Butler City Council is looking to put almost $750,000 toward the Butler City Farmers’ Market to perform sweeping repairs and improvements to the facility.
The t...
A year ago on July 13, 2024, a lone gunman fired eight shots into the crowd at the Butler Farm Show grounds attempting to assassinate then-candidate President D...
Sophia Zang, 17, of Connoquenessing Township, wrote the following essay as a school assignment during the 2024-25 school year.
On July 3, we first were in...
This is the first in a series of articles reflecting on the assassination attempt that happened in Butler County on July 13, 2024.
More stories about th...
2 Butler County families unite over Ford Mustang, charity efforts
2 Butler County famili...
Butler looks to put $750,000 toward improving farmers market grounds
Butler looks to put $7...
Looking back on the 2024 Trump assassination attempt in Butler, read the stories
Looking back on the 20...
Firsthand account: Teenager recounts experience attending the Trump rally on Jul...
Firsthand account: Tee...
Corey Comperatore’s family tells of their year of grief
CRANBERRY TWP — Eager to soak in the sights and take a spin on the multitude of carnival rides, Sean McCann and his family made it a point to be among the first through t...
Butler County’s Community Options Office is growing its programs and services as part of an ongoing mission to empower those with intellectual and developmental disabilit...
The wife and two daughters of Corey Comperatore have a day’s worth of plans for Saturday, July 12, to mark the one-year anniversary of his death.
Comperatore, a Buffalo T...
Butler County Commissioners approved paperwork needed by Butler Memorial Hospital and Harmony Fire District for state grants that reimburse the hospital for renovating it...
Twelve people died in vehicle crashes over the Independence Day weekend, the same number as in 2024, according to state police data from a Wednesday, July 9, report.
Sta...
The following are first-place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ran through Saturday.
Master showman – junior 4-H & FFA – exhibitors
Ages 16-21, Morgan Teets, Slipp...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ran through Saturday.
Rabbit Champions
Best in Show, Addison Tuzikow, Butler
Res Best in Show, Emily...
The following are first-place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ran through Saturday.
Antique Farm Equipment
Tillage Equipment, John Rinker, Prospect
Planting Equip...
State police have accused a Wexford woman of driving with a blood-alcohol content of .211 while carrying a 7-year-old child in her car in Franklin Township.
Tara M. Kern...
An Ellwood City man accused of leading state police on a high-speed pursuit across the Butler/Lawrence County line is facing numerous charges, including a potential felon...
A nearly 50-year-old organization announced this week that it’s taking on a new name.
Cranberry Township Community Chest, which was first founded in 1...
“Why am I learning AI if it’s going to eventually take my job?” one of my students asked me at the end of the school year.
“I don’t know,” I said. “I ...
Placed between a rock and a hard place, its ironic the decision regarding Connoquenessing Township’s Act 537 Sewage Plan would come from two superviso...
Walmart has recalled about 850,000 Ozark Trail 64-ounce stainless steel insulated water bottles because of the possibility of the lid forcefully eject...
Italian confectioner Ferrero, known for brands like Nutella and Kinder, is buying the century-old U.S. cereal company WK Kellogg in an effort to expan...
NEW YORK — Ford is recalling more than 850,000 of its cars across the U.S. because the low-pressure fuel pump inside the vehicles may fail — and poten...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ran through Saturday.
Junior Sheep Champions
Supreme Ewe, Tamra Miller, Portersv...
Independence Health System has been recognized by the National Association for Business Resources for its workplace wellness through its national Best...
The family of Corey Comperatore has planned a day of activities Saturday, July 12, to mark the one year anniversary of his death.
A 9 a.m. parade honoring the former Buff...
LOS ANGELES — Unionized video game performers have overwhelmingly voted to approve a new contract with their employers.
The vote, whose results were announced Wednesday n...
LOS ANGELES — Larry David will bring his grumbly sensibility to U.S. history in a team-up with Barack and Michelle Obama for an HBO sketch show, the network announced Thu...
NEW YORK — Kevin Jonas has revealed he lost “most of” his money nearly a decade ago, following the Jonas Brothers’ 2013 band breakup.
The 37-year-old New Jersey native an...
NEW YORK — Mattel has introduced its first Barbie representing a person with Type 1 diabetes, as part of wider efforts from the toy maker to increase inclusivity among it...
PHILADELPHIA — Rapper LL Cool J and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan did not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city ...
Kitchens are no longer a simple cooking space. They’ve transformed into the heart of most American homes as a preferred gathering place for family and friends. However, w...
Bees make up the largest portion of pollinator species in North America and are important to the pollination of food crops as well as flowers.
When most people hear abou...
Anyone who owns a dog is familiar with the damage they can inflict on lawns. They dig holes, wear paths and burn the grass. Here are recommendations for maintaining a law...
Perennials are a good beginner option for new gardeners, as they are able to regenerate themselves spring after spring, season after season.
The Butler Garden Club uses p...
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...
