WORTHINGTON, Armstrong County — People from across the area lined Main Street in the borough to see history roll through the streets during the Farmers and Anti...
Two tornadoes touched down Sunday afternoon, June 14, in Butler County, according to a storm survey by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh.
One tornado ...
JACKSON TWP — A new community center will soon be constructed at Sippel Reservoir Park.
The township’s board of supervisors voted unanimously Monday, June 15, t...
A Pittsburgh man arrested Monday, June 15, by Butler County law enforcement officers in an operation focused on drug trafficking activity was found with crack cocaine, fe...
A Chicora man is being held in Butler County Prison on $50,000 bail for allegedly shoving a state trooper twice during a traffic stop.
Zaine Christ Karenbauer, 21, was a...
Butler County commissioners are supporting this year’s legislative priorities of the state county commissioners association, including seeking increased funding for 911 a...
MARS — Borough council set a public hearing date to hear discussion in regards to the potential Mars/Adams Township merger.
During its meeting June 15, council passed a m...
Cranberry Township Waterpark will host Luau Lagoon, a family-oriented day of island-inspired interactive activities and entertainment, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursd...
Interstate 79 will be closed between exit 83 for Route 528 and Evans City and exit 87 for Route 68 and Zelienople for about 30 minutes beginning at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June ...
BUTLER TWP — A recent event by the township raised thousands of dollars for a local foundation to fight hunger among students.
The Butler Township Board of Commissioners ...
MARS — Patriotic celebrations will take place across two days this year in Mars for their America250 and July 4 celebration.
“Things are shaping up pretty good for (July)...
With warmer weather finally sticking around in Butler County, police departments across the area are urging those riding electronic bikes to be cognizant of the laws surr...
Not only is it amazing that a 6-year-old girl started an artistic movement to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the fact her init...
Saturdays in Greenwich Village require contending with the lines.
Starting at 9 a.m., you see blocks-long queues of people waiting for all sorts of t...
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour three times. The state Senate has failed to act. Ove...
Channeling Dr. Seuss, here is a warning for old and young alike about the dangers of the upcoming holiday.
If you look up at the sky
For the fireworks...
Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent co...
McDonald’s is frying up some apple pies to honor America’s 250th birthday.
The company said Tuesday it’s bringing back fried apple pies for the first ...
NEW YORK — Stock markets rallied worldwide Monday, and oil prices eased after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to extend their ceas...
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is taking no chances with New World screwworm and has issued an official quarantine order to prevent an inf...
Fox Corp. has agreed to buy the streaming pioneer Roku in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $22 billion, including debt.
Roku will continue to be...
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...
NEW YORK — The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including the addition of five new categories.
The academy on Tuesday announce...
With a great rumor comes great speculation, and Zendaya and fiancé Tom Holland made their first red carpet appearance Monday amid recent chatter they’d already tied the k...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Officials in Brazil on Monday were inspecting the site of a crash in which six people were killed Sunday, after two helicopters collided midair over a s...
NEW YORK — Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day,” billed as his first popcorn movie in years, launched with $44 million in domestic theaters, according to studio estimates...
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36.
“It was instinctual. No one taught me how to ...
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Below are a list o...
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...
WORTH TWP — Although the parking lots and trails at Cooper’s Lake Event Venue and Campground on Saturday, June 13, were filled with Jeeps, you did not need a Jeep to have...
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...
