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Local News
Police are investigating a homicide after a 69-year-old man’s body was discovered Saturday afternoon at a Miller Avenue address in Butler. A suspect is in custody after ...
February 22, 2026 Local News
The ice jamming the Allegheny River near Emlenton broke Friday night, Feb. 20, leaving the area at a less likely risk of flooding. A Facebook post by the Emlenton Fire De...
February 21, 2026 Local News
BRADY TWP — Only one outdoor event in Butler County combines the savory taste of an American classic with a step back in time to honor a founding father. “Who wouldn’t hi...
February 21, 2026 Local News
Day two of festival attended by hundreds
February 21, 2026 Local News
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Trump administrati...
February 21, 2026 Business
Detroit’s automakers asked the White House to shield them from new tariffs that President Donald Trump vowed to impose after the Supreme Court struck down most of his glo...
February 21, 2026 Business
Mr. Clean appears to be calling it quits. The retirement of the bald, animated mascot used in Mr. Clean ads and on products since 1958 was announced in a social media a...
February 21, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s biggest and boldest tariffs. But the justices left a $133 billion question unanswered: What...
February 21, 2026 National News
A new online resource launched in Butler County is making it easier for residents to give back by connecting community members directly with local nonprofit organizations...
February 21, 2026 Local News
Police say the father of a former Penn Christian Academy teacher who faces indecent assault charges related to his time at an Allegheny County school was charged after a...
February 21, 2026 Local News
Other News
How a local nonprofit is helping to expand this Pa. business ahead of the NFL Draft
February 21, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Bart Layton’s “Crime 101” is a “Heat” pastiche that, even if it falls well shy of its Michael Mann blueprint, has some basic appeal going for it. Los Angeles crime movies...
February 21, 2026 National News
Sports
Even with high stakes, there’s no use in stressing. Seneca Valley senior Ali Waters and Mars junior Marin Raible remained even-keeled at Saturday’s WPIAL Class 3A Girls D...
February 21, 2026 Sports
It was a close one throughout, and Slippery Rock struggled to score points in the second half, but the Rockets are heading to the District 10 Class 4A semifinals regardle...
February 21, 2026 Sports
MT. LEBANON — When Seneca Valley senior wrestler Hannah Hornick stepped on the mat for the WPIAL Girls Wrestling Individual Championships 190-pound title bout Saturday at...
February 21, 2026 Sports
CANONSBURG — Tommy Wuycheck clinched one of the most dramatic seventh-place medals possible, and in doing so he kept his senior season alive. The Seneca Valley 285-pounde...
February 21, 2026 Sports
CANONSBURG — Santino Sloboda made a name for himself two years ago with a stunning upset for his first district gold. A year ago, he solidified his legitimacy as one of W...
February 21, 2026 Sports
PINE TWP — Knoch’s starters didn’t want to come off the floor. With a trip to the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball title game up for grabs, can you blame them? “I’m sure th...
February 21, 2026 Sports
Teegan Finucan remembers his futile attempts to top his older brother, Zarian, on the basketball court. “He beat me over and over again, and I took a lot of butt-whoopin...
February 21, 2026 Sports
Bill Mazeroski, the Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove awards for his steady work in the field and the hearts of countless Pittsburgh Pirates fans for h...
February 21, 2026 Professional
Following are the swimmers from Butler County high schools, and their seeds and times, who qualified for the WPIAL Swimming Championships, which will be held Thursday and...
February 21, 2026 Sports
Editorial
February 21, 2026 Cartoons
As the 2026 Winter Olympics draw to a close this weekend, we have a chance to reflect on what the modern Olympics can represent. The revival of the Olympics in the late 1...
February 21, 2026 Our Opinion
The recent federal indictments on Jan. 15 accusing a large number of basketball players of throwing college games have predictably triggered indignation and outrage from ...
February 21, 2026 Other Voices
For the last several weeks, almost all letters to the editor have been from left-wing/anti-President Donald Trump submitters. It felt unbalanced. I’m sure Butler County (...
February 21, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I find it quite ironic that Gov. Josh Shapiro is concerned about having detention centers in Pennsylvania as being unsafe but opposes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce...
February 21, 2026 Letters to the Editor
President Donald Trump does not want Canada trading with China, and has been threatening them with more tariffs. He truly does not understand that it is he, and his tarif...
February 21, 2026 Letters to the Editor
In the early 1950s, our country dealt with the rising fear of communism, stoked by Sen. Joe McCarthy and his infamous tactics. Republican Sen. Margaret Chase Smith oppose...
February 21, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Recently, every time that I go to Walmart, there are pet dogs in the food/grocery aisles of the store. One time a dog had pooped on the grocery floor and an employee was ...
February 21, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Community
The following area residents have been named to the president’s list at their respective colleges and universities. Ohio University Cranberry Township: Natalie Kurywchak ...
February 21, 2026 Community
Inspired by Chinese New Year celebrations, this easy steak stir-fry quickly came to mind. It takes just a few minutes to assemble and prep the ingredients, and only minut...
February 21, 2026 Recipes
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week. Lunch is ...
February 21, 2026 Senior
Sticky rice, aka sweet glutinous rice, is best steamed so its plump, chewy grains are ready to sponge up all the flavor. This dish from my cookbook “The Chinese Way” is a...
February 21, 2026 Recipes
The following area residents have been named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges and universities. Fairfield University Cranberry Township: Philip Storti Ohi...
February 21, 2026 Deans List
Announcements
Bill and Irene McCarrier, of Butler, belatedly celebrated 65 years of marriage with a family dinner. McCarrier married the former Irene Trabert on Dec. 30, 1960, in Grove...
February 21, 2026 Anniversaries
Arts & Entertainment
“How to Make a Killing,” starring Glen Powell as a working-class man who sets out to murderously reclaim his inheritance, has a clear inspiration: the great Ealing black ...
February 21, 2026 Reviews
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