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Official says 4th dead baby found in Armstrong County home
Investigators discovered a fourth dead infant in an Armstrong County home after a Ford City woman was charged Monday, Sept. 15, with criminal homicide, accordin...
Moniteau volleyball’s Annabella Cornelius was diagnosed with brain cancer. Rival schools have rallied around her
CHERRY TWP — Annabella Cornelius arrived at Moniteau Jr./Sr. High School for Saturday’s volleyball clash with Karns City in street clothes. A member of the Warr...
Defendant says shooting was self-defense in Butler County homicide trial
A Butler Township man testified Tuesday in his homicide trial that he shot a former friend and employee in self-defense after he tried pushing his way into his ...
Religious school athletes granted some PIAA eligibility in settlement
Parochial school students will be allowed to compete on their home public school district’s athletic teams in some circumstances after the Pennsylvania Intersch...
Prosecution rests in Day 1 of Butler County homicide trial
The prosecution rested its case Monday, the first day of the homicide trail for Nathan D. Michael, 29, of Butler Township who has been charged with shooting Jos...
Official says 4th dead baby found in Armstrong County home
Official says 4th dead...
Moniteau volleyball’s Annabella Cornelius was diagnosed with brain cancer. Rival...
Moniteau volleyball’s ...
Defendant says shooting was self-defense in Butler County homicide trial
Defendant says shootin...
Religious school athletes granted some PIAA eligibility in settlement
Religious school athle...
Prosecution rests in Day 1 of Butler County homicide trial
Prosecution rests in D...
Top Headlines
NORTH CODORUS, Pa. — Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said. T...
September 17, 2025 Pennsylvania News
JACKSON TWP — In recognition of Constitution Day, Seneca Valley Senior High students passed up textbooks for real-world scenarios, assuming the roles of investigators and...
September 17, 2025 Local News
Jackson Township officials are attempting to acquire funding for a new emergency access bridge near Seneca Valley’s secondary campus. Supervisors, during a workshop meeti...
September 17, 2025 Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK — Even after some weeks of thinking, borough officials are still uncertain about the idea of setting up zoning density controls for businesses in its commer...
September 17, 2025 Local News
SAXONBURG — The night of Thursday, Sept. 18, will be a busy one for the borough’s Main Street when it hosts both the fifth Mingle on Main of the season and the annual Kno...
September 17, 2025 Local News
News
BUTLER TWP — Supervisors approved two Eagle Scout project proposals from members of Boy Scout Troops during the board’s monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 15. The first pro...
September 17, 2025 Local News
Dollar General announced Tuesday, Sept. 16, that its newest Center Township location at 2021 William Flynn Highway is now open for business. In celebration, the company w...
September 17, 2025 Local News
A Butler man is accused of shooting a firearm near a man in his apartment. Dustin Zachary Clark, 25, was charged Saturday, Sept. 13, with two felony counts of aggravated...
September 17, 2025 Crime & Courts
You could say that Jennings Environmental Education Center in Brady Township grew out of a slender prairie flower not commonly found in Pennsylvania. Native to prairie st...
September 17, 2025 Local News
UPMC Passavant has introduced a new life-saving capability to its Advanced Response Unit, becoming one of the first organizations in the region to carry and administer bl...
September 16, 2025 Local News
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Community
Skateboarding is all about flow, and the skate park in Butler’s Father Marinaro Park is a ...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The Butler County Young Professionals are collecting Halloween costumes to give away at it...
September 17, 2025
There will be a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for the Unionville Grange on Sept. 27. The din...
September 17, 2025
The Worthington West Franklin Community Library in Armstrong County will have a craft and ...
September 17, 2025
Every Friday from the beginning of the Mars Area School District school year until the end...
September 17, 2025
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Sports
PITTSBURGH — Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched their...
 
Slippery Rock girls volleyball made quick work of visiting Greenville on Tuesday, sweeping...
September 16, 2025
PITTSBURGH — Michael Busch greeted Paul Skenes with the fourth leadoff home run of his car...
September 16, 2025
Slippery Rock football stayed put at No. 4 in the latest NCAA Division II rankings by the ...
September 16, 2025
The WPIAL released brackets for the 2025 WPIAL Girls Tennis Championships on Tuesday, and ...
September 16, 2025
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Editorial
September 17, 2025 Cartoons
Last week’s Mini Maker’s Market in Zelienople offered a great opportunity for our youngest entrepreneurs to show off their wares and learn a little so...
September 17, 2025 Our Opinion
The First Amendment is in a sorry state, especially on college campuses. A survey of students released last Tuesday from the Foundation for Individual...
September 17, 2025 Other Voices
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to a...
September 16, 2025 Editorial
September 16, 2025 Cartoons
Business
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying that the independence it once had to speak up on socia...
September 17, 2025 Business
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern g...
September 17, 2025 National News
BUTLER TWP — Supervisors approved a land development plan for the Farmers Mutual insurance company building on South Eberhart Road during their monthl...
September 17, 2025 Business
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump formally extended the deadline to keep the social media app TikTok available in the United States until Dec. 16, g...
September 16, 2025 Business
Federal auto safety regulators opened an investigation Tuesday into possible defects in Tesla doors that have reportedly left parents with children tr...
September 16, 2025 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Prospect Volunteer Fire Department is hosting music bingo on Sept. 27. The DJ bingo event opens its doors at 6 p.m. Sept. 27 at 373 Main St. in Prospect, and will also fe...
September 17, 2025 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960’s pop group The Turtles, whose hits include “Happy Together” and “Elenore,” died in Nashville on Friday afte...
September 16, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Seth Rogen and “The Studio” turned the Emmys into a wrap party, winning best comedy series Sunday and breaking a comedy record for victories in a season wit...
September 16, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock's paintings with a little help from chemistry, confirming for the first tim...
September 16, 2025 National News
LONDON — Ellie Potts goes dancing with her friends most weeks. They don’t put on the latest Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran, though — they much prefer English country dances t...
September 16, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
As “Downton Abbey” comes to a close, two of its stars are opening up about their life together. Laura Carmichael and Michael C. Fox — who play characters Lady Edith and A...
September 16, 2025 People
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Special Sections
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Earl Weinmann makes a decent dog using locally sourced beef, sauerkraut, onions and a homemade secret sauce for the more adventurous. At $5 each, it’s...
September 17, 2025 Special Sections
Federal incentives for home energy improvements are running out at the end of the year, so it’s decision time for anyone who has been thinking about a heat pump. The righ...
September 10, 2025 Special Sections
If you spend any time gardening, you probably understand what I mean when I say it feels good — despite the lifting, sweating and straining involved. Yes, exercise is goo...
September 10, 2025 Special Sections
There is a meme on social media that shows up every year in the spring, in which the late Chris Farley, in full Matt Foley bluster, shouts that he wants it to stop rainin...
September 10, 2025 Special Sections
As summer submits to autumn, great swaths of goldenrod light up the fields across Butler County with their vibrant yellow blooms. This striking display is not the only ...
September 10, 2025 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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