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A former Valencia man was sentenced Thursday, Dec. 4, in Butler County Common Pleas Court to serve up to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping and threatenin...
December 04, 2025 Crime & Courts
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, slipping close to its low point so far this year. The decline brings the average long-term mortgage rate...
December 04, 2025 Business
WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in more than three years during Thanksgiving week, potentially complicating the Federa...
December 04, 2025 Business
Expert says baby’s injuries required significant force
December 04, 2025 Local News
PD will host ‘Stuff-a-Cruiser’ event Saturday
December 04, 2025 Local News
Nearly 80 students who expect to graduate in May from Butler County Community College’s associate degree career program in registered nursing will present to the public a...
December 04, 2025 Education
Harmony resident Ron Lalonde joined his brother in the exclusive club of “Jeopardy!” winners in his debut Wednesday night, Dec. 3. Lalonde, a medical physicist, took hom...
December 04, 2025 Local News
It’s been 45 years since a former Saxonburg police chief died after he was shot during a traffic stop. Chief Gregory Adams died while en route to Butler Memorial Hospita...
December 04, 2025 Local News
Other News
NORFOLK, Va. — The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mort...
December 04, 2025 National News
WASHINGTON — U.S. Southern Command announced that it had conducted another strike against a small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, following a pause of almo...
December 04, 2025 National News
WASHINGTON — A Navy admiral commanding the U.S. military strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order ...
December 04, 2025 National News
GENEVA — Public broadcasters from at least four countries — including Spain and the Netherlands — on Thursday pulled out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after orga...
December 04, 2025 International News
WASHINGTON — The FBI on Thursday arrested a man accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington...
December 04, 2025 National News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to travel to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to highlight his efforts to reduce inflation even as fears mount about a worsening job mark...
December 04, 2025 Pennsylvania News
Sports
The temperatures are getting colder outside, which means it’s time for local high school swimmers to start competing at indoor pools. Here are the top Butler County swimm...
December 04, 2025 Sports
Some of the most accomplished girls swimmers in Butler County history have graduated, leaving room for a new wave to emerge. Here are the top girls swimmers and divers, l...
December 04, 2025 Sports
My Thanksgiving weekend included a few of the usual traditions — joining friends for a short run followed by donuts and beer, watching giant balloons cruise through New Y...
December 04, 2025 Sports
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