UNIVERSITY PARK — The clutch play that had been such a big part of Butler baseball’s historic 2026 season eluded the Golden Tornado in the most crucial moments ...
SLIPPERY ROCK — One hundred and forty-five Slippery Rock Area High School seniors left the launch pad as they turned their tassels 7 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at ...
JEFFERSON TWP — “Today marks the completion of one chapter and the beginning of another,” said Knoch School District superintendent David Foley during the distr...
On Wednesday, June 10, construction crews working on behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation worked at setting beams as part of the Karns Crossing Bridge ...
Motions argued by attorneys Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court in advance of a June 23 trial centered around the destruction of evidence in the 2022 drug posses...
From June 23 to June 27, Saxonburg and the surrounding community will once again have the opportunity to show up for its local fire company at a fundraiser that features ...
The Butler County Democratic Committee, the local branch of the Democratic Party, elected a new chairman and new precinct committeemen and committeewomen at its reorganiz...
Butler County’s dog warden has issued 48 citations so far this year and reported a large increase in dog license sales.
The citations issued by Butler County Dog Warden C...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Adams Twp
May 3 — Cynthia Louise Dauer, 72, of Mars, was charged with two misdemea...
Keith Singleton, the new executive director of Quality Emergency Medical Services, said he is looking forward to continuing to work with the six municipalities served by ...
BUFFALO TWP — Thanks to a rebalancing in millage rates and future debt payments due to the high school renovation project, Freeport Area School District’s Butler County r...
JEFFERSON TWP — The township’s board of supervisors moved forward with an ordinance to regulate data center development at its Monday, June 8, meeting.
The motion, which ...
In late May, a 12-year-old was severely injured after crashing an e-bike into a vehicle near the intersection of School and Eau Claire streets in Butl...
Even as the U.S. struggles to conclude its war with Iran, it’s stumbling toward an equally ill-conceived conflict in Cuba. If the White House wants to...
Charity work in Butler is once again going to the dogs — literally.
Street Dog Coalition is returning this Saturday to provide free veterinary care an...
WASHINGTON — Fruit-flavored e-cigarettes recently authorized by the Food and Drug Administration were not significantly better at helping smokers quit...
WASHINGTON — U.S. producer prices climbed last month at the fastest pace since November 2022, fueled by a surge in energy prices after the start of th...
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up this week to just below its high for the year, the latest sign that borrowing costs on home loans r...
SAN FRANCISCO — Payments giant Visa said Wednesday that it has embedded its payment network inside of ChatGPT, empowering the chatbot to independently...
WASHINGTON — Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential pol...
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Jennings Environmental Education Center will have a look at a part of Revolutionary history that is often overlooked — Wester...
LOS ANGELES — When Javoris Hollingsworth looked over his children’s shoulders during the pandemic, he noticed something missing from the educational videos keeping them o...
Last week in Starwatch, I attempted to explain the tricks for finding Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, the Big Bear and the Little Bear. What complicates things a bit is that t...
Glenn Close will finally get her hands on an Oscar.
Long considered among the best actors to never win one, the eight-time nominee will get an honorary Academy Award...
The streaming service debut of “Michael” and new albums from Olivia Rodrigo and Keith Urban are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near...
NEW YORK — “Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night when actor Joh...
A backyard swimming pool can transform a home into a summer destination. Before the first shovel breaks ground, homeowners face a long list of decisions — and a few surpr...
For it’s 35th year, the Strawberry Days festival is ready to continue its legacy as a nonprofit hub of activity in Grove City. Mary Kay Mattocks, event chairwoman, said t...
The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival is returning to Butler County June 12-14 for its 15th anniversary.
From history to activities, here’s what’s happening at this year’s e...
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...
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...
