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High winds cause outages, downed trees & wires across county

High winds blew through Butler County on Friday evening, March 13, resulting in thousands of power outages and dozens of wires down, fallen trees and other weather relate...

March 13, 2026 Local News

PIAA swimming: Knoch’s Adrian Lavorini snags first state medal in 200 IM

Swimming this late in the high school season is nothing new for Knoch’s Adrian Lavorini. The senior had qualified for the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships meet the ...

March 13, 2026 Sports

PIAA basketball: Carver E&S boys end North Catholic’s run in Class 4A quarterfinals

MCCONNELLSBURG, Fulton County — North Catholic entered Friday evening’s PIAA Class 4A boys basketball quarterfinal hoping to play spoiler. For most of the contest against...

March 13, 2026 Sports

Firefighter struck by vehicle on Oneida Valley Road

A firefighter was struck by a vehicle in the 800-block of Oneida Valley Road in Oakland Township Friday evening, March 13. Butler County Emergency Services called Oneida ...

March 13, 2026 Local News

Steelers sign Bears safety Jaquan Brisker to one-year deal

PITTSBURGH — In a year in which the NFL draft is coming to Pittsburgh, one of the Steelers’ biggest additions in free agency also comes from the 412. Jaquan Brisker, a ha...

March 13, 2026

Rugby 7s tournament featuring Slippery Rock coming to Butler’s Pullman Recreation Complex

Another college rugby tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 14-15, at Butler’s Pullman Recreation Complex. Slippery Rock University’s men’s team will be amon...

March 13, 2026 Sports

U.S. faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, Justice Department

WASHINGTON — In New York City, two men who federal authorities say were inspired by the Islamic State brought powerful homemade bombs to a protest outside the mayoral man...

March 13, 2026 National News

For baseball’s tallest hitters, robo-umps should bring consistency to a tricky strike zone

PHOENIX — San Francisco Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge was logged at 6-foot-7 “and some change,” he said. That was the measurement for the slugger for the major leagues' Au...

March 13, 2026

Embattled Pitt men's basketball coach Jeff Capel will return next season

PITTSBURGH — Jeff Capel is sticking around in Pittsburgh. Athletic director Allen Greene announced Friday that Capel will be back for a ninth season despite a disappoint...

March 13, 2026 College

2 long-lost episodes of ‘Doctor Who’ have been found. Fans will soon be able to watch them

LONDON — Over six decades of “Doctor Who,” the intergalactic adventurer’s adversaries have included evil robots, rampaging Yeti — and the BBC, which erased many early epi...

March 13, 2026 Arts & Entertainment

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