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Local News
A Pittsburgh woman is accused of attempting to pick the lock of a Cranberry Township man’s apartment with a serrated kitchen knife and threatening to kill him, according ...
February 26, 2026 Local News
A tanker truck rolled over at the intersection of Chicora and Oneida Valley roads leading to the temporary closure of a nearby on ramp to Route 422. Butler County Emergen...
February 26, 2026 Local News
NEW YORK — Warner Bros. Discovery has determined that Paramount’s latest takeover offer is superior to the streaming and studio agreement it struck with Netflix, marking ...
February 26, 2026 Business
Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to ...
February 26, 2026 Business
Burger King is testing AI-powered headsets that can recite recipes, alert managers when inventories are low and even track how friendly employees are to customers. Restau...
February 26, 2026 Business
A Butler woman reached speeds of 115 mph during a Friday, Feb. 20, chase that led police from Butler to Venango County, police said. Victoria Baptiste, 38, is accused of ...
February 26, 2026 Local News
Slippery Rock University is introducing a four-year, prelicensure bachelor of science in nursing program. Beginning in fall 2026, students can complete the 120-credit pro...
February 26, 2026 Local News
Seneca Valley school board member Mark Gartner withdrew his bid for state representative of the 12th District, he announced in a Thursday morning Facebook post. “After a ...
February 26, 2026 Local News
A Harrisville man was taken to a hospital after his vehicle hit a deer in Lawrence County, state police said Monday, Feb. 23. Bryan K. Harriett, 53, was taken to UPMC Ja...
February 26, 2026 Local News
Butler County commissioners on Wednesday awarded $2.7 million in contracts to upgrade SEBCO Pool in Jefferson Township. The pool will not open this summer to accommodate ...
February 26, 2026 Local News
Other News
NEW YORK — A social media content creator was arrested Thursday after New York City police said he was one of a number of people who pelted officers with snow and ice dur...
February 26, 2026 National News
LOS ANGELES — A young woman who is battling against social media giants took the stand Thursday to testify about her experience using the platforms as she was growing up,...
February 26, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — A Pakistani man went on trial this week on charges of trying to orchestrate the killing of a U.S. politician, potentially President Donald Trump as he campaign...
February 26, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group’s request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballr...
February 26, 2026 National News
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An Israeli strike on Thursday killed at least two Palestinians, who were identified by relatives as members of Hamas, and wounded five others east...
February 26, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is building up the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, including two aircraft carrier strike groups, ...
February 26, 2026 International News
CHICAGO — A line of mourners streamed through a Chicago auditorium Thursday to pay final respects to the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. as cross-country memorial services began i...
February 26, 2026 National News
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a barrage of 420 drones and 39 missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, hours before U.S. and...
February 26, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told members of Congress on Thursday that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's or Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes, ...
February 26, 2026 National News
Sports
PITTSBURGH — Knoch boys basketball dominated the second half against top-seeded Quaker Valley to capture the program's first WPIAL championship with a 48-35 victory Thurs...
February 26, 2026 Sports
Seneca Valley girls basketball lost to Upper St. Clair 50-39 in the WPIAL Class 6A third-place game Thursday at Upper St. Clair. The loss means the Raiders miss out on a ...
February 26, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — Dom Davis was eager to leave his mark in his first swim at the WPIAL Swimming Championships after having his freshman season wiped out by injury. Winning a d...
February 26, 2026 Sports
Five Butler County teams are left standing, and all have a chance to make their respective district championship games this week. Seneca Valley and Slippery Rock have sem...
February 26, 2026 Sports
Knoch boys basketball is in just its second WPIAL championship game and Moniteau can punch a ticket Tuesday to the District 9 championship. Moniteau needs one more win in...
February 26, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — Connor Clifton and Egor Chinakhov scored 50 seconds apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins surged past Jack Hughes and the reeling New Jersey ...
February 26, 2026 Professional
Knoch does not get to this stage often, but it has some advantages despite the inexperience. The third-seeded Knights (21-4) take on No. 1 Quaker Valley (20-3) in the WPI...
February 26, 2026 Sports
Spring Thaw celebrates a milestone at 50 years. The event in North Park, which will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, is the longest continuously run event in Western Pennsylvani...
February 26, 2026 Sports
Editorial
February 26, 2026 Cartoons
On Tuesday, 26 students from around Butler County celebrated completion of the Butler County Youth Leadership Program. While the students were honored during the graduati...
February 26, 2026 Our Opinion
Last weekend, Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Germany for the annual Munich Security Conference, where he delivered a speech that was both reassuring to the Eu...
February 26, 2026 Other Voices
Community
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Dogs at the Butler County Humane Society may suffer from a little cabin fever in the snowy winter alongside people. But the staff and volunteers of ...
February 26, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comments on the ongoing shift of live sports from broadcast channels to streaming services. FCC Chairman Brendan C...
February 26, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by American rapper Wiz Khalifa to annul his nine-month jail sentence handed down for drug possession ...
February 26, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Ann Godoff, a leading book publisher for more than 30 years with an eye for timely and timeless works from “Alexander Hamilton” and “Midnight in the Garden of ...
February 26, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Tyra Banks is seeking more than $50,000 in connection to a court battle over her ice cream company, which she claims was nothing more than a “celebrity shakedown.” The “A...
February 26, 2026 People
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