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Severe storms cause lasting outages, road closures, deaths in Western Pa.

Thunderstorms on Tuesday night, April 29, caused widespread damage and power outages across Butler County and workers were still cleaning up the in the aftermath Wednesda...

April 30, 2025 Local News

Gallery: Cleanup underway following Tuesday storm

Cleanup efforts continued into Wednesday, April 30, following a Tuesday evening storm that left thousands without power for hours. As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, 3770 First Ene...

April 30, 2025 Local News

Bond increased for man charged with shooting beside school

EVANS CITY — A district judge on Wednesday, April 30, increased bail for a Renfrew man charged with firing a homemade rifle on his property that is adjacent to Connoquene...

April 30, 2025 Crime & Courts

Man charged in theft, forgery of check from church

A Mercer County man is accused of washing a check from a church, changing the amount and redirecting more than $9,000 to himself, according to Butler Township police. Ma...

April 30, 2025 Local News

Thousands in Butler County still without power Wednesday morning

Thousands of people were still without electricity as of 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, April 30, after severe thunderstorms the day before swept through Butler County. F...

April 30, 2025 Local News

Photos: Yarn Lovers donate prayer shawls

April 30, 2025 Local News

Slippery Rock Area School District hires new Moraine Elementary principal

Slippery Rock Area School District announced the hiring of a new principal for Moraine Elementary School. Shawn Zappia, of Hermitage, was approved by the board of directo...

April 30, 2025 Local News

Police reports

The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Butler Twp April 28 — Damiere M. Reevey, 31, of Philadelphia, was charged with con...

April 30, 2025 Local News

PennDOT worker struck by vehicle in construction zone in Oakland Township

Zane R. Everetts, 19, of Chicora, a PennDOT worker, sustained a suspected minor injury after being struck by a vehicle while in an active construction zone on Tuesday mor...

April 30, 2025 Local News

Butler County libraries foster environment for learning year-round

When people think of the local library, many still picture a quiet place with rows of dusty books and a strict silence policy. It’s an old-school image — one that’s stuck...

April 30, 2025 Local News

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