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Freeport defends WPIAL girls soccer title on Cecelia Schlegel’s dramatic 20T goal against Burrell
PITTSBURGH — After allowing the tying goal with less than three minutes left in regulation, Freeport’s girls soccer players could have been asking themselves “W...
North Country Brewing expanding Main Street brewpub in Slippery Rock
North Country Brewing’s beloved brewpub is expanding its presence on Main Street with an enhanced open-air experience and the ability to host more live music an...
Supervisors approve initial design work for planned Cranberry Township recreation center
CRANBERRY TWP — A new recreation facility in the township is set to enter the initial design phase. Township supervisors unanimously voted to approve two contra...
First two measles cases reported in Butler County
Pennsylvania’s death toll reaches six
Police tracking vehicle suspected to be involved in shooting in downtown Butler
Police tracking vehicl...
Freeport defends WPIAL girls soccer title on Cecelia Schlegel’s dramatic 20T goa...
Freeport defends WPIAL...
North Country Brewing expanding Main Street brewpub in Slippery Rock
North Country Brewing ...
Supervisors approve initial design work for planned Cranberry Township recreatio...
Supervisors approve in...
First two measles cases reported in Butler County
First two measles case...
Top Headlines
ADAMS TWP — Every year, Mars Area Marching Band puts together a performance for family and friends at the end of its season. This year, there was another reason for the b...
November 05, 2026 Local News
A week before jury selection is scheduled, a Chester County man charged in a 2021 homicide in Butler County is asking a judge to dismiss the case because his constitution...
November 06, 2026 Local News
Vote on changes expected at later meeting
November 06, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — More than 316,000 households in southwestern Pennsylvania struggle to afford basic needs such as housing, childcare, food, transportation and technology —...
November 05, 2026
OAKLAND TWP — Chairman Shaun M. Krill led the board of supervisors in a unanimous vote at its Wednesday meeting to adopt the township’s first regulations for data centers...
November 06, 2026 Local News
News
PennDOT announced Thursday that it will begin mill and fill paving operations on Routes 68, 356, and 228 in Butler County. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov....
November 05, 2026 Local News
With Veterans Day coming up on Wednesday, school districts in Butler County are planning to honor those who have served our nation. This includes Ehrman Crest Middle Sch...
November 05, 2026 Local News
The Meridian Veterans Club is hosting a dance for veterans Saturday. JOJO Entertainment will provide music for the dance at 125 Vets Club Lane in Butler. Doors open at 6 ...
November 05, 2026 Local News
A former employee of a Zelienople business is accused of stealing more than $8,000 after his termination and using it to pay his own business, according to charges filed ...
November 05, 2026 Local News
A McKees Rocks man is scheduled to go on trial in Butler County Common Pleas Court on charges of sexually abusing three girls in Cranberry Township. The trial for Francis...
November 05, 2026 Crime & Courts
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Community
Shopping for a telescope for someone on your holiday gift list — even if that someone is y...
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Today in History
 
Non-traditional work week, regular training part of Butler County call center
November 05, 2026
YWCA Butler will have its Purses for a Purpose from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Nov. 22, at Butler Cou...
November 03, 2026
The Butler YMCA’s Thanksgiving celebration will be Thursday, Nov. 12, and is free and open...
November 03, 2026
The Butler County Manufacturing Consortium brought its annual Science, Technology, Enginee...
November 03, 2026
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Sports
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Slippery Rock University football head coach Shawn Lutz remembers the ...
 
The air’s supposed to be colder by now, but luckily that isn’t a requirement for high scho...
November 05, 2026
It’s time for the second season. The PIAA football playoffs are in full swing officially ...
November 05, 2026
Here are the Top 10 passers, rushers, receivers and scorers in the Butler County area so f...
November 05, 2026
Pack up the pumpkins. It’s officially turkey season in the running world. On November’s sc...
November 05, 2026
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Editorial
November 04, 2026 Cartoons
It’s not often that I agree with Attorney General Todd Blanche. But when he was asked last week about the two-Dan-Sullivans controversy in Alaska, he ...
November 04, 2026 Other Voices
American politics has become a test of allegiance. Candidates are expected to defend their party’s nominee, voters are urged to treat every election a...
November 03, 2026 Other Voices
November 03, 2026 Cartoons
About 80% of students in Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools return for their second year. The remaining 20% are now the much-needed...
November 03, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
CRANBERRY TWP — MSA, a company that produces industrial safety technology products and solutions that protect people and facility infrastructure, anno...
November 05, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — Salon, one of the early internet’s most influential websites that featured sharp voices and political and cultural journalism backed by a...
November 05, 2026 Business
Takes over former Zacherl’s Tavern space
November 05, 2026 Business
Four Allegheny Health Network outpatient surgery facilities have been recognized among Pennsylvania’s highest-performing ambulatory surgery centers, a...
November 04, 2026 Business
New offerings include rolled ice cream, dirty sodas On Halloween, trick-or-treat candy will not be the only sweet thing available in Butler. The Sweet...
October 31, 2026 Local News
Weekend Entertainment
Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will have a presentation on Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, this month. Alan Gephardt will present the progra...
November 04, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
Even Godzilla can be felled by an old hazard: the sophomore slump. Though Godzilla has been stomping around for more than half a century, “Godzilla Minus Zero” is a seque...
November 05, 2026 Reviews
VATICAN CITY — Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’ s door Wednesday, as the American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during ...
November 05, 2026 People
NEW YORK — Tony Butala, co-founder of the Grammy-nominated trio The Lettermen, whose lush vocal harmonies made them one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1960s, die...
November 03, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — When fall arrives and leaves start changing color, Mike Valladao, a systems engineer at a cybersecurity company, slips into his alter ego, “Farmer...
November 02, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Actor Margaret Qualley and Grammy winner Jack Antonoff have filed for divorce after three years of marriage, according to court records. The case was filed Fr...
November 02, 2026 People
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Special Sections
LOS ANGELES — Strapped into a harness, Josh Law was lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the rough Pacific Ocean in the pitch black night, far off the Mexican ...
October 28, 2026 Special Sections
A longtime Western Pennsylvania firefighter who died in 2022 at the age of 49 left behind memories for his colleagues and a lasting legacy as a fire instructor. Jimmy...
October 28, 2026 Special Sections
Matt Boehm can pinpoint when his interest to start the Model Train Club of Zelienople began. A little more than five years ago, his sister, Sandy, gave him their father’s...
October 26, 2026 Special Sections
Adams Area Fire District Address: 645 Route 228, Mars Phone: 724-625-1210 Email: info@adamsarea42.com Website: adamsarea42.com Fire Chief: Ta...
October 26, 2026 Special Sections
Thomas Burnatoski lost his life in the line of duty as an EMT in 1983, but he will always be remembered by those who knew him as a hard worker and a gentle giant. Burnato...
October 26, 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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