In a corner of a spacious gym at the Rose E. Schneider Family YMCA in Cranberry Township, a unique scene unfolds twice weekly.
The room buzzes with special ener...
More than a week after a long-awaited mediation session, Evans City and Seven Fields remain locked in a stalemate over the division of assets from their now-def...
Law enforcement is waiting to crack down in June on a common dangerous driving practice they see often but have no associated charge for — yet.
Paul Miller’s La...
Though Heidi Nicholls Bowser left Chicago’s South Side for Butler more than 30 years ago, the ties to her birthplace have never faded away.
So when she learned ...
VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff...
‘Tough mothers’ find strength, community and balance at Cranberry Township YMCA ...
‘Tough mothers’ find s...
Evans City-Seven Fields Regional Police Department dissolution remains in limbo
Evans City-Seven Field...
Distracted driving law to begin in June to mixed reception
Distracted driving law...
Butler County residents reflect on historic election of first Pope from U.S.
Butler County resident...
Robert Prevost, first pope from U.S. in history of the Catholic Church, takes th...
CRANBERRY TWP — Nearly 100 township staff members traded their desks for safety vests and trash pickers on Friday, May 9, to participate in the second annual Employee Lit...
The votes tallied in the May 20 primary race will help choose the next two Common Pleas Court judges and play a critical part in determining who will serve next on dozens...
Butler native Maj. Zachary M. Sessa of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 was named the Marine Aviator of the Year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association, earning the p...
A former Butler County resident and graduate of Butler Senior High School’s class of 1999 has died after an encounter with Delaware State Police.
Gregory Painter, 44, of ...
Seven Bruin residents are running for three four-year seats on the borough council while two run for mayor in the May 20 primary election.
Four borough council incumbents...
In August 2024, Debbie Hillwig was facing her second heart surgery in seven years. The first surgery to replace her aortic valve required open-heart surgery. Now 71, anot...
Residents of Mushrush Road in Jefferson Township were not expecting a black bear to roam around their neighborhood.
Holly Mead, one of the residents, said while it is not...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
State police, Butler
May 1 — Dana E. Martin III, 30, of Butler, was charged with t...
This year, for the first time since the COVID-19 year of 2020, a Rumble car show will not be hosted in Butler County.
Event organizers John Podolak, of After Hours Tattoo...
Public and private have reached a consensus on the common scourge of our time: bureaucracy.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon can’t hide his disdai...
As the executive director of VOICe, I’m urging Gov. Josh Shapiro to prioritize funding for sexual assault services by including Pennsylvania Coalition...
I recently went to a local restaurant here in Butler. My order came to $8.05. I handed the young clerk a $20 bill. Then quickly dug a nickel out of my...
Louise was shopping today. A few days ago, we had a nice size hamburger on a bun with juicy, red ripe tomato the size of the bun. It came from Mexico ...
Independence Health System announced it will participate in National Hospital Week, May 11 through 17 in correlation with the American Hospital Associ...
Steel producer Cleveland-Cliffs announced its first quarter 2025 consolidated revenues earnings for the period that ended March 31.
Cliffs’ revenues w...
CRANBERRY TWP — To give thanks and recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations within the business community, the Pittsburgh North Reg...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump agreed on Thursday to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal but played down the po...
SAN FRANCISCO — Most airports around the United States operated smoothly as new Real ID requirements took effect Wednesday because travelers without t...
Cranberry Elks will host a murder mystery dinner as a fundraising event Saturday, May 17.
The mystery centers on 1940 New York socialite Evelyn Welsh, who is hosting anot...
Four Mars Area Middle School students will take the stage for Perform! Pittsburgh Theater & Talent’s production of “Heathers” at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10. Th...
A little more than 240 years ago, birds were the only things that could fly above the ground untethered without eventually falling. That all changed in 1783 when Jean-Fra...
Craig Waterman is a suburban dad in middle age who favors extremely puffy jackets, yearns to see the new Marvel movie and is so uncool that he lobbies his town to have sp...
Take note: if you have any anxiety about flying, James Madigan’s “Fight or Flight” will not be for you. But if a cheap and cheerful one-setting action thriller a la “Bull...
James Foley, a journeyman director best known for “Glengarry Glen Ross,” has died. He was 71.
He died earlier this week after a yearlong battle with brain cancer, his re...
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The topic of a new course at Mansfield Senior High School is one that teenagers across the country are having trouble with: How to Get to Sleep.
One ni...
Nearly 4 in 10 moms say they’d prefer to go out to eat for Mother's Day. Too often, even on their special day, moms end up managing details behind the scenes.
But the mos...
When Malia Steffen stood to deliver toast at her wedding in Foxburg, her voice caught with emotion. Of all the loved ones gathered before her, one person received a parti...
Mother’s Day is coming, and the flower and candy ads are everywhere. There’s nothing wrong with either, of course, but both are fleeting.
Instead of gifting your mom a bo...
Check the forecast, schedule those tee times and break out the clubs. It’s golf season.
With weather warming — although acting it’s typically volatile spring self — golfe...
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...
