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Meijer considers third Butler County location
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...
Westinghouse gets $17.5 billion for nuclear reactor project
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...
Butler County’s boys volleyball 2026 all-stars: Malachi DeGraaf POTY, first team and more
The 2026 boys volleyball season saw Butler turn in the best campaign in program history, reaching the WPIAL championship match and the state semifinals. Rival S...
Summer camps in full swing at BC3
Butler County Community College’s main campus is being overrun this summer for Kids on Campus summer camps for students in grades 1-8. Classes are running this ...
Trial begins in drug case after evidence was destroyed
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 over...
Meijer considers third Butler County location
Meijer considers third...
Westinghouse gets $17.5 billion for nuclear reactor project
Westinghouse gets $17....
Butler County’s boys volleyball 2026 all-stars: Malachi DeGraaf POTY, first team...
Butler County’s boys v...
Summer camps in full swing at BC3
Summer camps in full s...
Trial begins in drug case after evidence was destroyed
Trial begins in drug c...
Top Headlines
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...
June 24, 2026 Local News
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. ...
June 24, 2026 Local News
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...
June 24, 2026 Local News
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 meeting Monday, June ...
June 23, 2026 Local News
ADAMS TWP — The Adams Township Board of Supervisors approved a 180-day moratorium on applications for six types of businesses, including data centers, at its regular meet...
June 23, 2026 Local News
News
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’...
June 24, 2026 Local News
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...
June 24, 2026 Local News
At least one detained at Sheetz
June 23, 2026 Local News
A Petrolia man faces criminal charges after grabbing an individual by the neck and threatening to kill him. State police arrested Robert James Wilhelm, 48, on June 22 af...
June 23, 2026 Local News
UPMC is moving an advanced response ambulance known as Squad 98, which carries blood along with its lifesaving equipment, from its station at UPMC Passavant — Cranberry i...
June 23, 2026 Local News
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Community
After standing still for several years, the Pumping Jack Museum in Emlenton is preparing t...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The South Butler Community Library, 240 W. Main St., Saxonburg, will have an educational w...
June 24, 2026
Cranberry Township Waterpark will become Luau Lagoon on Thursday, June 25, for a special e...
June 23, 2026
Orchard Hill Church, 120 Walker Ave. in Butler, is partnering with the Greater Pittsburgh ...
June 23, 2026
More than 13 years ago, the members of the Rodfathers of Butler had already started their ...
June 23, 2026
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Sports
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Former Buffalo Bills star quarterback Jim Kelly told reporters Tuesda...
 
Naomi Venesky’s accolades and accomplishments on the hardwood for Karns City this year dre...
June 23, 2026
The first season of PIAA flag football provided new highlights and a bigger stage for the ...
June 23, 2026
The readers have spoken, and North Catholic senior Logan Schade is the fan-vote winner of ...
June 22, 2026
It’s been tough to match Justin Garvey’s success the past couple years. No Butler County b...
June 22, 2026
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Editorial
June 24, 2026 Cartoons
The Butler County Commissioners are being admirably proactive in the fight against title fraud by approving the addition of AlertMe software to the re...
June 24, 2026 Our Opinion
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...
June 24, 2026 Other Voices
June 23, 2026 Cartoons
Butler County Human Services and the Alliance for Nonprofit Resources are helping give people with disabilities tools that can get them through an eme...
June 23, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
Joveline Pettus, a Slippery Rock University instructor of business, has recently received the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2026-27 aca...
June 24, 2026 Business
Technology companies are spending big to incorporate artificial intelligence into their businesses and to build huge data centers. Investors who had j...
June 23, 2026 Business
PHILADELPHIA -- Amazon has reached a $3 million class-action settlement in Pennsylvania over allegedly unpaid wages during the pandemic. Employees had...
June 22, 2026 Business
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her country seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba soon, a move that could provide...
June 22, 2026 Business
On July 20, Bernie Hall will be sitting across the table from Nippon Steel — whose takeover of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel one year ago he did not sup...
June 21, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
With 51 entries in the Saxonburg pet parade, the competition was tight. However, a few pets stood above the rest and earned honors. The best group award went to J&J Farms...
June 24, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
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”...
June 23, 2026 People
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...
June 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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...
June 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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...
June 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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...
June 22, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
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...
June 24, 2026 Special Sections
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...
June 23, 2026 Special Sections
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...
June 23, 2026 Special Sections
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...
June 23, 2026 Special Sections
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...
June 22, 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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