Even though Meijer has not yet finished its already planned Western Pennsylvania locations, the Michigan-based grocer is looking at building a third location i...
SAXONBURG — Ten fire departments spent their evening Wednesday, June 24, engaged in rigorous competition with surrounding departments for first, second and thir...
The United States Department of Energy announced it plans to provide $17.5 billion in loans to speed up the deployment of 10 nuclear reactors Cranberry Township...
Clarion County man convicted of two of three drug charges
Clarion County man con...
A-C Valley passes budget with state tax adjustment, wraps campus projects
A-C Valley passes budg...
Meijer considers third Butler County location
Meijer considers third...
Fire companies face off in Saxonburg Water Battle
Fire companies face of...
Westinghouse gets $17.5 billion for nuclear reactor project
Several events across Butler County will commemorate America’s semiquincentennial throughout the July 4 weekend. This is a listing of those events.
June 26
Cranberry Tow...
The two women, who died in a Forward Township house fire on Memorial Day, lost their lives accidentally due to thermal and inhalation injuries, the Butler County Coroner’...
State parks — including McConnells Mill and Moraine State Park — are preparing for visitors who are eager to take advantage of the outdoors and warm weather.
Both of thes...
MIDDLESEX TWP — The planning commission granted its final approval to land development plans for the Amber Grove townhome complex during its monthly meeting on Wednesday,...
A Butler man was arrested by state police after DNA evidence allegedly connected him to two separate vehicle thefts in Clearfield Township.
Ronald Raymond Piper, 47, was...
Seneca Valley School District’s communications department recently earned awards from national and statewide organizations.
The district won a combined 21 awards from the...
A Lawrence County personal care administrator will serve up to three years in prison for failing to renew a resident’s medications, which led to a fatal seizure in 2021. ...
A retired state police sergeant testified Tuesday that the totality of the evidence in a drug possession and delivery case against a Clarion County man was overwhelming. ...
Day 1 of the Saxonburg Carnival kicked off by highlighting the true stars of the community: not the people of Saxonburg — but their pets.
Saxonburg residents once again l...
The Butler County Commissioners are being admirably proactive in the fight against title fraud by approving the addition of AlertMe software to the re...
The stories would stop any parent cold:
Florida middle schooler Colton Remsburg, who was killed by a pickup truck while out buying flowers for his mo...
Butler County Human Services and the Alliance for Nonprofit Resources are helping give people with disabilities tools that can get them through an eme...
NEW YORK — All 32 of the nation's biggest banks passed the Federal Reserve's annual “stress test” of the financial system, the central bank said Wedne...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal dischar...
NEW YORK — Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday as falling bond yields and lower oil prices helped ease pressure on the market.
The S&P 500 climbed 0....
Joveline Pettus, a Slippery Rock University instructor of business, recently received the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2026-27 academi...
ADAMS TWP — The board of supervisors granted conditional use approval to Flynn’s Tire and Auto for a proposed new auto care and tire shop during its m...
The Butler County Symphony Orchestra’s Concert in the Park is an updated version of its annual patriotic concert in Cranberry Township.
This year’s event is presented by ...
NEW YORK — Anne Hathaway revealed Friday that she and husband Adam Shulman are getting ready to welcome their third baby together.
The Brooklyn-born “Devil Wears Prada 2”...
MEXICO CITY — As World Cup fever sweeps Mexico City, one of the tournament’s biggest fan favorites isn’t a player, coach or official mascot. Joining Merlin the duck in th...
A Paul Simon concert special and Season 2 of the live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near y...
NEW YORK — Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician known for viral stunts, alt-pop tracks like “Alien Boy” and “Life Goes On,” and his unconventional style, died fol...
NEW YORK — Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry’s most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars a...
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...
For some men and women, the answer to treatment for stress, anxiety and other challenges is man’s, or woman’s, best friend.
Certified therapy animals are trained to prov...
In Butler County, there are plenty of chances for activities shared between people and their pets.
During the warm summer months especially, Butler residents and visitor...
Losing a pet is any owner’s worst nightmare, so it is extremely important to do anything you can to prevent this. Properly identifying your pet ensures their safety and y...
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...
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...
