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Man charged with placing dead body in trash can after overdose
Business owner claims his trash can was used A Butler man is facing charges after police said he placed his roommate in a trash can after he died from an appare...
Butler County man killed after boat capsized in Lake Erie, coroner says
A Butler County man was pronounced dead after a boat capsized in Lake Erie Tuesday morning. David Rodgers, 63, of Chicora, was pronounced dead at UPMC Hamot ho...
First major heat wave of summer hits, will last all week
Thunderstorms possible for America’s 250th
Mars teachers, school board at standstill with contract set to expire
The contract between Mars Area School District and its teachers’ union is set to expire Tuesday, June 30. However, there is still a notable divide on salary inc...
Armco Park pool opens after replacing pipes, painting
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Despite a short delay with opening due to some necessary repairs, the pool at Armco Park is open to swimmers. Armco Park’s pool opened June ...
Man charged with placing dead body in trash can after overdose
Man charged with placi...
Butler County man killed after boat capsized in Lake Erie, coroner says
Butler County man kill...
First major heat wave of summer hits, will last all week
First major heat wave ...
Mars teachers, school board at standstill with contract set to expire
Mars teachers, school ...
Armco Park pool opens after replacing pipes, painting
Armco Park pool opens ...
Top Headlines
PennDOT announced in a June 29 news release that New Castle Road in Zelienople will be closed from 7 a.m. July 9 to 6:30 p.m. July 13, at the railroad crossing located be...
June 29, 2026 Local News
The Slippery Rock Municipal Authority will be replacing a water line along Elm Street in Slippery Rock starting in July, according to a Friday, June 26, Facebook post by ...
June 29, 2026 Local News
MARS — A drizzle in the forecast did not stop shoppers from looking for farm-fresh food or vendors from selling their products at the Mars Farmers Market on Saturday, Jun...
June 27, 2026 Community
Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company announced category winners in the annual Saxonburg Fireman’s Parade which was held Thursday night, June 25, along the borough’s Main Stre...
June 28, 2026 Local News
Amber Kostic has participated in the southern Butler County Garden Tour before, but as a visitor. This year’s tour, Saturday, June 27, was her first as a gardener. When t...
June 27, 2026 Local News
News
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, residents work to keep the stories of their towns — some more than 200 years old — alive through a patchwork of local histori...
June 30, 2026 Local News
Leading up to the country’s 250th anniversary, Grove City Area Historical Society & Museum has organized a display of U.S. military memorabilia at Grove City Community Li...
June 29, 2026 Local News
Clearfield Township passed an ordinance allowing all-terrain vehicles to drive on marked township roads tentatively starting Tuesday, June 30. Township secretary Jane Bau...
June 29, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — A woman was taken to a local hospital after sustaining injuries in a two-car crash near the intersection of Pittsburgh and Vogel roads in Butler Township. Th...
June 28, 2026 Breaking News
Party in the Park aims to get people to Father Marinaro
June 27, 2026 Local News
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Community
Hunter Speer, 7, of the Fisher Dairy Farm at Portersville, readies his cow Friday, July 1...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Rosy Selby, née Clarke, sometimes returns to Butler from Barbados
June 29, 2026
The Grove City Area Historical Society & Museum continues its celebration of America’s 250...
June 29, 2026
The streets of Butler were choked with cars of all descriptions — classic cars, experiment...
June 28, 2026
Valencia Presbyterian Church, 80 Sterrett St. in Valencia, announced several community eve...
June 26, 2026
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Sports
 
BUFFALO TWP — Devin Moran is nicknamed “The Mailman,” and he certainly delivered Saturday ...
June 28, 2026
We hadn’t trolled more than a hundred yards when my light spinning rod bent into a bow. In...
June 28, 2026
Ben Perka and Aden Dressler are training for their first marathons — and found the 51st an...
June 27, 2026
Second place did not suit Ava Brewster well. She took no chance of it happening again, cru...
June 27, 2026
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Editorial
June 30, 2026 Cartoons
Fourth of July celebrations take many forms, but one thing most have in common is taking place outside. This year, that could require some extra cauti...
June 30, 2026 Our Opinion
The First Amendment needs all the help it can get these days. Some progressives want restrictions on “hate speech,” while Democrats weren’t shy about...
June 30, 2026 Other Voices
June 29, 2026 Cartoons
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is working around a bird that has taken up residence in one of the bridges it is working on in Armstrong...
June 29, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
NEW YORK — Communications giant Comcast is planning to split itself into two: one media-centered business that would include brands like NBCUniversal ...
June 29, 2026 Business
ROME — More than 10,000 Vespas putt-putt-putted around the Colosseum and past the Roman Forum on Saturday, marking the 80th anniversary of the iconic ...
June 28, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — About 3 million fewer people in the United States had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time la...
June 28, 2026 Business
Allegheny Health Network has appointed a new doctor to its Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Nabeeha Mohy-ud-din, MD, a triple b...
June 27, 2026 Business
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Heat. Moisture. National pride. These were top of mind as Nike designed its uniform kits for this year’s World Cup, including for fo...
June 27, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, Experience Butler County will celebrate its history and heritage through Butler County History Week from Sunday, June 28, through...
June 24, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
LONDON — Penelope Keith, a comic performer who shone as flinty but loveable upper-crust characters in British sitcoms “The Good Life” and “To the Manor Born,” has died ag...
June 29, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
WASHINGTON — The Chicago rapper known as Twista has pleaded guilty to five counts of willfully failing to pay his income taxes and faces up to five years in prison. The I...
June 29, 2026 People
LOS ANGELES — After watching a 20-minute tribute celebrating her groundbreaking career, Lauryn Hill surprised the BET Awards audience Sunday with an impromptu performance...
June 29, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — In a setback for Warner Bros.’ revamped DC movie operations, “Supergirl” was absolutely no match for “Toy Story 5” at the box office, opening a distant second ...
June 29, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Last year’s “Superman” ended with Iggy Pop singing “Because I’m a punk rocker, yes I am” — an ironic coda for a superlatively square hero. But it rings straightforwardly ...
June 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
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. Butler County Seni...
June 30, 2026 Special Sections
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. Pennsylvania S...
June 30, 2026 Special Sections
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...
June 26, 2026 Special Sections
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. CITY BUTLER ...
June 26, 2026 Special Sections
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...
June 24, 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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