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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
NEW YORK — Twelve states sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, arguing that the $81 billion merger would “extinguish competition” in Hol...
July 14, 2026 Business
Children, older adults and those with respiratory conditions should avoid heavy outdoor activity Tuesday, July 14, due to ozone buildups harming the air quality, accordin...
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
An Indiana woman accused of throwing a knife at another woman pleaded guilty to summary disorderly conduct at a Monday, July 13, preliminary hearing. Mya Jean Hubbard, 2...
July 14, 2026 Local News
JEFFERSON TWP — The township is expected to receive additional financial backing for the ongoing renovation of SEBCO Pool, in the form of a $125,000 contribution from Con...
July 14, 2026 Government
BUTLER TWP — Butler Area School District is taking a proactive approach to cellphone usage in the district’s schools. The district’s board voted unanimously Monday evenin...
July 14, 2026 Local News
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ended Saturday. Dairy Champions Supreme Champion Cow, Camp-Run Farms, Fombell Reserve Supreme Champi...
July 14, 2026 Agriculture
Other News
BIDDEFORD, Maine — Trump administration officials told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings within a week...
July 14, 2026 National News
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s already been a deadly year for firefighters, and authorities have been putting resources where they can more quickly pounce on wildfires before t...
July 14, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told lawmakers Tuesday that a sharp increase in threats targeting her and other justices is increasingly encroaching ...
July 14, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation cooled last month as the cost of gas, clothes, and used cars fell, providing some relief to consumers, while underlying price pressures also c...
July 14, 2026 National News
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's air force said Tuesday it intercepted five ballistic missiles launched by Russia in a raft of overnight attacks, although other missiles and dro...
July 14, 2026 International News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military early Wednesday reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports over Tehran's attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of ...
July 14, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is welcoming Iraq's new prime minister to the White House on Tuesday after strongly backing the political neophyte in his bid for offi...
July 14, 2026 International News
Former Butler County resident Mark Pelusi has spent years trying to obtain official documents to solve a century-old family mystery, but bureaucratic red tape is preventi...
July 14, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Sports
Hunter Swidzinski already had a long list of golf accomplishments before the summer began. After his PIAA championship in 2023, the Butler graduate earned several awards,...
July 14, 2026 Sports
Even on vacation at a Florida beach, Gavin Gorajewski finds a volleyball. So it’s no surprise the rising Seneca Valley junior, a boys volleyball outside hitter and All-WP...
July 14, 2026 Sports
Editorial
July 14, 2026 Cartoons
Community
Gary McKinney, of Tarentum, lost his high school ring in the mid-1970s while he was hunting near the Heath Pump Station along the Clarion River. On June 19, 2009, Richard...
July 14, 2026 Community
Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will host its next presentation at 6 p.m. Monday, July 20. Matt Borders will present “Major General Lew Wallace,” at the Monday me...
July 14, 2026 Community
The shared legacy of a Saxonburg church, built on land given by the man whose cables still hold up a great city, will be a highlight of the borough’s Thursday, July 16, M...
July 14, 2026 Community
The Watt family reunion, which normally takes place the first Sunday in August, has been canceled this year. ...
July 14, 2026 Community
Springdale Lutheran Church is celebrating its 150th anniversary from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at 1061 Mahood Road, Concord Township. The anniversary celebration ...
July 14, 2026 Community
JACKSON TWP — When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world, Autumn Zacherl was in sixth grade. And she used it to her advantage. “It definitely forced a change of pace in ...
July 14, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
PHOENIX — Pat Oliphant, an influential political cartoonist known for creating caricatures of U.S. and world leaders, died Monday. He was 90. Oliphant died at his home in...
July 14, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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