BUTLER TWP — State police solemnly gathered Tuesday outside of Troop D headquarters for a ceremony honoring the memory and service of the 105 troopers who have ...
Last fall, the Saxonburg Area Rotary installed and opened a new playground at the corner of North Rebecca and Water streets at Roebling Park in Saxonburg. Howev...
PENN TWP — Those enjoying lunch outdoors or starting their summer gardens on Tuesday, May 12, were treated to a view of the Goodyear Blimp, which could be seen ...
WEST DEER TWP — Having worn an intense look on his face for most of Tuesday's WPIAL Class 3A first-round baseball playoff game, Gage Blystone let a grin peek ou...
Butler Memorial Hospital and the union representing 235 medical technicians exchanged proposals in their contract negotiations Monday, May 11, as the union’s pl...
State police in Butler honor fallen troopers
State police in Butler...
Saxonburg playground construction uncovers 19th-century artifacts
Saxonburg playground c...
Goodyear blimp spotted near Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport
Goodyear blimp spotted...
WPIAL baseball: A loose Freeport, led by ace Gage Blystone, shuts down Quaker Va...
WPIAL baseball: A loos...
Hospital, union exchange contract proposals after union threatens strike
KARNS CITY — Karns City Area School District’s board has unanimously approved the district’s $27 million preliminary budget for the 2026-27 school year with no proposed t...
Butler County Community College’s largest graduating class in four years will hear that commencement “is not a finish line” and to “allow yourself to wonder” from an auth...
A familiar face was sworn in as a Seven Fields council member during the monthly meeting on Monday, May 11.
Jennifer Sikora was appointed to fill the vacancy of Morgan Ha...
A Lyndora man is accused of swinging a knife and threatening to stab his family members.
Javon Omareo Littlejohn, 23, was charged Sunday, May 10, by Butler Township poli...
OAKLAND TWP — At St. Wendelin School, students’ learning plans on May 12 included taking care of baby chicks and helping them grow into healthy chickens.
The students, a...
A Butler man is accused of threatening to kill a Butler police officer while being apprehended.
Dalton James Anthony, 24, was charged Sunday, May 10, by Butler police wi...
Three people were transported to an area hospital following a three-vehicle crash Monday night, May 11, in Butler, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch....
At least one person was transported to a hospital following a Tuesday morning, May 12, two-vehicle crash involving a school van in Center Township, according to Butler Co...
Attorney says meeting in violation of Sunshine Act
HARRISVILLE — While business seemed to be as usual during the borough council meeting Monday, May 11, the chant of “we ...
Not all victories are won on the playing field. Sometimes the winners can be found on the sidelines.
The Mars Area High School mascot, the Fightin’ Pl...
The sharp rise in gasoline prices caused by the Iran war has led to bipartisan calls, and in some cases action, to reduce U.S. gas taxes. At least thr...
I find it incredible that my tax dollars for education are being used to teach kids how to make graffiti. They cannot keep the kids engaged with worth...
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher.
The Labor Department's c...
OAKLAND, Calif. — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday to defend his business record in a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, rebutt...
BANGKOK — Ship operators rely on a sludgelike substance known as bunker fuel to keep vessels running. The Iran war's closure of the Strait of Hormuz ...
NEW YORK — More than 20 years after it redefined fast shipping, Amazon is preparing to raise the bar on consumer expectations again by offering to ful...
First United Methodist Church, 1802 N. Main Street Extension in Center Township, will hold its annual rummage sale May 15 and 16.
The sale will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 ...
MADISON, Wis — Pop star Debbie Gibson and Terry “Geezer” Butler, co-founder of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, are singing the same tune when it comes to sparing dogs...
Comedian Martin Short, still in the early stages of processing his daughter Katherine’s death in February, revealed some of the “nightmare” his family has endured since s...
LONDON — The Beatles are headed back to one of the band's most famous sites with a new fan experience in London.
Apple Corps Ltd, the company founded by the Fab Four, an...
In a box office battle of the sequels, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” had the slight edge over “Mortal Kombat II” in North American theaters this weekend. According to studio ...
Maybe out of fear of putting filmgoers to sleep, the sheep has not been much of a mainstay at the movies.
There’s Charles Burnett’s lyrical classic “Killer of Sheep.” You...
Not all par-5s are unbeatable monsters. Some can give a golfer an opportunity to shake off a bad bogey the hole before or build momentum with an layup of a birdie opportu...
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...
Stephen Harding, an instructor at the Butler Art Center and Gallery, has plenty of ideas for unique, affordable crafts for all ages. From bookmarks to painted terracotta ...
Keller Williams Realty is asking everyone, parent or not, to “run like a mother” this Mother’s Day, May 10, for their annual 5K and one-mile walk at Moraine State Park.
B...
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...
