A year ago on July 13, 2024, a lone gunman fired eight shots into the crowd at the Butler Farm Show grounds attempting to assassinate then-candidate President D...
Despite what others say, Rico Elmore doesn’t consider himself a hero.
“I’d like to put it out there in black and white: Rico Elmore is not a hero, Corey Comper...
On July 12, 2024, 16-year-old Sophia Zang walked around the Butler Farm Show grounds with her family to check out the area being prepared for then presidential ...
Troubleshooting is underway to resolve ongoing, statewide issues with NextGen software that has led to some 911 calls not getting through to dispatchers.
Randy...
This is the first in a series of articles reflecting on the assassination attempt that happened in Butler County on July 13, 2024. More stories about the event ...
Looking back on the 2024 Trump assassination attempt in Butler, read the stories
Looking back on the 20...
For Rico Elmore, Corey Comperatore is the ultimate hero following Trump rally in...
For Rico Elmore, Corey...
Butler County Trump rally attendees still in shock over slack security, poor pla...
Butler County Trump ra...
Troubleshooting in the works for 911 system problems
Troubleshooting in the...
Corey Comperatore’s family tells of their year of grief
Troubleshooting is underway to resolve ongoing, statewide issues with NextGen software that has led to some 911 calls not getting through to dispatchers.
Randy Padfield,...
Malphine Fogel, 95, was always resolute she would see her son return to the United States, and even more so after achieving her goal of speaking with then candidate Presi...
After eight straight months of negotiations, the City of Butler has signed an agreement with the Butler City Bureau of Fire that will increase hours and wages for the dep...
Wyatt Zang, 14, of Connoquenessing Township, wrote the following essay as a school assignment during the 2024-25 school year.
On the morning of July 13, I had no id...
The Butler County Historical Society wants to know: Where were you July 13, 2024?
That day, Butler County was thrust into the world spotlight as a lone gunman attempted t...
A weekend dedicated to honoring the memory of Corey Comperatore — the man who was fatally shot in the Donald Trump assassination attempt last year at the Butler Farm Show...
The second half of a documentary recounting the events of July 13, 2024, at the Butler Farm Show grounds is now available for public viewing.
Fox Nation, the streaming ar...
My wife and I attended the Big Butler Fair on July 4. We arrived at 6 p.m. and were parked about as far from the entrance as you could be.
We enjoyed...
Apparently, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office has time on its hands.
Not content to “protect courtrooms during trials, serve warrants and transport ...
I just wanted to take the time to tell you what an excellent publication this series, America 250: A Journey Through Time, America by the Decades, has...
Today, entering into a discussion of politics is only for the brave-hearted.
Friends, neighbors and relatives appear to hold onto their points of vie...
I wanted to reach out to tell you how important Boy Scouts is to me and my community.
I have learned many important skills while being a Boy Scout inc...
South College, which has an office in Cranberry Township is expanding its competency-based Education programs and now offers a doctor of medical scien...
ZEELAND, Mich. — A Michigan clock company that has helped people keep time for 99 years says it's going out of business due to tariffs and other econo...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades is launching a potentially half-billion-dollar effort to...
SAO PAULO — President Donald Trump’s threat to boost import taxes by 50% on Brazilian goods could drive up the cost of breakfast in the United States....
The family of Corey Comperatore has planned a day of activities Saturday, July 12, to mark the one year anniversary of his death.
A 9 a.m. parade honoring the former Buff...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … a purple and orange shape-shifting chemical compound?
Writer-director James Gunn’s “Superman” was always going to be a strange chemist...
About 80 minutes into “The Old Guard 2,” I found myself wondering how the filmmakers were going to wrap things up. There were a lot of threads dangling with Charlize Ther...
LOS ANGELES — Unionized video game performers have overwhelmingly voted to approve a new contract with their employers.
The vote, whose results were announced Wednesday n...
LOS ANGELES — Larry David will bring his grumbly sensibility to U.S. history in a team-up with Barack and Michelle Obama for an HBO sketch show, the network announced Thu...
NEW YORK — Kevin Jonas has revealed he lost “most of” his money nearly a decade ago, following the Jonas Brothers’ 2013 band breakup.
The 37-year-old New Jersey native an...
A year after an assassination attempt shocked Butler County, the motives of the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, remain largely a mystery.
Bits and pieces of Crooks’ life h...
Kitchens are no longer a simple cooking space. They’ve transformed into the heart of most American homes as a preferred gathering place for family and friends. However, w...
Bees make up the largest portion of pollinator species in North America and are important to the pollination of food crops as well as flowers.
When most people hear abou...
Anyone who owns a dog is familiar with the damage they can inflict on lawns. They dig holes, wear paths and burn the grass. Here are recommendations for maintaining a law...
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...
