At least three individuals have reportedly been injured in a crash on Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township.
The accident occurred in the northbound lanes at the ...
A teenage girl was reportedly “found hanging” Wednesday evening, June 25, at the Western PA Child Care juvenile treatment center in Allegheny Township.
Butler C...
Work on a railroad crossing Thursday on Main Street in Evans City was expected to be completed by the end of the day.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportat...
SAXONBURG — Ten fire departments spent their evening Wednesday, June 24, engaged in rigorous competition with surrounding departments for first, second and thir...
Knoch approves 2026-27 budget, again
Knoch approves 2026-27...
Car ‘split in half’ on I-79 in Lancaster Township, at least three reported injur...
Car ‘split in half’ on...
Medical helicopter called for reported attempted suicide at Allegheny Township j...
Medical helicopter cal...
Traffic jamming railroad work in Evans City should be short-lived
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,...
Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District’s board finalized and approved on Tuesday, June 23, a total budget of $20.12 million. Spending is roughly the same as last year a...
Even though Meijer has not yet finished its already planned Western Pennsylvania locations, the Michigan-based grocer is looking at building a third location in Butler C...
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 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...
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...
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it fai...
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...
In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, Experience Butler County will celebrate its history and heritage through Butler County History Week from Sunday, June 28, through...
WASHINGTON — For more than 40 years, sketches by American illustrator Norman Rockwell of scenes from the White House visitor’s lobby graced the walls of the West Wing, wh...
NEW YORK — David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears whose husky, high-strung tenor on “Spinning Wheel,” “And When I Die” and other hits helped make t...
NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey said she successfully “begged” her talk show audience not to share photos of Whitney Houston when the late singer “fell off of the stage,” amid a...
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...
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...
