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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
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
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
Both Allegheny Health Network and Independence Health System have unveiled their lists of top baby names for boys and girls born in 2025. If the lists are anything to go...
February 26, 2026 Local News
Other 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
NEW YORK — As he watched the Boston Celtics play from the stands of TD Garden, one noise kept catching Adel Djellouli's ear. “This squeaking sound when players are slidi...
February 25, 2026 National News
HAVANA — Cuban soldiers killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speed boat that had entered Cuban waters and opened fire first on soldiers, ...
February 25, 2026 International News
TEHRAN, Iran — Every day, Iranians go to stores and find prices rising. Some post photos on social media of the shrinking contents of their shopping carts as they strugg...
February 25, 2026 International News
The Department of Homeland Security would be barred from using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP under a new bill introduced in the House on Wednesday. The “Fu...
February 25, 2026 National News
Sports
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
RIMERSBURG — Karns City’s offense and ball handling appeared a bit sluggish early Wednesday night after an 11-day break. Its defense showed up right on time. The Gremlins...
February 25, 2026 Sports
MEADVILLE — Madison Romanovich added another chapter to the story of her outstanding 2025-26 season. The senior guard for Slippery Rock girls basketball dropped 25 points...
February 25, 2026 Sports
Enzo Khalil’s 24 points simply overpowered Seneca Valley, as No. 3 Central Catholic beat the fourth-ranked Raiders in Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 6A third-place game. The Rai...
February 25, 2026 Sports
The latest around the college sports landscape. Butler grad earns college lacrosse honor Brock Collins, a Grove City College lacrosse freshman and Butler graduate, was na...
February 25, 2026 Sports
NORTH PORT, Fla. — National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes lost four strikes to challenges in his first spring training start. Skenes struck out four and walke...
February 25, 2026 Professional
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to start their playoff push without Sidney Crosby. The club placed its longtime captain on injured reserve on Wednesday. T...
February 25, 2026 Professional
Before last season, JuJu Johnson quietly committed to Nebraska. The standout running back/safety at Farrell — about an hour northeast of Butler — didn’t shout it from the...
February 25, 2026 Sports
INDIANAPOLIS — With Aaron Rodgers undecided on whether to return for a 22nd season in the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers are anticipating quicker clarity about their quarte...
February 25, 2026 Professional
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
February 25, 2026 Cartoons
The Jefferson Township Board of Supervisors should be commended for its recent decision to approve a $2.7 million renovation of SEBCO pool at the township’s Laura Doerr M...
February 25, 2026 Our Opinion
Disenchanted voters are fleeing the Democratic and Republican parties in droves. Their exodus is perpetuating the skyrocketing partisanship they seek to escape. Gallup pu...
February 25, 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
NEW YORK — Debra Whitman was traveling for work when her father was suddenly admitted to the hospital in serious pain. She jetted home to Maryland and took several days ...
February 25, 2026 Community
End of the Hall Used Bookstore, supporting the Worthington-West Franklin Community Library, is hosting a puzzle sale throughout February following its recent puzzle excha...
February 25, 2026 Community
Intermediate League of Butler will meet Monday, March 2, at Christ Community Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road in Butler Township. The executive board will meet at 6 p...
February 25, 2026 Community
Announcements
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
Saturday event raises money for YMCA programs
February 25, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Seneca Valley School District will soon present a rendition of a musical phenomenon that took the world by storm when it premiered in 2014. This year’s All-School Musica...
February 25, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Book nerds and movie buffs have been at war since Valentine’s Day weekend, all thanks to Emerald Fennell’s rendition of “Wuthering Heights.” Loosely based (if you can say...
February 25, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Hope’s Road, formerly Good Samaritan Hospice’s Youth Bereavement Care, will host a free event for children, teens, young adults and their families who have experienced th...
February 25, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
The Worthington-West Franklin Community Library will host a basic fly tying workshop from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the library, 214 E. Main St., Building B, S...
February 25, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
A little girl named Lucy goes to visit with her grandparents, where she learns that her grandfather is quite the handyman. It’s a short, simple story punctuated by pictu...
February 25, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Other
February 26, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your...
February 26, 2026 Verse of the Day
February 25, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
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