Site last updated: Friday, July 3, 2026

Log In

Reset Password
Butler County's great daily newspaper
Local News
A Butler woman is accused of striking a homeowner, refusing police commands to leave a property and exposing herself to homeowners and a camera in Jefferson Township. St...
July 03, 2026 Local News
In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, Mars will hold a two-day, community wide Independence Day celebration Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4. The celebration begin...
July 03, 2026 Local News
A Butler woman is accused of stealing a vehicle outside Dollar Tree at Clearview Mall in Center Township, state police said. Carrie Lynn Nolan, 49, was charged Thursday w...
July 03, 2026 Local News
A Saxonburg man was sentenced Thursday to serve 2 to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to a Megan’s Law reporting violation. Shawn Michael Hails, 43, was sentenced ...
July 03, 2026 Local News
Butler County is appealing a determination from the Pennsylvania Open Records Office to provide the names of the inmates in the county jail to a faith-based drug and alco...
July 03, 2026 Local News
Read More
Business News
The Thiele Dairy Farm in Jefferson Township got in on the America250 spirit by setting up a festive and patriotic hay bale decoration just in time for the 4th of July hol...
July 03, 2026 Agriculture
As Independence Day nears, Americans all over the country are ready to pack their bags and hit the road, air or water for their Fourth of July celebrations. “Actually, w...
July 02, 2026 Local News
Independence Health System has added a new infectious disease specialist to its roster. Jimmy Chua has joined the medical staff at Butler Memorial and Clarion hospitals, ...
July 02, 2026 Business
Read More
State News
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...
July 02, 2026 History
(The Center Square) — For the fifth year in a row, state leaders have failed to meet the June 30 deadline for finishing an annual budget — a situation that will have litt...
June 30, 2026 Local News
BELLEFONTE, Centre County — Centre County’s chief financial officer has warned fire companies which host online raffles that their gaming licenses could be revoked, a ser...
June 29, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Read More
National News
WASHINGTON — Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence ramped up across the United States on Friday as demonstrations of national pride — a...
July 03, 2026 National News
A group of Democratic governors, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, asked the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday to withdraw its proposed rule seeking to implement an...
July 03, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers slowed hiring last month and added only 57,000 jobs, less than half the previous month’s total and a sign companies still have a cautious econ...
July 02, 2026 National News
Read More
International News
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The fallout from Venezuela's powerful twin quakes has evolved into a major test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez, sending her scrambling to ...
July 03, 2026 International News
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch of Australian coast where he was born. Unlike most of them, he trails fa...
July 03, 2026 International News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face ...
July 02, 2026 International News
Read More
TODAY'S PHOTOS