EVANS CITY — Four local churches came together Friday to walk Main Street, carry a cross and mark Good Friday with prayer and song in remembrance of Jesus’ cruc...
West Virginia University Health System and Independence Health System announced plans to merge in November 2025, a move leaders say will expand access to specia...
The Slippery Rock University Percussion Ensemble Presented an evening of music ranging across musical genres, including selections from jazz to classical to ele...
A member of Freeport Borough Council, who also serves as a tax collector, is accused of punching a man following a two-vehicle crash in Jefferson Township, acco...
Laura Miller, director of curriculum at Butler Area School District, said she’s seen how children nowadays can’t read cursive writing, a stark divide from older...
Evans City, Callery churches come together for Good Friday cross walk
Evans City, Callery ch...
Independence Health System and WVU Medicine presidents share update on merger, w...
Independence Health Sy...
SRU presents percussion performance
SRU presents percussio...
Freeport borough council member charged with assault following crash along Route...
Freeport borough counc...
As cursive readies a comeback, Butler area schools predict benefits for students
When Jesus was crucified, the people of the time didn’t know the resurrection of was around the corner a South Butler Assembly of God pastor reminded guests on Good Frida...
On Easter Sunday, members of activist group Frontline Dignity will begin a journey by foot to the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in the no...
A 19-year-old man crashed into a tractor trailer on Tuesday, March 31, near the intersection of Pittsburgh and Litman roads, according to Butler Township police.
Police ...
Knoch Primary School will welcome a new principal for the 2026-27 school year.
At its Wednesday, April 1, meeting, Knoch’s school board voted to hire Angela Manchini.
In...
Update: the three people were reported to be out of the water at 1:05 p.m.
Butler County Water Rescue Team 300 is responding to a report of three people falling in the w...
WINFIELD TWP — Work is expected to commence on a long-awaited renovation to the Winfield Township Community Park later this year, according to Marla Klabnik, who serves o...
CRANBERRY TWP — The board of supervisors approved additional road maintenance projects at its Thursday, April 2, meeting, including a line painting program for its busier...
The Butler County Early Care & Education Council, a community collaboration supporting school readiness, is celebrating national “Week of the Young Child” with a free spe...
The following items have been collected from various police departments and district courts:
Adams Twp
March 19 — Kylee Fritzius, 35, of Cranberry Township, was charged w...
Southwestern Butler County is working together again and that should be applauded.
In the latest news out of four municipalities in the southwestern ...
The children from the Shajareh Tayebeh primary school, a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, should have been sitting in classrooms, giggling with their fri...
Clean Plate Innovations, a Pittsburgh-based startup, wants to become the world’s leading technology company when it comes to food-waste management and...
With the Iran war threatening supplies of critical, energy-intensive materials, one might assume the U.S. government was prepared for this risk and ha...
WASHINGTON — American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment rate ...
Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relations...
NEW YORK — Stocks shook off an early stumble to finish with slim gains on Wall Street Thursday and close out their first winning week since the start ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain sparse despite a softening labor market and rising energy co...
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has opened a new and expanded pediatric cardiology clinic at Children’s Pine Center, 11279 Perry Highway in Wex...
The Bach Society will have two spring choral concerts in early May.
Under the direction of Leo R. Sayles, the choral group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Cen...
NEW YORK — Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni over the movie “It Ends With Us” were dismissed Thursday by a federal judge who left intact thre...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce plan to say “I do” in her beloved Rhode Island this June, at least according to sources shedding light on the star-studded nuptials.
The Gra...
Britney Spears is back on Instagram weeks after being arrested for DUI in California.
The “Oops! I Did it Again” singer posted images showing her goofing around with her...
NEW YORK — Mary Beth Hurt, a Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in “Benefactors” with Glenn Close and reunited with Close for the movie “The World Accordi...
Amanda Seyfried starring in “The Testament of Ann Lee” and Bravo’s hit reality show “The Valley” returning for Season 3 are some of the new television, films, music and g...
In like a lion, out like a lamb? March serves as more than a transition month.
It’s also preparation time for the rites of spring: Greener grass, blooming flower beds and...
Verah Vucelich, 3, kicked away from the side of the pool, a small foam backpack strapped to her chest, as her instructor encouraged her from a few feet away.
In adjacent ...
At Passavant Community in Zelienople, the beauty of kindness arrives on four wheels. Once a month, a pushcart filled with fresh-cut flowers donated by Trader Joe’s makes...
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...
