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WVU Medicine announces expected date of Independence acquisition
West Virginia University Health System expects to close a transaction in which it will acquire Independence Health System in late September or early October, th...
Mobile home destroyed in Monday night fire in Clay Township
Smoke could be seen throughout the area as crews responded to a fire that destroyed a mobile home Monday night, June 1, in Clay Township. Fire crews were on the...
Victims of July 2024 Trump rally shooting file suit against feds
Two people shot at a July 2024 rally for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump are suing the federal government saying injuries suffered in the incident are ...
BASD filing complaint over cannabis dispensary’s proximity to Pullman Park
BUTLER TWP — Butler Area School District is filing a complaint with the Pennsylvania Department of Health over a medical cannabis dispensary located right by Pu...
Trump rally victims claim Secret Service negligence caused a ‘cascade of prevent...
Trump rally victims cl...
WVU Medicine announces expected date of Independence acquisition
WVU Medicine announces...
Mobile home destroyed in Monday night fire in Clay Township
Mobile home destroyed ...
Victims of July 2024 Trump rally shooting file suit against feds
Victims of July 2024 T...
BASD filing complaint over cannabis dispensary’s proximity to Pullman Park
BASD filing complaint ...
Top Headlines
A Butler man is accused of hitting his mother in the face and locking her in a bedroom after an argument over the care of dogs, Butler Township police said. Nicholas Wil...
June 02, 2026 Local News
MARS — Borough council received updates about two upcoming summer events at its Monday, June 1, meeting. Mayor Gregg Hartung told council everything is ready for Brew Fe...
June 02, 2026 Local News
The borough of Evans City recently announced its participation in Project READY, a program which aims to improve emergency response outcomes for individuals with disabili...
June 02, 2026 Health
Vacancy board appointed to fill Reppert’s seat
June 02, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — At Thursday’s board of supervisors agenda preparation meeting, township manager Dan Santoro provided updates to the ongoing improvement project on Frankli...
June 01, 2026
News
Over the past nine months, four students from Ryan Gloyer Middle School had the unique experience of collaborating with a Los Angeles-based animation studio to create an ...
June 02, 2026 Local News
Vogel Disposal Service Inc. was awarded a $300,000 state grant toward the purchase of 15 Class 8 compressed natural gas-powered waste collection vehicles. The grant is o...
June 02, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — Butler Area School District’s board approved accepting a multimillion dollar endowment that will help it fund a dual enrollment coursework partnership with B...
June 02, 2026 Local News
Local nonprofits stay vigilant
June 02, 2026 Local News
A Butler County man is suing his vehicle insurance company over compensation for serious injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash. Alexander Kukieza, of Zelienople, fi...
June 02, 2026 Crime & Courts
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Community
It was Weird Al Yankovic who first sparked Stephen Wuchina’s interest in playing the accor...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Five incoming University of Pittsburgh students from across Pennsylvania have been selecte...
June 01, 2026
The Rotary Club of Slippery Rock is sponsoring a community blood drive Wednesday, June 3, ...
June 01, 2026
No yard is too big, no garden bed too small. The Butler City Shade Tree Commission has bro...
June 01, 2026
Nomination period open until June 15
May 31, 2026
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Sports
ADAMS TWP — Hailey Long melted into the driver’s seat of the athletic trainer’s cart parke...
 
The PIAA baseball tournament began Monday, and Butler has moved on to Thursday’s quarterfi...
June 02, 2026
The PIAA softball tournament began Monday and continues with Thursday’s quarterfinals. See...
June 02, 2026
Butler County Soccer Association is turning 50 years old this year. The youth program cel...
June 02, 2026
Slippery Rock University athletic director Roberta Page said in December it would be a...
June 02, 2026
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Editorial
June 02, 2026 Cartoons
The benefits of later starts have been observed in studies
June 02, 2026 Our Opinion
Earlier this spring, the House Ways and Means Committee confronted hospital CEOs with horror stories Americans know far too well. Chairman Jason Smith...
June 02, 2026 Other Voices
As Seneca Valley once again considers a tax increase for the fourth year in a row, it’s time to ask: are yearly tax increases becoming the new normal ...
May 30, 2026 Letters to the Editor
The Democrats and Republicans envision two different futures for America. When you sift through all the opposing policies and mud-slinging, it all com...
May 30, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Business
The president and CEO of Presbyterian SeniorCare Network — a nonprofit, faith-based organization serving older adults in Western Pennsylvania — has be...
June 02, 2026 Business
Zelienople-based industrial fan manufacturer Robinson Fans is expanding its footprint in the southern part of the country. The over 100-year-old manu...
June 02, 2026 Business
Wexford Hospital, part of Allegheny Health Network, has earned the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology’s Center of Excellence designatio...
June 01, 2026 Business
DAKAR, Senegal — When Senegalese farmer Abou Sow first watched U.S. missiles strike Iran on social media, he had a sinking feeling it would soon affec...
May 31, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — In the latest action to undo Biden-era regulations on climate change, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday proposed repealin...
May 31, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
A community choir — a group that formed under the umbrella of the Butler County Symphony Orchestra — will perform two shows this weekend. The EchoPoint Chorale debuts at ...
May 27, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married, local officials in London confirmed to the Associated Press. They tied the knot Sunday at Old Marylebone Town Ha...
June 01, 2026 People
Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for the big budget “Star Wars” movie, “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which...
June 01, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Sure, folks discuss the weather a lot, especially in Britain. Still, it’s hard to imagine that a quiet chat about the weather — and why it isn’t boring — could be an emo...
May 30, 2026 Reviews
What evil lurks in the drabbest of interiors? The meme-rooted “Backrooms” is the latest movie to pull its mounting horrors out of liminal spaces. “Exit 8,” released earli...
May 30, 2026 Reviews
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cul...
May 29, 2026 National News
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Special Sections
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...
May 31, 2026 Sports
Some golf courses have that hole that jumps out in everyone’s mind whenever they think of the 18 holes. Whether it’s a signature feature, a unique backdrop, particularly ...
May 31, 2026 Sports
Butler High School senior Brynn Cornibe was selected as the 44th annual Theodore K. Vogeley Scholarship recipient Tuesday, May 19. She was selected from 45 applicants. Th...
May 30, 2026 Special Sections
BUFFALO TWP — Helen Comperatore is dedicated to making Corey’s Cruise 2026 — an event that honors her late husband while giving back to first responders — a smashing succ...
May 27, 2026 Special Sections
Nestled in the woods along Little Buffalo Creek, the Butler Freeport Community Trail spans 21 miles connecting the two municipalities. Open since 1989, the trail gives re...
May 27, 2026 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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