CRANBERRY TWP — Andy Hack, the 90-year-old longtime resident of the township, still remembers which farm was located where back when the township was a small ag...
PENN TWP — EMS providers in Butler County are quick, but they’re usually not right around the corner. With the help of the community, they don’t have to be.
Le...
The remains of a motorcyclist were found Thursday morning, May 21, on the Interstate 79 northbound ramp from Route 228 in Cranberry Township.
Milo Corll, 36, of...
UPPER ST. CLAIR — WPIAL opponents will have to wait yet another year to unseat Mars as the king of local boys lacrosse.
Bob Marcoux’s No. 3 Planets collected th...
UPPER ST. CLAIR — Make it four straight WPIAL crowns for Abby Latona’s Mars girls lacrosse team.
No current Planet knows what it’s like not to be tops in the di...
Cranberry Township’s Powell Farm plan includes apples, irrigation and more
Cranberry Township’s P...
County, EMS leaders launch app integrating public help with emergency responses
County, EMS leaders la...
Cranberry Township motorcyclist found dead days after crash along I-79 ramp
Cranberry Township mot...
WPIAL boys lacrosse: Mars’ dynasty extends to 10th straight title with win vs So...
WPIAL boys lacrosse: M...
WPIAL girls lacrosse: Mars extends ‘legacy,’ steamrolls Quaker Valley to 4th str...
With a turnout of just under 21% in the Tuesday primary, Butler County voters cast 29,799 ballots, showing an increased use of mail-in and absentee ballots.
Out of 143,17...
A Butler County prosecutor asked a judge Thursday, May 21, to reverse his decision dismissing charges of simple assault and harassment that were filed against a former Kn...
A homeless man who threatened the president, federal officials and law enforcement was sentenced to serve up to 23.5 months in Butler County Prison — and banned from soci...
An Ellwood City man will serve up to 10 years in state prison following his sentencing Thursday, May 21, on felony charges of robbery and aggravated assault.
Dylan Jesse...
A Butler County Common Pleas Court judge will order an attorney, who was appointed as receiver of business records from the closed nonprofit Grace Youth and Family Founda...
Slippery Rock University’s theater programs have received accreditation by the prestigious National Association of Schools of Theatre, “elevating student success and regi...
Three children and three adults were taken to area hospitals last week after a driver ran a stop sign at the intersection of Mahood Road and Sunset Drive in Center Townsh...
Multiple emergency stations were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash with injuries around 8:15 a.m. Thursday, May 21, in Buffalo Township, according to Butler County Eme...
The following items have been collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
May 9 — Vahan Nishan Hovsepian, 70, of Butler, was charged with misdem...
The U.S. Postal Service asks all Butler homeowners to inspect and repair their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week, Tuesday, May 19 through Monday, May 25.
This ann...
The effort to recognize the country’s 250th birthday is well underway.
On May 9, we saw a flag-raising ceremony held at the county courthouse. Then, ...
The Trump administration has made no bones about its frustration with the coverage it receives from various media outlets. And it’s true that many in ...
At more than 3 million square miles, the continental U.S. is a lot of ground to cover. Add Hawaii and Alaska — which, at over 600,000 square miles, is...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is set to loosen a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse...
WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans filed for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite a number of uncertainties that continue to cloud the econom...
Clarion Hospital’s EMS Training Center, part of Independence Health System, has earned an American Heart Association recognition.
The hospital receive...
BRUSSELS — The European Union approved Wednesday a tariff deal with the United States to cap tariffs on most EU exports at 15%, avoiding a direct clas...
NEW YORK — Target reported the largest jump in comparable sales in four years Wednesday, but a cautious outlook overshadowed convincing evidence that ...
There will be a bingo fundraiser event to support Felicia Caldwell, who recently suffered the death of her husband, Donnie.
Doors open for the event at noon Saturday, May...
Before streaming changed everything, the summer TV season used to be awash in reruns.
To some extent, that’s still true, with TV executives rerunning through old ideas — ...
FRANKENMUTH, Mich. — Gretna Van Fleet didn’t play music with Greta Van Fleet. But maybe she got the next best thing: The Grammy-winning rock band uses her name.
The 95-y...
A decade after Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian’s very public feud, the pop superstar has reportedly “moved on” and would be “cordial” during a run-in with the reality sta...
John Krasinski returning as Jack Ryan in “Jack Ryan: Ghost War” for Prime Video and “Stranger Things” masterminds the Duffer Brothers producing a Netflix show in which a ...
After two weeks trailing “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the North American box office with $26.1 million in t...
A portion of Main Street in Saxonburg between Pittsburgh and Rebecca streets will close to vehicle traffic on the third Thursday of the month from May through September f...
If a customer at the Butler City Farmers’ Market is looking for a specific item, Mayor Bob Dandoy said the following Saturday, vendors will often work to ensure they have...
Not every hole needs to be a challenge. Some can remind you of why you love — or maybe just tolerate, if it’s that kind of day — the game.
And par-3s on a golf course are...
Not all par-5s are unbeatable monsters. Some can give a golfer an opportunity to shake off a bad bogey the hole before or build momentum with an layup of a birdie opportu...
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...
