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Pa. Attorney General holds public hearing on proposed Independence Health/WVUMedicine merger
Pennsylvania’s Office of the Attorney General held a public hearing on Friday morning, July 24, at Swiftee’s Lakeview in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, to sol...
GoFundMe started for 19-year-old hit by U-Haul truck
A 19-year-old boy suffered a shattered pelvis, collapsed lung and a fractured spine when he was run over by a U-Haul truck, according to a GoFundMe for him. Do...
Wildfire smoke could have impact on home, commercial HVAC systems and vehicles
With the worst of the drifting smoke from the Canadian and Minnesota wildfires seemingly in the rearview mirror — at least for the moment — Butler County homeow...
State grant will help speed up lake conservation project in Jackson Twp.
On July 17, the office of state Sen. Elder Vogel, R-47th, announced $250,000 worth of Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) state grants will be award...
With PIAA girls volleyball expanding to 6 classes, Butler County teams prepare for big shakeups
The landscape of Pennsylvania high school girls volleyball will look much different this fall. The PIAA has moved the sport from four to six classes, shrinking ...
Pa. Attorney General holds public hearing on proposed Independence Health/WVUMed...
Pa. Attorney General h...
GoFundMe started for 19-year-old hit by U-Haul truck
GoFundMe started for 1...
Wildfire smoke could have impact on home, commercial HVAC systems and vehicles
Wildfire smoke could h...
State grant will help speed up lake conservation project in Jackson Twp.
State grant will help ...
With PIAA girls volleyball expanding to 6 classes, Butler County teams prepare f...
With PIAA girls volley...
Top Headlines
Butler man charged for 2 alleged assaults in 3 days
A Butler man is charged in two assaults within three days, one of which occurred in a parking lot on North Main Street. Edward Earl Clark, 33, was charged with misdemean...
July 24, 2026 Local News
Trespassing charge added in case of Jackson Township man accused of stalking woman after standoff
A Jackson Township man accused of stalking a woman following a standoff had previously been accused of harassing the same woman by text message and at her place of employ...
July 24, 2026 Local News
VA Butler Healthcare shares infrastructure improvements plan
VA Butler Healthcare announced plans for projects it will pursue using part of a $4.8 billion nationwide modernization initiative. According to a news release, the system...
July 24, 2026 Local News
Cleveland-Cliffs promotes Goncalves, announces second-quarter results
Local steel producer Cleveland-Cliffs has promoted one of its senior leaders. Celso Goncalves, who has served as the company’s executive vice president and chief financia...
July 24, 2026 Business
Man charged with DUI following rollover crash with 2 young passengers in Middlesex Township
A man is accused of driving under the influence in a July 10 rollover crash in Middlesex Township. Two children were passengers. Dillon Dimitri Liko, 43, of Valencia, was...
July 24, 2026 Local News
The Latest
NCAA Division II panel pushes shift to age-based eligibility starting in 2026-27
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‘Spider-Man’ superhero jumps to the aid of a man using wheelchair to cross several lanes of traffic
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8 years after deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, Tree of Life rabbi bids farewell
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Rolling closures on Route 422 in Butler, Summit townships
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Purvis Brothers open ice cream shop
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SV pie fest to kick off marching band season
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News
Orchard Hill Church food distribution rescheduled
The food distribution through the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank scheduled for Saturday morning, July 25, has been pushed back a week. An email from Orchard Hill ...
July 24, 2026 Local News
Butler police put ‘Zero tolerance’ policy in place for e-bikes
The City of Butler released a document Thursday, July 23, announcing a zero-tolerance policy for e-bikes and electric scooters in the city that don’t follow traffic laws....
July 24, 2026 Local News
Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials on Friday said they have linked cases of a diarrhea-causing parasite tied to shredded lettuce to an additional four states, expandin...
July 24, 2026 National News
Police: Chicora man charged with DUI after stealing vehicle
The Chicora man who stole a car from Butler earlier this week was in possession of controlled substances when he was found in Fairview Township inside the stolen vehicle ...
July 24, 2026 Local News
Corn & soybean field day being held at The Vettori’s farm supply
Local farmers and agriculture-adjacent employees will have a chance to hear from expert voices on how to best care for their land, crops and businesses at an upcoming fie...
July 24, 2026 Local News
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Community
Tabletop gaming group returning to roots for biannual convention this fall
Circle of Swords keeps the games going
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Leesburg touch-a-truck
For the 11th year, rain or shine, “Touch A Truck … and All Things That Go,” will be in gea...
July 24, 2026
Senior menus
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mount Ch...
July 23, 2026
Rummage sale coming back to St. John’s Catholic Church
St. John’s Catholic Church, 668 S. Clearfield Road in Clearfield Township, will host a rum...
July 23, 2026
Dean’s list
The following area residents were named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges an...
July 23, 2026
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Sports
Seneca Valley’s Kaeleigh Tuell wins 5 matches at prestigious junior nationals wrestling tournament
Kaeleigh Tuell, a rising junior wrestler at Seneca Valley, went 5-2 in seven matches at th...
 
Seneca Valley’s Kaeleigh Tuell wins 5 matches at prestigious junior nationals wrestling tournament
Kaeleigh Tuell, an rising junior wrestler at Seneca Valley, went 5-2 in seven matches at t...
July 23, 2026
Gamble: Dave Murdick, racing’s nice guy, to retire from ownership after 2026 dirt track season
One of the nicest Big Block Modified drivers you'll ever meet at the race track is Butler'...
July 23, 2026
Corey Day completes unlikely comeback to win 35th Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup
BUFFALO TWP — Corey Day didn’t think he had a chance 10 laps into the race. Not long after...
July 22, 2026
Pirates’ bats silenced by Max Fried as Buccos split doubleheader with Yankees
NEW YORK — Max Fried allowed one hit over five innings in his return from a two-month layo...
July 22, 2026
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Editorial
Prison issues another canary in county coal mine
News from the most recent Butler County Prison Board meeting should be raising alarms. At the meeting, it was revealed numerous inmates were admitted ...
July 24, 2026 Our Opinion
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July 24, 2026 Cartoons
Why local fairs still matter
Every summer, communities across rural Pennsylvania come together to celebrate agriculture, tradition and the hardworking families who help feed our n...
July 24, 2026 Other Voices
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July 22, 2026 Cartoons
‘All politics is local’
The former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Tip O’Neill, is credited with the phrase, “all politics is local.” That’s been evident last w...
July 22, 2026 Our Opinion
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Business
AHN names new president of AHN West Penn
Allegheny Health Network has named the new president of AHN West Penn Hospital. Doug Johnston will take over the position effective Aug. 1. He previou...
July 24, 2026 Business
Gas, groceries and back-to-school items are where shoppers might see higher oil prices surface
NEW YORK — Already feeling pinched since the start of the Iran war, consumers are likely to feel more pain ahead as oil prices pushed past $100 a barr...
July 23, 2026 Business
Oil prices rise another 3%, while AI stocks get back to falling
NEW YORK — Stocks of computer chip companies and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom turned back lower Wednesday. Oil prices, meanwhile,...
July 22, 2026 Business
AHN hospitals earn highest rating for esophagectomy program
Allegheny Health Network’s Allegheny General, Jefferson, Forbes and Wexford hospitals have earned the highest possible rating from the Society of Thor...
July 22, 2026 Business
Local beauty salon wins industry awards
Lightning Hair Lounge & Lifestyle Company of Saxonburg was recently honored by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and other industry gr...
July 22, 2026 Business
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Weekend Entertainment
Butler County Symphony Orchestra goes to the movies
Butler County Symphony Orchestra will take audiences to the movies with an August concert. The concert is dedicated to the music of films from every era, including classi...
July 23, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
Movie review: ‘Motor City’ let action, needle drops do the talking
It’s right there in the trailer for “Motor City”: “revenge is louder than words,” splashed over a montage of fists clobbering, cars crashing, and disco dancing. The tagli...
July 24, 2026 Reviews
Movie Review: Pickleball is the star of the sports comedy ‘The Dink’
It’s the tennis establishment versus pickleball enthusiasts at an uptight club in “The Dink,” a kind of spiritual descendant of “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.” The st...
July 24, 2026 Reviews
Stellar circle of life, part three: Stellar death
Welcome to part three of my trilogy on stars’ birth, life and death. In last week’s Starwatch column about the life of stars, I told you how stars cook up energy in their...
July 23, 2026 Community
Chadwick Boseman’s brothers accuse his widow of mismanaging estate
NEW YORK — Chadwick Boseman’s family is accusing the actor’s widow of mismanaging his estate and want her removed as its administrator. The beloved Oscar nominee was just...
July 23, 2026 People
Author Charles Gaines, who popularized the world of bodybuilding with ‘Pumping Iron,’ dies at 84
NEW YORK — Charles Gaines, the author whose book and documentary “Pumping Iron” helped bring professional bodybuilding into the mainstream and introduce Arnold Schwarzene...
July 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
How to soothe thumb pain when texting and scrolling
NEW YORK — Do your hands hurt when you use your phone? All that texting and scrolling might be stressing out your fingers. The term texting thumb can describe a wide ran...
July 22, 2026 Special Sections
Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: the hidden condition affecting 90% of U.S. adults
Most people may never have heard of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome, or CKM, which makes sense, considering the condition was only identified and named in 2023. ...
July 22, 2026 Special Sections
Extreme heat is a fact of summer. Its health harms don’t have to be
As yet another heat dome settles over part of the U.S., a depressingly predictable news cycle is unfolding. This week, the headlines will warn of dangerously high tempera...
July 22, 2026 Special Sections
July 2026
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July 07, 2026 Special Sections
Snapshot: Festivals in Butler County in 2026
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...
July 04, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
Ukrainians who fled homeland face 1st anniversary of invasion
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,...
February 24, 2023 Local News
Ukrainian families assimilating in Butler County as war rages on in homeland
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...
November 23, 2022 Local News
Another family will join Ukrainians who fled to Cranberry Twp.
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...
July 16, 2022 Local News
Efforts started to help Ukrainian families in Cranberry Twp.
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...
June 20, 2022 Local News
2 young families flee war-torn Ukraine, staying in Cranberry
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
June 18, 2022 Local News
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Digital Divide
Obstacles abound as Pa. plans for surge of federal broadband funding
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023 Pennsylvania News
Biden administration announces more funding for rural broadband infrastructure
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 ...
August 22, 2023 National News
What’s next as Pa. prepares to spend $1.2B on broadband
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...
July 18, 2023 Pennsylvania News
Broadband authority seeks feedback on plans
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023 Local News
FCC maps still under criticism from the Butler County residents, government officials
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...
February 17, 2023 Business
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