As costs continue to rise in the ambulance service business, Karns City Regional Ambulance Service president Mark Lauer recently called together leaders from se...
The Knoch Education Association said in a news release it has filed an unfair labor practice grievance with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board against Knoch...
At a time when colleges and universities face concerns and uncertainty, Butler County Community College leaders have expressed confidence in the school’s footing as the 2...
Butler County Community College’s board of trustees took time out during commencement activities this year to remember the loss of a cherished board member whose impact w...
EMT and paramedic students are taught a variety of skills to prepare them for any situation they might run into, but the incidents always begin with the same step — work ...
From his wealth management business to his personal life and hobbies, Howie Pentony is remembered by those closest to him as a caring and trustworthy man.
Pentony, 78, of...
Lane restrictions and a ramp closure will start on the first day of June along Route 422 in Slippery Rock and Muddy Creek townships as part of a Pennsylvania Department o...
Students at Knoch Intermediate Elementary School spent Leadership Day sharing the creativity, teamwork and leadership skills they have been developing throughout the scho...
The Butler County commissioners are challenging a finding from the state Department of Community and Economic Development calling for the county to reprogram $99,000 in b...
The Butler County Commissioners are unveiling a trail marker commemorating Gen. Marquis de Lafayette’s contributions in the American Revolution and his visit to the count...
FORWARD TWP — In response to numerous complaints from township residents, the board of supervisors revealed during its monthly meeting on Thursday night, May 14, it is wo...
For generations, farmers in Butler and surrounding counties have worked the land, battling the natural tendencies of Pennsylvania soil.
While modern ...
Kids Day America took place Saturday, May 9, at the Butler Farm Show grounds.
The event, which is still organized by the same group that founded it, ...
From the founding, Americans understood that a republic depends on the character and judgment of its citizens. In the years after the Revolution, that...
NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market fell from its records Friday and joined a worldwide drop for stocks after higher oil prices sent a shiver through the...
The South Tower at Allegheny Health Network’s Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh is set to receive a $36 million renovation.
The 22-story facili...
CRANBERRY TWP — The Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber of Commerce honored six standout businesses, nonprofits and individuals Thursday during its annu...
NEW YORK — Shoppers tempered their spending in April as higher gas prices fueled by the Iran war meant less money left over for some nonessentials lik...
After a trend of improvement over the past year, financial results for Butler Health System are showing signs of stagnation, according to the most rec...
An Ever-Present Help, a Houghton University chamber choir, will perform in Evans City on Monday, May 18.
The chamber choir’s performance begins at 7 p.m. at St. John's Un...
As young men flinched and gasped around me at the Los Angeles premiere of “Obsession,” I almost had to laugh. A slight head tilt, creepy smile or strange movement from st...
NEW YORK — Claudine Longet, the French singer and actor who was at the center of a highly publicized manslaughter trial after she was charged with the fatal shooting of h...
NEW YORK — Clarence Carter, the blues and soul musician and singer-songwriter with the raspy, emotional vocals whose hits included the sentimental “Patches” and the salac...
NEW YORK — Decades after the last “Godfather” movie and more than 10 years since the last “Godfather” novel, the story of the Corleone crime family has a new chapter, pre...
The World Cup final will feature a star-studded halftime show headlined by Madonna, Shakira and boy-band BTS.
FIFA has announced that, for the first time, the final at t...
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...
It’s been a series of Western Pennsylvania false springs of late, but golf weather is increasing in regularity in the Butler area.
And that means one thing: time to get o...
Stephen Harding, an instructor at the Butler Art Center and Gallery, has plenty of ideas for unique, affordable crafts for all ages. From bookmarks to painted terracotta ...
Keller Williams Realty is asking everyone, parent or not, to “run like a mother” this Mother’s Day, May 10, for their annual 5K and one-mile walk at Moraine State Park.
B...
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...
