On the eve of the one-year anniversary of a deadly explosion at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works, federal investigators released a long and sharply worded report,...
ADAMS TWP — With teachers’ first day back at work scheduled Aug. 20 and students coming back Aug. 25, Mars Area School District will begin its academic year wit...
The Butler County girls tennis scene will have some familiar faces stepping back into competition in the coming weeks. Headlined by a pair of North Catholic sta...
Seneca Valley School District and its students have initiated a range of efforts in recent years to address emotional well-being and mental health.
Now, the dis...
CRANBERRY TWP — The third Cranberry Conversation session on Tuesday, Aug. 11, kicked off a process to collect resident feedback about community priorities and v...
U.S. Steel could have prevented 2025 Clairton Coke Works explosion, federal inve...
U.S. Steel could have ...
Mars teachers continue to rally through stagnant contract negotiations
Mars teachers continue...
PIAA girls tennis season preview 2026: Meet the top 7 players to watch in Butler...
PIAA girls tennis seas...
Seneca Valley partnership aims to strengthen mental health support efforts
Seneca Valley partners...
Third Cranberry Conversations workshop will help develop new comprehensive plan ...
From successful alcohol businesses that bolstered Harmony’s economy to a historic trolley route that passed through it, the borough has a storied past going back to its f...
The Pennsylvania State Triathlon Championships will take place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 16, at Moraine State Park, where athletes from across the state will swim,...
With a three-year plan to restructure routes underway, Butler Transit Authority is looking to prepare a plan for the logistics of implementation and to properly reach out...
Warrants were issued Monday for the arrest of two people on homicide charges related to the death of a 3-year-old Mercer County boy.
Felicesha Alice Brook Hardman, 32, o...
CRANBERRY — An ad hoc committee recommended proceeding with preliminary engineering and other steps to advance a planned recreation engagement center in Cranberry Townshi...
A benefit dinner and raffles are being held in October for Rowan Renee Sciullo, a Butler girl who lost the use of her legs when the vehicle she was in struck a tree Aug. ...
Work on the Shearer Bridge preservation project in Butler and Summit townships will lead to rolling lane closures along Route 422 on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 17 and 18.
T...
One person was transported from a two-vehicle rollover crash Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, on Route 422 in Clearfield Township, according to Butler County Emergency Service...
JEFFERSON TWP — The board of supervisors granted preliminary approval of land development plans for Sunvest Solar’s proposed solar project during its meeting on Monday ni...
Should the price of your groceries depend on what a retailer knows about your shopping habits or your neighborhood? How would you feel if the person b...
It’s hard to stock up for school supplies before the start of each school year, but organizations like the YMCA and the school districts themselves ar...
The time has come for the voices of independent voters to be heard in Pennsylvania! Gallup polls show 45% of Americans identify as independents (regar...
A little history on Graham Park pickleball courts: The six original courts were partially funded by public donations and were free to all. Today, ther...
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump was sued in federal court Wednesday to stop him from making money off a new, paid service at his Truth Social compan...
CHICAGO — It started as a limited promotion for a specialty theme night. Then the Chicago White Sox heard from their fans.
Everyone wanted a pope-them...
Butler Memorial Hospital has added a new doctor to its medical staff, according to Independence Health system.
Dr. David Klodowski joins the staff as ...
A Butler County manufacturer is one of 15 small businesses across Pennsylvania to receive grant money from the Department of Environmental Protection,...
Researchers at Allegheny Health Network’s Cancer Center contributed to a new international study showing that a blood-based test may help detect color...
There will be more than 100 raffle baskets up for grabs Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Sts. Francis and Clare Parish picnic at St. Wendelin, but the winners of the grand prizes ...
The blockbuster biopic “Michael” and a new documentary about Travis Barker are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among ...
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ famously tumultuous dynamic is on the mend with the help of an upcoming Fleetwood Mac documentary.
The “Go Your Own Way” musician, 76...
LAS VEGAS — Almost 30 years after rap legend Tupac Shakur was gunned down near the Las Vegas Strip, the former gang leader accused of ordering the killing went on trial ...
NEW YORK — “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio esti...
Dave Malarkey was more than just a narrator on the radio informing residents of the news of the day. His love for Butler and its residents, and the individual impact he h...
A Cranberry Township grandfather was browsing through Walmart late last fall when he spotted a bin filled with 24-count boxes of Crayola crayons priced at 25 cents each.
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Across Pennsylvania, momentum is gaining to restrict K-12 students’ cellphone use during the instructional day. Each side of the General Assembly recently passed legislat...
Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy — weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids c...
For teenagers and middle school-aged students, cellphones can be a key tool for parents to stay connected to their children. Yet, cellphones do not come without drawbacks...
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...
