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Man charged with stalking Slippery Rock Mayor Longo
A Boston man who grew up across the street from Slippery Rock Mayor Jondavid Longo’s home has been charged with stalking him. Todd James Hogue, 36, was charged...
Tracking our progress: How is population growth shaping Butler County’s future?
Traffic cones and construction vehicles are a sign of the continued growth spurt in Butler County. Since 2000, nearly 20,000 new residents are calling the count...
Population growth pushes change in Butler County
Services, job opportunities expand, more road work could lie ahead
Seneca Valley School District holds retreat for students who assist with outreach
Seneca Valley’s hope squad, a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program aimed at reducing youth suicide through education, training and peer intervention, held a ...
Local health systems urge patients to consult with professionals for COVID-19 vaccine decision
In the wake of changes to the United States’ official policy on the COVID-19 vaccine announced Monday, Oct. 6, local health systems are encouraging patients to ...
Man charged with stalking Slippery Rock Mayor Longo
Man charged with stalk...
Tracking our progress: How is population growth shaping Butler County’s future?
Tracking our progress:...
Population growth pushes change in Butler County
Population growth push...
Seneca Valley School District holds retreat for students who assist with outreac...
Seneca Valley School D...
Local health systems urge patients to consult with professionals for COVID-19 va...
Local health systems u...
Top Headlines
A parking lot fender bender at Moniteau School District earlier this school year led to a school volunteer being arrested when THC vape pens were discovered in his vehicl...
October 09, 2025 Local News
The Butler County Republican Committee is changing its name. The committee name was changed to Butler County Republican Committee of Pennsylvania to distinguish it from ...
October 09, 2025 Local News
LANCASTER TWP — Officials are inching closer to acquiring nearly 13 acres they hope will be the site of a new municipal campus for decades to come. Supervisors at a spec...
October 09, 2025 Local News
SRU sees largest jump in nearly 10 years
October 09, 2025 Local News
Butler County’s 911 emergency dispatch system is getting a new communicator that uses artificial intelligence technology to translate foreign languages. The county commis...
October 09, 2025 Government
News
The Butler Farm Show grounds will host a toy show on Saturday, Oct. 11. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 625 Evans City Road in Connoquenessing Township. Ad...
October 09, 2025 Local News
CENTER TWP — The township is gearing up for a round of fire inspections for commercial properties. Center Township supervisors voted 4-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 8, to update s...
October 09, 2025 Local News
BUFFALO TWP — The Freeport Area School District on Wednesday, Oct. 8, officially accepted the resignation of Jared C. Lampus, a teacher facing sexual assault charges. Th...
October 09, 2025 Education
To honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Butler girls soccer held a Kick Cancer event Wednesday, Oct. 8. ...
October 09, 2025 Local News
An Ohio man is accused of threatening another man in Jackson Township and posting a video of the confrontation to Facebook without the man’s consent. The video was shared...
October 09, 2025 Local News
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Community
This year, the Butler Freeport Community Trail will hold its 20th annual Buffalo Creek Hal...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Mars Area High School seniors Ayden Yocum and Cecilia Christy were crowned the school’s 20...
October 08, 2025
Artificial intelligence is the use of technology that allows computer systems to execute c...
October 08, 2025
Quality time is meaningful to grandparents and their grandchildren alike. Spending time wi...
October 08, 2025
CENTER TWP — The group has lost participants since COVID-19 and switched meeting venues a ...
October 07, 2025
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Sports
BUTLER TWP — Nicco Baggetta has always been wired with a rough-and-tumble, screw-loose fra...
 
The following are Butler County’s high school football statistical leaders entering Week 8...
October 09, 2025
Here are the standings and schedules for the WPIAL, District 9 and District 10 heading int...
October 09, 2025
Fall is my favorite running season, and Buffalo Creek Half Marathon is my favorite event o...
October 09, 2025
It’s not exactly how Butler football wanted to break its long drought, but it’s official n...
October 08, 2025
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Editorial
There are few things as important to the environment as keeping our water sources healthy. Whether it be our own drinking water or water sources suppo...
October 09, 2025 Our Opinion
The United Nations estimates some 40% of languages spoken around the world face extinction. Can artificial intelligence slow this trend? As much as gl...
October 09, 2025 Other Voices
October 09, 2025 Cartoons
Wednesday, Oct. 8, is the last day for residents and taxpayers to submit written comments on Seneca Valley School District’s proposed $165 million int...
October 08, 2025 Our Opinion
One day last month, newspaper stories shined a light on the troubles, triumphs and transformations happening in communities across Pennsylvania. Butle...
October 08, 2025 Other Voices
Business
Every night some 74,000 gallons of water are frozen at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Ky. The hospital used to get all of its air conditioning...
October 09, 2025 Business
NEW YORK — Wall Street got back to rising on Wednesday, while the price of gold pushed further past $4,000 per ounce. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% a day ...
October 08, 2025 Business
American distillers have gotten a costly cold shoulder from Canada, where their exports plunged 85% earlier this year — topping broad declines in key ...
October 08, 2025 National News
NEW YORK — Gold futures soared above $4,000 per troy ounce for the first time Tuesday, as many investors seek a safe place to park their money during ...
October 07, 2025 Business
WASHINGTON — The United States will levy 25% tariffs on imports of medium and heavy-duty trucks beginning Nov. 1, President Donald Trump announced in...
October 07, 2025 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The Kleemann Brothers Band will have three concerts benefiting local art organizations. The concerts begin at 7 p.m. and continue to 9:30 p.m., and each one takes place a...
October 09, 2025 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne‘s youngest child opened up about the death of his father in a “Good Morning America” interview Monday. A day before the release of the late heavy metal grea...
October 09, 2025 People
LOS ANGELES — Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for public television stat...
October 07, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Pamela Anderson has nothing against makeup. It’s just that she's been there, done that in her younger years. That's why now, at 58, she’s attending fashion sho...
October 07, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
Comedian Bill Burr is showing no remorse for performing at a controversial comedy festival in Saudi Arabia. The Emmy- and Grammy-nominated funnyman is defending his decis...
October 07, 2025 People
NEW YORK — It's the life of a saleswoman. Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” sold 2.7 million copies in traditional album sales — which include p...
October 07, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
‘Stubborn’ administrator convinced to seek 2nd mammogram within 3 months after anomaly found
October 07, 2025 Local News
When the Butler volleyball team was introduced in Thursday’s, Oct. 2, showdown against Seneca Valley, the cheers were not only directed toward them. They were also for a ...
October 07, 2025 Special Sections
Even almost three years since her initial cancer diagnosis, Chrissy Senft, of Franklin Township, is still trying to understand the disease and why it affected her. She ha...
October 07, 2025 Special Sections
Despite her impressive athletics resume — being a former Level 10 gymnast, a WPIAL AAA pole vault champion and Butler County record holder with the longest long jump in t...
October 07, 2025 Special Sections
The loss of hair and discoloration of skin can take a mental toll on a patient going through chemotherapy — a side effect that can tire them out physically and mentally. ...
October 07, 2025 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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