices are heard when selecting candidates ...
Healthy soil doesn’t usually make headlines, but it should.
Beneath every productive farm is a living system that quietly determines whether crops th...
Profit for the two largest oil companies in the U.S. tumbled during the first quarter, a three-month period in which the price of crude and gasoline r...
Mars Mineral, a company based in Adams Township specializing in pelletizing technology, has shipped a 12th pin mixer for recovered carbon black proces...
Independence Health System’s Butler Memorial Hospital was named to Newsweek and Statista’s America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2026 list.
Butler Memori...
The drive-through at Armco Credit Union’s Butler branch, 101 Hollywood Drive, will reopen on Monday, May 4, following a temporary closure for construc...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will increase the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the European Union next week to 2...
“Deception and Murder at Rosebud” — a murder mystery production that is written, produced and performed by members of the Passavant Community in Zelienople — offers both ...
There are some early cues that the new animated “Animal Farm” is not your grandmother’s “Animal Farm.” Like when one critter asks, “What's up?” and another says, “Totally...
Gerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who helped create characters and stories for Marvel and DC, including the Punisher character in the Spider-Man comics, has died...
The movies always feel bigger in the summer. The budgets. The ambition. The names. The stakes. This summer, Hollywood has many of the regulars on the lineup: “Spider-Man,...
David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working-class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It” and had hits with “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and...
I hope you enjoyed the full moon on Friday night to kick off May. It’s considered by many cultures as the Flower Moon for obvious reasons.
We're not done with full moons...
With high school graduations on the horizon, for many students, it’s time for them and their families to look ahead to the next level of their education journey.
From st...
As college enrollment among 18-year-olds continues to decline, higher education institutions in the county are being pushed to rethink how they operate.
Slippery Rock Un...
File the FAFSA
• File on Oct. 1, the day the Federal Application for Student Aid opens. The sooner you file, the longer you have to plan. Some programs fund on a first-co...
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...
