A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month finding federal law does not bar casual drug users from owning firearms has led to a suit over a denied concealed carry p...
NORTH BUFFALO TWP, Armstrong County — When property owners on Creek Road — Township Road 308 — found out the township was considering an ordinance to vacate the...
FRANKLIN TWP — Although America’s 250th birthday has passed, patriotic spirit was alive at the Big Butler Fair’s Kids’ Caravan Parade.
In the parade, held Tues...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched new strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of...
Butler man suing state police, sheriff over concealed carry permit denial
Butler man suing state...
Families worry about potential ordinance affecting maintenance of Armstrong Coun...
Families worry about p...
Center Township recoups costs of negligent fire through ordinance
Center Township recoup...
Children march in Kids Caravan Parade
Children march in Kids...
U.S. launches new strikes against Iran after three ships were hit in Strait of H...
ZELIENOPLE — Borough council voted unanimously to issue payments toward construction work for part of the improvement project on Main Street at its meeting Monday, June 2...
A Butler man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl with autism pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge of aggravated indecent assault.
Ivan Cumba, 54, enter...
BUTLER TWP — Spencer D. Geibel Funeral Home and Cremation Services is looking to expand its facilities on New Castle Road with a new accessory storage building.
The Butle...
Christina Durci’s trailer at the Saxony Estates mobile home park in Saxonburg has a minor flaw: a hole in the driveway that reemerged over the weekend.
According to Durci...
Potatoes are a staple at Ponderosa Steakhouse in Center Township. Four-ton potatoes are not usually on the menu.
However, Tuesday, July 7, Ponderosa guests got to see a ...
A Mars man is accused of entering a home, assaulting a woman and slashing three of her vehicle’s tires in Adams Township.
Darnyll Lamarr Bishop, 39, was charged Wednesda...
A Lyndora man is accused of breaking a glass ashtray over a woman’s head, which caused multiple lacerations and bleeding, police said.
Timothy James Pletcher, 48, was ch...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
June 24 — Kenyetta Rayvonne Jones, 30, of Butler, was charged with felony p...
The mother of a 7-year-old nonverbal boy testified a Tennessee man threatened to kill her and her family if she reported he beat her son with a shower head in Concord Tow...
Mars can remain a unique place even if it becomes a township instead of a borough.
Mars Borough Council voted Monday, July 7, to put the merging of th...
Ask almost any adult about their first summer job and they’ll remember it instantly. Usually with a smile on their face.
Maybe you scooped ice cream o...
Regarding “U.S. cattle industry facing screwworm fly threat in Texas,” published June 4, (Page 7): Multiple New World Screwworm cases have been confir...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday.
Champions
Supreme Champion Beef Female, Norah Kennedy, Va...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday.
VEGETABLES
Asparagus, Bryan Hoover, Punxsutawney
Beans – ...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday.
Specimen Flowers
Zinnias – Giant, Bryan Hoover, Punxsutaw...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday.
Clothing
Aprons, Sue Brennan, Cranberry Twp
Outfit, Age ...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which runs through Saturday.
Fruits
Apples – Cortland, Bryan Hoover, Punxsutawney
Appl...
The musician-led band of Butler will have its second of three summer performances Thursday evening, July 9. The event will feature songs “in celebration of our country.”
...
LOS ANGELES — Mariska Hargitay is set to host the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing on NBC on Sept. 14.
NBCUniversal announced Hargitay as host on Tuesday, the day befo...
FORT WORTH, Texas — A new film about the life of Jimmy Stewart will make its world premiere in Fort Worth.
“Jimmy” follows Stewart’s service in World War II and how it sh...
George Clooney is returning to the Venice Film Festival this year, where he’ll be honored with a lifetime achievement award. The festival’s organizers said Monday tha...
The latest Rolling Stones album and the streaming debut of the hit movie “Backrooms” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
A...
LOS ANGELES — The Minions have taken down “Toy Story 5" at the July Fourth weekend box office, but not by much.
“Minions & Monsters,” the seventh film in the “Despic...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Below are the even...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Below are a number...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Butler Area Pu...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Butler Transit Aut...
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...
