Butler residents might have noticed a few more furry friends in the parking lot of First English Lutheran Church between 9 a.m. and noon Saturday, June 13.
The ...
Echoes of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Music of the Night” reverberated in Butler County Symphony Orchestra’s Main Street office at noon Saturday, June 13.
The phanto...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Once is coincidence. Twice is a trend.
And Mars is trending.
The Fightin’ Planets further cemented their status as the best Western Pennsylva...
MIDDLESEX TWP — The rows of sweets lining the table in Mary Ellis’ garage Saturday morning, June 13, diminished rather quickly, but the home baker earned more t...
A medical helicopter responded to a person involved in an E-bike crash Saturday morning, June 13.
Butler Bureau of Police and Butler Bureau of Fire also respond...
Street Dog Coalition offers free vet services to area pets
Street Dog Coalition o...
Pianist Vince Tavolario fills Butler symphony office with sound on Saturday
Pianist Vince Tavolari...
Mars captures 2nd PIAA boys lacrosse championship in dramatic battle with Penncr...
Mars captures 2nd PIAA...
Middlesex Township baker rallies neighbors for humane society fundraiser
Middlesex Township bak...
Helicopter called for E-bike crash in Butler Saturday
Before Tim Fennell was Butler County’s Chief Detective, he thwarted a robbery of more than $12,000 in diamond rings from a Main Street jeweler. Another time, he investiga...
More than seven months after a fire destroyed Butler’s former Bantam Jeep building, the city’s mayor said he has heard no updates from the property owner about the future...
Butler residents with a sweet tooth will soon have a new way to satiate their cravings along Main Street.
Jenn and Matt McConnell, co-owners of The Sweet Gremlin bakery,...
The Butler Redevelopment Authority is receiving $250,000 from the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement fund to establish a pilot program addr...
A Texas man allegedly reached around a shop counter in Summit Township and attempted to steal a gun while the clerk was distracted, state police said.
Ricardo Abraham Va...
Thomas C. Succop’s community efforts spread far and wide, ranging from involvement in local education and boards of local businesses to supporting environmental initiativ...
As travelers prepare to set off on summer trips, scorching temperatures lie in wait.
Above-average temperatures could be on the books this summer, according to forec...
The Butler County Treasurer’s Office has been advised the state Dog Law enforcement officer will begin concentrated enforcement in targeted areas of the county beginning ...
The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival is underway Friday and continues through the weekend.
Photos from the event will be uploaded through early next week to this gallery, wh...
Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District is opening new student registration for the 2026-2027 school year from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 28 and 29.
Registration is by ...
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour three times. The state Senate has failed to act. Ove...
Channeling Dr. Seuss, here is a warning for old and young alike about the dangers of the upcoming holiday.
If you look up at the sky
For the fireworks...
I would like to comment on the local paving taking place north and east of the city of Butler. Route 68, from Butler toward Chicora and beyond. Shield...
Each June, our nation takes time for a different sort of holiday. It isn’t focused on family or tradition. It doesn’t directly mark history or honor a...
An investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has determined the mammoth Ho...
NEW YORK — The world’s richest man just became its first trillionaire.
Shares in Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX soared 25% after opening for tradin...
A new spot for brews and food at the corner of Main and Jefferson streets announced it soft opened Wednesday night, June 10.
Hop Car Brewing announced...
WASHINGTON — Fruit-flavored e-cigarettes recently authorized by the Food and Drug Administration were not significantly better at helping smokers quit...
WASHINGTON — U.S. producer prices climbed last month at the fastest pace since November 2022, fueled by a surge in energy prices after the start of th...
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Jennings Environmental Education Center will have a look at a part of Revolutionary history that is often overlooked — Wester...
“Disclosure Day” invites you into its world with a kick to the face. Or maybe it’s a stomp. Whatever it is, this opening sequence, in a garish professional wrestling ...
The knife-wielding serial killer known as Ghostface unwisely tries to stab Teyana Taylor in the opening scene of “Scary Movie” and it goes rather poorly. The dagger the p...
NEW YORK — Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affecti...
LOS ANGELES — When Javoris Hollingsworth looked over his children’s shoulders during the pandemic, he noticed something missing from the educational videos keeping them o...
Last week in Starwatch, I attempted to explain the tricks for finding Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, the Big Bear and the Little Bear. What complicates things a bit is that t...
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
A backyard swimming pool can transform a home into a summer destination. Before the first shovel breaks ground, homeowners face a long list of decisions — and a few surpr...
For it’s 35th year, the Strawberry Days festival is ready to continue its legacy as a nonprofit hub of activity in Grove City. Mary Kay Mattocks, event chairwoman, said t...
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...
