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Local News
BUTLER TWP — The 488 students in Butler County Community College’s graduating class for the spring 2026 semester — the most since 2022 — range in age from 17 to 63. Some ...
May 13, 2026 Local News
LONDON — Meta Platforms said Wednesday it’s rolling out an “incognito” mode for WhatsApp users to have private conversations with its AI chatbot, a move intended to ease ...
May 13, 2026 Business
Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why. Prices for food eaten at home ...
May 13, 2026 Business
A Slippery Rock man is accused of assaulting a 16-year-old girl through a car window with a metal pole. William Michael Warner, 57, was charged Tuesday, May 12, with misd...
May 13, 2026 Local News
Butler Memorial Hospital and the union representing 235 medical technicians and other employees said they have reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday, avoiding ...
May 13, 2026 Health
Tri-State Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has officially expanded its Butler County presence. On Wednesday, May 13, Tri-State opened its Butler location for patients at 10...
May 13, 2026 Business
PennDOT will perform patching and epoxy work on four bridges across Butler County starting June 1. Work will take place on the following bridges: ■ Route 3017 bridge, loc...
May 13, 2026 Local News
Six individuals, including three children, were taken to area hospitals as a result of a two-vehicle crash not far from the Unionville Volunteer Fire Company hall in Cent...
May 13, 2026 Local News
The brother of a Mercer County Jail inmate is accused of lying to police about his brother’s escape Sunday, May 10, near Prospect, according to state police. The inmate,...
May 13, 2026 Local News
A three-vehicle crash was reported Wednesday morning, May 13, in Butler Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch. The crash occurred around 9:30 a...
May 13, 2026 Local News
Other News
BEIJING — President Donald Trump on Thursday kicks off the busiest portion of his China visit, a summit expected to be long on pageantry and symbolism but unlikely to fea...
May 13, 2026 International News
Republican resistance to war grows
May 13, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday pursued new efforts in a sweeping initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including announcing a natio...
May 13, 2026 National News
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired at least 800 drones in a massive daytime barrage on about 20 regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding dozen...
May 13, 2026 International News
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for the first state visit to China by a U.S. leader in nine years, as the world’s two largest economies look to stabilize ties w...
May 13, 2026 International News
U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his military threats against Iran ahead of a visit to China, the Islamic Republic’s largest oil customer and a key diplomatic partner...
May 13, 2026 International News
Sports
ADAMS TWP — The scoreboard at Mars Athletic Complex ticked down the final 40:04 of Wednesday night’s WPIAL Class 2A girls lacrosse quarterfinal only because rules require...
May 13, 2026 Sports
Isaac McCandless hit an inside the park home run in the first inning, and Slippery Rock baseball rolled to a 5-0 win over Titusville. McCandless finished 2-for-4 with tw...
May 13, 2026 Sports
John Grogan’s retirement as Mt. Lebanon’s athletic director following 25 years was short-lived. North Catholic announce Grogan’s hire Wednesday morning as its next AD, en...
May 13, 2026 Sports
Butler has been one of the best baseball teams in the WPIAL and was rewarded as such with the top seed in the Class 6A tournament. The district playoff brackets were rele...
May 13, 2026 Sports
In its quest for a fourth consecutive WPIAL Class 2A championship, Mars girls lacrosse was tabbed as the top seed in the district playoff tournament. The brackets were re...
May 13, 2026 Sports
Butler County boasts four teams in this season’s WPIAL softball playoffs, which get underway next week. Seneca Valley, seeded No. 2 in Class 6A, received a bye to the sem...
May 13, 2026 Sports
The WPIAL released its boys volleyball playoff brackets Friday, and two Butler County teams remain in action after the first round. In Class 3A, Butler (14-4) is seeded N...
May 13, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — Mickey Moniak doubled, tripled, and homered on his 28th birthday, Jake McCarthy had the first unassisted double play by a left fielder in the majors since 20...
May 13, 2026 Professional
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers and longtime kicker Chris Boswell have agreed to a new five-year contract that will make him one of the highest-paid players at his p...
May 13, 2026 Professional
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate stride...
May 13, 2026 Professional
Editorial
May 13, 2026 Cartoons
Kids Day America took place Saturday, May 9, at the Butler Farm Show grounds. The event, which is still organized by the same group that founded it, reached its 26th yea...
May 13, 2026 Our Opinion
From the founding, Americans understood that a republic depends on the character and judgment of its citizens. In the years after the Revolution, that insight took shape ...
May 13, 2026 Other Voices
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — A week after Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settled their “It Ends with Us” legal battle, averting a trial that would have started next week, a federal New Yo...
May 13, 2026 People
An Ever-Present Help, a Houghton University chamber choir, will perform in Evans City on Monday, May 18. The chamber choir’s performance begins at 7 p.m. at St. John's Un...
May 13, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will host Evan Portman at its meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, May 18. Portman will present “A Question of Conscience: St. Vincent In the...
May 13, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Seneca Valley Senior High School students will hit the jackpot with an unforgettable evening as they attend the Seneca Valley prom Saturday, May 16. This year’s theme, “C...
May 13, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
The featured artist for June at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center Art Gallery is local artist Shauna McChesney. McChesney, who has a graphic design background from...
May 13, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Athletes with several specialties can compete in a multi-sport race this weekend at Moraine State Park. Get Fit Families will be hosting the Mighty Moraine Spring Multi-S...
May 13, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
When you think of African masks do you think of a Freudian psychiatric office or an African witch doctor? This is a question posed by the Maridon Museum relating to a pre...
May 13, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
An all-day music festival will take over Union Brothers Brewing in Harmony May 23. The event will feature six bands and several acoustic acts. Bands include Black Ridge, ...
May 13, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
I bought a print subscription to Vogue magazine after watching “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” You may be asking, “Why, Molly? Print is dead.” While I agree, I wish this were ...
May 13, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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