ADAMS TWP — For Mars Area School District residents, this will be the first time in three years real estate taxes levied by the district don’t go up.
The schoo...
O’HARA TWP — Butler hoped for a different result than last month’s WPIAL Class 3A championship match.
Golden Tornado boys volleyball coach Lew Liparulo believed...
DERRY TWP, Mifflin County — On a day when his team desperately needed him, Jack Tirch delivered in a big way.
The Mars senior attackman scored seven goals Tuesd...
Charges against a Buffalo Township man accused of using an excavator to tear down his home with his wife and children inside were amended at a Tuesday, June 9, ...
Supporters of North Trails Public Library concerned for its future
Supporters of North Tr...
Mars school board finalizes budget, keeps taxes flat for 2026-27
Mars school board fina...
PIAA boys volleyball: Despite Class 3A semis loss, Butler playoff run ‘put us on...
PIAA boys volleyball: ...
Mars attacks Lampeter-Strasburg, returns to PIAA boys lacrosse championship on b...
Mars attacks Lampeter-...
Felony charge amended for man accused of tearing down part of home with family i...
CRANBERRY — On Tuesday evening, some members of the community were in attendance at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center for the first Cranberry Conversation Series wo...
PENN TWP — A familiar face to residents for over a quarter century, officer-in-charge Cheryl Cranmer of the Penn Township Police Department will soon be heading into reti...
Principal Vanessa Boyd has regularly received praise from administrators, teachers and parents for her efforts to engage students and improving the curriculum at Broad St...
Nearly a year after final approval was given, movement has begun on construction of a Chick-fil-A in Adams Township.
The township board of supervisors gave final approval...
A man and woman accused of a break-in at a Butler home were sentenced to probation Tuesday in Butler County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to lesser charges.
Ka...
Last month, the world’s attention was gripped by an outbreak of the contagious “Andes strain” of hantavirus aboard the M/V Hondius cruise ship.
According to the most rec...
A man accused of firing a gun toward a man in Butler in September received a prison sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty to an aggravated assault charge in Butler Count...
Naloxone, or Narcan, is now available at the Butler County Government Center.
The Butler County commissioners approved Wednesday, June 3, the placement of about seven nal...
JEFFERSON TWP — The Southeastern Butler County (SEBCO) Pool renovations are going as planned, according to a report at the Jefferson Township Board of Supervisors meeting...
Charity work in Butler is once again going to the dogs — literally.
Street Dog Coalition is returning this Saturday to provide free veterinary care an...
The most moving scene in Homer’s works is not the death of the great heroes, Patroclus or Hector, but the tail-wagging of a pet dog, Argos.
After 20 ...
During a recent conversation, my 16-year-old son told me I did not understand him.
Parents know these moments well. What begins as a disagreement abou...
Allegheny Health Network’s Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, Allegheny County, is set to undergo a multiyear, $63 million infrastructure investment.
The...
U.S. Steel on Monday, June 8, outlined the economic impact of a $2.5 billion project that would add more than 6,300 jobs at its Mon Valley Works over ...
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple on Monday unveiled new artificial intelligence advances including upgrades to its Siri assistant, emphasizing a focus on pri...
The top lawyers for several states are drafting a legal challenge to Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., ...
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese-made humanoid robots are making waves with their ability to do backflips, direct traffic, and even make coffee as the compan...
A charity golf scramble in memory of Greg Adams is set to take place on Friday, June 19, with a 9 a.m. shotgun start time. The event will take place at Saxon Golf Club to...
The streaming service debut of “Michael” and new albums from Olivia Rodrigo and Keith Urban are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near...
NEW YORK — “Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night when actor Joh...
NEW YORK — The summer box office is booming — but not because of the usual suspects.
After three weeks of indie horror dominance at the box office, the slasher spoof “Sc...
“Masters of the Universe” might not know who its audience is. Sure, yes, perhaps “everyone” is the goal. Modern blockbusters are usually aiming for those golden four ...
Let’s just say that the wedding band has never occupied the most exalted rung of the ladder in music.
Playing “September” and “Celebration” is often what’s most required....
According to the Butler County Historical Society, Butler is “rightfully known worldwide as the birthplace of the Jeep.”
That distinction dates to 1940, when the American...
Events at the 2026 Bantam Jeep Festival include the following:
Babes of Bantam Trail Ride
Date: 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. time slots Friday, June 12
Location: Bantam Qu...
From 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 12, Main Street in downtown Butler will close to traffic as about 1,000 Jeeps roll through the city center, drawing an estimated 15,000 spe...
Flag-draped Jeeps will rumble through Butler Friday to Sunday, June 12 to 14, as the annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary in the birthplac...
All vehicles and participants involved with and in the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival will abide by all laws as set forth by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the vario...
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK.
Tkachenko,...
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas.
On...
