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Victims of July 2024 Trump rally shooting file suit against feds
Two people shot at a July 2024 rally for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump are suing the federal government saying injuries suffered in the incident are ...
BASD filing complaint over cannabis dispensary’s proximity to Pullman Park
BUTLER TWP — Butler Area School District is filing a complaint with the Pennsylvania Department of Health over a medical cannabis dispensary located right by Pu...
Court records detail further information on man who died of self-inflicted gunshot wound Sunday in Center Township
A man being served a warrant on Sunday, May 31, in Center Township pulled out a firearm and allowed a state trooper to leave the Sunflower Road home just before...
PIAA baseball: Kyle Casteel quiets Mifflin County as Butler advances to Class 6A quarterfinals
LEWISTOWN — Kyle Casteel got the last word in. A beat before second baseman Jake Szebalskie’s putout reached Nolan Stefaniak at first base — stamping the Golden...
Victims of July 2024 Trump rally shooting file suit against feds
Victims of July 2024 T...
BASD filing complaint over cannabis dispensary’s proximity to Pullman Park
BASD filing complaint ...
Court records detail further information on man who died of self-inflicted gunsh...
Court records detail f...
First responders prepare for fiscal strain with high gas prices
First responders prepa...
PIAA baseball: Kyle Casteel quiets Mifflin County as Butler advances to Class 6A...
PIAA baseball: Kyle Ca...
Top Headlines
CRANBERRY TWP — At Thursday’s board of supervisors agenda preparation meeting, township manager Dan Santoro provided updates to the ongoing improvement project on Frankli...
June 01, 2026
Emergency crews responded to a motorcycle crash Monday morning, June 1, in the 700 block of East Butler Road, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch. The...
June 01, 2026 Local News
Children in organization always excited for event
May 30, 2026 Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK — The farmers market drew a good turnout the sunlit morning of Saturday, May 30. The Slippery Rock Farmers Market, which opened this year on May 9, is slate...
May 30, 2026 Local News
The Cranberry Elks Lodge will host its annual Flag Day Ceremony at noon June 14, at the lodge, 20720 Route 19, Cranberry Township. The event, which is open to the public,...
May 29, 2026 Community
News
In Clinton Township, tar-and-chip work will take place during the first or second week of June on Monks, Jack and Spring Valley roads from Route 228 to Kozy Korner. Two s...
June 01, 2026 Local News
Forward Township begins paving work on Oak Drive, Birch Street and Lloydmont Boulevard, as well as Marburger Road, between Tuesday and Friday, June 2 and 5. The work wil...
June 01, 2026 Local News
Seneca Valley Senior High School students recently showed off their creativity at the Butler Art Center’s regional high school art exhibition. Seven Seneca Valley student...
June 01, 2026 Local News
Drivers caught speeding by 11 mph or more in work zones can get 15-day suspension
June 01, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Butler County was introduced to a new musical group this past weekend as the EchoPoint Chorale, a nonprofit group of volunteer vocalists from across the r...
June 01, 2026 Local News
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Community
Five incoming University of Pittsburgh students from across Pennsylvania have been selecte...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
No yard is too big, no garden bed too small. The Butler City Shade Tree Commission has bro...
June 01, 2026
Nomination period open until June 15
May 31, 2026
Have you considered becoming a Penn State Extension Master Gardener, but don’t know where ...
May 31, 2026
A few Butler homeowners woke up this week to find their lawns transformed into a plastic z...
May 30, 2026
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Sports
Butler County Soccer Association is turning 50 years old this year. The youth program cel...
 
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — The start of the PIAA baseball playoffs Monday saw teams throughout th...
June 01, 2026
The Butler Golden Tornado are expected to join the ranks of the growing WPIAL flag footbal...
June 01, 2026
Clare Kotwica’s sacrifice fly got North Catholic on the board, but the Trojanettes could n...
June 01, 2026
The PIAA tournaments start this week, and a Butler County team is hoping to extend a histo...
June 01, 2026
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Editorial
As Seneca Valley once again considers a tax increase for the fourth year in a row, it’s time to ask: are yearly tax increases becoming the new normal ...
May 30, 2026 Letters to the Editor
The Democrats and Republicans envision two different futures for America. When you sift through all the opposing policies and mud-slinging, it all com...
May 30, 2026 Letters to the Editor
May 29, 2026 Cartoons
Butler County first responders know, in a cardiac emergency, every second counts. PulsePoint Respond, a 911-integrated mobile app, is about to give t...
May 29, 2026 Our Opinion
Spring in Pennsylvania is always unpredictable, but this year’s weather has delivered a damaging combination of warm temperatures followed by hard fre...
May 29, 2026 Other Voices
Business
Wexford Hospital, part of Allegheny Health Network, has earned the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology’s Center of Excellence designatio...
June 01, 2026 Business
DAKAR, Senegal — When Senegalese farmer Abou Sow first watched U.S. missiles strike Iran on social media, he had a sinking feeling it would soon affec...
May 31, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — In the latest action to undo Biden-era regulations on climate change, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday proposed repealin...
May 31, 2026 Business
Blue Origin experienced a fiery setback Thursday when its New Glenn rocket exploded on the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Kent, Washington-...
May 31, 2026 Business
The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store o...
May 31, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
A community choir — a group that formed under the umbrella of the Butler County Symphony Orchestra — will perform two shows this weekend. The EchoPoint Chorale debuts at ...
May 27, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married, local officials in London confirmed to the Associated Press. They tied the knot Sunday at Old Marylebone Town Ha...
June 01, 2026 People
Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for the big budget “Star Wars” movie, “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which...
June 01, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Sure, folks discuss the weather a lot, especially in Britain. Still, it’s hard to imagine that a quiet chat about the weather — and why it isn’t boring — could be an emo...
May 30, 2026 Reviews
What evil lurks in the drabbest of interiors? The meme-rooted “Backrooms” is the latest movie to pull its mounting horrors out of liminal spaces. “Exit 8,” released earli...
May 30, 2026 Reviews
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cul...
May 29, 2026 National News
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Special Sections
It’s been a series of Western Pennsylvania false springs of late, but golf weather is increasing in regularity in the Butler area. And that means one thing: time to get o...
May 31, 2026 Sports
Some golf courses have that hole that jumps out in everyone’s mind whenever they think of the 18 holes. Whether it’s a signature feature, a unique backdrop, particularly ...
May 31, 2026 Sports
Butler High School senior Brynn Cornibe was selected as the 44th annual Theodore K. Vogeley Scholarship recipient Tuesday, May 19. She was selected from 45 applicants. Th...
May 30, 2026 Special Sections
BUFFALO TWP — Helen Comperatore is dedicated to making Corey’s Cruise 2026 — an event that honors her late husband while giving back to first responders — a smashing succ...
May 27, 2026 Special Sections
Nestled in the woods along Little Buffalo Creek, the Butler Freeport Community Trail spans 21 miles connecting the two municipalities. Open since 1989, the trail gives re...
May 27, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
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
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
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
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
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
Digital Divide
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
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
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
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
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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