ADAMS TWP — In the 12th legislative district, Ethan Nicholas and Scott Timko both portray themselves as solidly conservative and proud Republicans, though they ...
With high school graduations on the horizon, for many students, it’s time for them and their families to look ahead to the next level of their education journey...
SEVEN FIELDS — A husband and wife died in an apparent murder-suicide early Tuesday, April 28, in the area of Graywyck Drive, according to state police.
Ryan Ho...
PITTSBURGH — JJ Wetherholt’s whirlwind of a first month in the major leagues made a stop in a very familiar place.
A 2021 Mars Area High School graduate and roo...
Nicholas, Timko pitch candidacies at GOP forum
Nicholas, Timko pitch ...
Finding a college education in Butler County: Student aid, trending programs and...
Finding a college educ...
Karns City taking precautions following report
Karns City taking prec...
Police: Seven Fields couple identified in apparent murder-suicide
Police: Seven Fields c...
Mars grad, St. Louis Cardinals shortstop JJ Wetherholt soaking in homecoming
CRANBERRY TWP — Butler County’s budding entrepreneurs took center stage Tuesday, April 28, as the Butler County Chamber of Commerce hosted its take on a longstanding real...
File the FAFSA
• File on Oct. 1, the day the Federal Application for Student Aid opens. The sooner you file, the longer you have to plan. Some programs fund on a first-co...
As college enrollment among 18-year-olds continues to decline, higher education institutions in the county are being pushed to rethink how they operate.
Slippery Rock Un...
Butler Transit Authority is set to have a balanced operational budget for fiscal year 2026-27, including a raise for employees.
The authority’s board of directors voted u...
Brian M. Bailey, the sitting mayor of Portersville, died of natural causes on Sunday morning, April 19, at the age of 67.
Prior to his death, Bailey had served as mayor f...
Earlier this year, the Saxonburg Area Authority received a grant of $489,558 through the Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Program. The funds will be used to upgrade a l...
ZELIENOPLE — Sam Keefer, a junior at Seneca Valley High School and a lifelong resident of Zelienople, took his oath of office as junior council member at Monday’s borough...
SLIPPERY ROCK ― Slippery Rock Area School District’s board unanimously approved installation of a platform and railings leading to the only roof access at Slippery Rock A...
CHERRY TWP — Moniteau School District’s board anticipates approving a preliminary general budget for the 2026-27 school year at its next meeting on May 11.
Austin Blause...
Sometimes little things are the evidence of a bigger event.
That was the case earlier this month when the Moraine Preservation Fund activated its osp...
I fell in love with democracy before I fully understood it.
In high school civics classes in the 1990s, I learned about a system that was imperfect in...
One of the appeals of broadcast game shows is playing along with the people on the screen and imagining what you would do and how you would fare in ga...
BUTLER TWP — The crowded commercial district along Route 356 in Butler Township has temporarily lost a pair of fast-food dining options.
Over the past...
Farmers across the Great Plains are confronting an intense drought that threatens winter wheat harvests and is pushing cattle producers toward costly ...
OAKLAND, Calif. — Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, dec...
Allegheny Health Network has received national recognition as its Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, Allegheny County, has been named to Newsweek’s prest...
Airlines around the world are raising prices for bags and seats, dialing back profit forecasts and openly discussing ways to link up with rivals as th...
Birders will guide a search of Moraine State Park for early season migrants from sparrows, warblers, tanagers, thrushes, kinglets, gulls, terns, loons, grebes, cormorants...
Michael B. Jordan voicing a tiny woodland creature who switches bodies with a majestic bird in the animated movie “Swapped” and Kacey Musgraves’ seventh studio album, “Dr...
Taylor Swift has filed to trademark two voice clips and an image of her in concert in an apparent attempt to shore up her identity against AI incursions.
Her company, TAS...
NEW YORK — Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, who sang the enduring hits “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walk...
NEW YORK — Nearly a quarter-century after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death, a man admitted in court Monday to a role in a killing that stymied investi...
NEW YORK — “Michael,” the big-budget Michael Jackson spectacle, shrugged off bad reviews and a troubled production to launch with $97 million in U.S. and Canada theaters,...
If you’re looking to try a new course or haven’t been for a while and want to know the best way and best prices to book a tee time, here are the prices, information and e...
While spring marks the return of warmer weather in Western Pennsylvania, it also brings back the unmistakable sights and sounds of roadwork — including fresh surface tre...
While the weather is becoming milder as Butler County enters spring, winter can leave a lasting impact on vehicles.
Nate Miller, owner of Randy and Bob’s Auto Body, said ...
Butler County has an unusually high number of golf courses.
That’s a good thing, said Experience Butler County president Amy Pack. There is something for all kinds of gol...
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...
