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CRANBERRY TWP — An FBI special agent spoke to a township man for just over a week while posing as a father soliciting his 11-year-old stepson for sex, according to testim...
July 18, 2026 Local News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Butler July 6 — Brian Edwin Leinenbach, 54, of Butler, was charged with felony tre...
July 18, 2026 Local News
A Lyndora man on the Megan’s Law registry offered a 10-year-old boy $50 to perform sexual acts on him, according to Butler Township police. Bernard Richard Godfrey, 55, ...
July 18, 2026 Local News
A Clarion County man was sentenced Thursday to serve 3½ to 7 years in prison following his conviction on drug delivery charges, even though the physical evidence in the c...
July 17, 2026 Crime & Courts
The City of Butler will seek the assets of the former Porchvue Winery company and its owner as a result of a Thursday ruling in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Porchvue...
July 17, 2026 Local News
An Ellwood City man is accused of “fondling” himself while watching pornography in a Dollar General parking lot in Slippery Rock Township. Gary John MacDonald, 62, was c...
July 16, 2026 Local News
A Butler man is charged with theft after stealing more than $10,000 from his East Butler employer, according to state police. Brady Steven Shuler, 22, was charged Wednesd...
July 16, 2026 Local News
A Cranberry Township woman was arrested for alleged inappropriate sexual behavior with a child. Kelly Denise Yockey, 38, was arrested Thursday, July 16 by Cranberry Towns...
July 16, 2026 Local News
Court officials have met with all county school districts
July 16, 2026 Crime & Courts
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Butler June 2 — Roy S. Mazzarini, 65, of Lyndora, was charged with misdemeanor tre...
July 16, 2026 Local News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: State police, Butler June 29 — Daniel David Bargielski, 49, of Erie, was charged w...
July 15, 2026 Local News
A Seven Fields man is accused of possessing a stolen firearm while on probation. Aaron John Whittington, 18, was allegedly found Monday, July 13, with a firearm reported...
July 14, 2026 Local News
A Sarver man used his hand to cover a woman’s mouth to prevent her from screaming for help after he allegedly beat and confined her in a closet, according to the woman’s ...
July 14, 2026 Local News
A Ford City man is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl inside a vehicle in the ACMH Hospital parking lot. State police in Kittanning said they received a r...
July 14, 2026 Local News
A Lyndora woman is accused of brandishing a knife during a fight in Butler. Kathryn Lucille Lane, 35, was charged Wednesday, July 8, with felony aggravated assault and m...
July 14, 2026 Local News
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