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Local News
An 18-year-old woman had a fraudulent tax return filed using her name and Social Security number in Bradys Bend Township in Armstrong County, state police in Kittanning s...
May 11, 2026 Local News
A Pittsburgh man is accused of failing to return a vehicle rented from a woman in Cranberry Township. Steven Michael Jaras, 40, was charged Friday, May 8, by Cranberry T...
May 11, 2026 Local News
A Butler man is accused of assaulting a nurse at Independence Health System’s Butler Memorial Hospital in Butler Township, and threatening people with a knife at Terrace ...
May 11, 2026 Local News
A trail of suspected crack cocaine from a bedroom with a 10-year-old girl in it to the bathroom in a Butler home led police to file charges against a Williamsport man. T...
May 11, 2026 Local News
Butler Memorial Hospital and the union representing 235 medical technicians exchanged proposals in their contract negotiations Monday, May 11, as the union’s planned five...
May 11, 2026 Health
Just over a month before proms, wedding season and Mother’s Day — a busy time of the year for a florist — Misty Evans found herself without a physical location and cooler...
May 11, 2026 Local News
‘Run Like a Mother’ provides Mother’s Day activity at Moraine park MUDDY CREEK TWP — While some mothers spent the early morning of Mother’s Day getting breakfast in bed, ...
May 11, 2026 Local News
These real estate transactions were recorded in Butler County from Feb. 17 to 20: Adams Township NVR to Jordan and Lauren Baierl at 316 Pinewood Drive for $1,177,047...
May 11, 2026 Real Estate Transactions
More than 1,600 students of Slippery Rock University’s Class of Spring 2026 were honored over four commencement ceremonies on May 8 and 9. Twenty of the graduates were me...
May 11, 2026 Local News
Other News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States and Iran were in a deepening standoff Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Tehran’s latest offer to end the w...
May 11, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he will move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war....
May 11, 2026 National News
A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was due to expire Monday with both sides accusing each other of breaching the 72-hour arrangement, as American and Eu...
May 11, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — A man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he...
May 11, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — Oil prices are rising Monday as the war with Iran threatens to drag on for longer, but the U.S. stock market is nevertheless holding near its record heights. ...
May 11, 2026 International News
(The Center Square) — A state House committee on Tuesday moved a step closer to eliminating a major distraction in schools by passing a bill which — with many exceptions ...
May 11, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Sports
NORTH HUNTINGDON TWP — Sitting down the first inning’s initial two batters during Monday’s WPIAL Class 4A first-round softball playoff was an easy task for Ali Smith and ...
May 11, 2026 Sports
KARNS CITY — Brock Dittman is one of many three-sport athletes at Karns City. It’s nothing unusual. What is, though, is the Gremlins sophomore is being trained by a natio...
May 11, 2026 Sports
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Monday, May 11 Baseball 3:30 — Karns City at Summit Academy 4 — Hickory at Slippery Rock 4 — Unio...
May 11, 2026 Sports
Editorial
May 11, 2026 Cartoons
Not all victories are won on the playing field. Sometimes the winners can be found on the sidelines. The Mars Area High School mascot, the Fightin’ Planet, earned the tit...
May 11, 2026 Our Opinion
The sharp rise in gasoline prices caused by the Iran war has led to bipartisan calls, and in some cases action, to reduce U.S. gas taxes. At least three Republican-run st...
May 11, 2026 Other Voices
Community
Slippery Rock Area High School crowned its prom king and queen on Friday, May 8. Liam Throm was crowned prom king and Ellie Jedrzejewski was crowned prom queen. Liam is t...
May 11, 2026 Community
Family Pathways is recognizing May as Foster Care Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of supporting youths who are in foster care. Throughout the month, Family P...
May 11, 2026 Community
School district fields most students in Midwestern Intermediate Unit
May 11, 2026 Community
Seneca Valley senior Arvand Esni and sixth-grader Madison Tunstall brought home major honors at the recent Academic Games League of America National Tournament in Charlot...
May 11, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
Comedian Martin Short, still in the early stages of processing his daughter Katherine’s death in February, revealed some of the “nightmare” his family has endured since s...
May 11, 2026 People
LONDON — The Beatles are headed back to one of the band's most famous sites with a new fan experience in London. Apple Corps Ltd, the company founded by the Fab Four, an...
May 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
In a box office battle of the sequels, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” had the slight edge over “Mortal Kombat II” in North American theaters this weekend. According to studio ...
May 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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