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Local News
Buffalo Township police officers will debut 11 body cameras, six built-in car cameras and seven upgraded tasers in the beginning of August, according to the police chief....
July 21, 2026 Local News
A pizza delivery driver is accused of backing his vehicle into a 9-year-old boy when backing into a driveway in Butler Township. Nikolas James Anthony Oesterling, 18, of ...
July 21, 2026 Local News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Adams Twp July 6 — Jeffrey Charles Conway, 58, of Gibsonia, was charged with two m...
July 21, 2026 Local News
Two Franklin Township residents were charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty and neglect after police said their dogs were found emaciated, carrying a parasite and wander...
July 21, 2026 Local News
CHERRY TWP — Less than a year after being elected to the Moniteau School District’s board of directors, Michael Baptiste resigned Monday evening, July 20. Moniteau’s scho...
July 21, 2026 Local News
MARS — Borough Council voted 4-1 in favor of three amendments to the borough’s merger with Adams Township during its meeting Monday, July 20. Council Member William Lambe...
July 21, 2026 Local News
Three Butler County Community College students who intend to become certified public accountants have received $1,000 scholarships from a Philadelphia-based nonprofit to ...
July 21, 2026 Local News
A November trial has been scheduled for a Butler man charged with homicide in the shooting death of another man two years ago outside of an American Avenue home in Butler...
July 21, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Slippery Rock Township couple facing several child endangerment charges and dozens of animal neglect charges was accepted into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Dispositio...
July 21, 2026 Crime & Courts
Butler County residents were able to spot a blue sky on Sunday, July 19, for the first time in nearly a week, following several days of poor air quality as a result of wi...
July 21, 2026 Local News
Other News
West Virginia University Health System knew for years that employees were stealing highly addictive drugs. A federal settlement shows the medical system didn’t take enoug...
July 21, 2026 National News
SEOUL, South Korea — Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korea’s foreign minister and thanked Pyongyang for supporting his war against Ukraine, in the latest ...
July 20, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol...
July 20, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his White House have enthusiastically promoted the Freedom Fuel Network, a chain of star-spangled convenience stores selling gas a...
July 20, 2026 National News
POWELL, Ohio — Five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Mond...
July 20, 2026 National News
DETROIT — A state appeals court on Monday set aside convictions for two men involved in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Pete Musico and Paul Bellar...
July 20, 2026 National News
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan activists on Monday accused authorities of violating a court order from last month halting the setting up of an American-backed Ebola quarantine c...
July 20, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration sought phone records of several New York Times journalists and even those of some of their relatives, according to a ...
July 20, 2026 National News
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sen. Darline Graham said Monday she’s running for a full term to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat. “I’ve made a decision,” Darline G...
July 20, 2026 National News
NEW ORLEANS — A tropical depression drifting erratically in the northern Gulf of Mexico is expected to strengthen later Monday with rain that could trigger flooding and w...
July 20, 2026 National News
Sports
Patching up a football program sometimes goes far beyond roster numbers and Xs and Os. Moniteau begins the 2026 schedule Aug. 28 at home against neighboring rival Kar...
July 21, 2026 Sports
The Little League tournament season is under way. Butler Township has two teams in the Pennsylvania Section 1 Tournament, with both hoping to make the state tournament la...
July 20, 2026 Sports
The Butler dynasty extends another year. The Iron Bucks beat the Rock Redbirds 11-7 in Sunday’s North American Baseball Alliance championship game, claiming a fourth stra...
July 20, 2026 Sports
CLEVELAND — Esmerlyn Valdez’s strong start to his major league career is showing no signs of slowing down. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie outfielder’s two-run homer in the...
July 20, 2026 Professional
Runners will be seeing double at first base come next high school baseball season. The PIAA is adopting the National Federation of State High School Associations’ mandate...
July 20, 2026 Sports
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Tuesday, July 21 Dirt Track Racing 7:30 – Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup, at Lernerville Speedway...
July 20, 2026 Sports
Editorial
July 20, 2026 Cartoons
Attendees of the annual Horse Trading Days in Zelienople didn’t see many, if any, horses over the course of the event. The event’s organizers called off the horse parade ...
July 20, 2026 Our Opinion
Republicans have wanted to abolish the Department of Education since it was established in 1979. Under Secretary Linda McMahon, they’ve come closer than ever to achieving...
July 20, 2026 Other Voices
Community
The Penn-Glade Lions Club is hosting an all-you-can-eat rib dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at 150 Church Road in Penn Township. Takeout dinners are also avail...
July 20, 2026 Community
As the march “Stars and Stripes Forever” drew to a grand close for the Musicians’ Concert Band’s July 9 concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the nation’s independ...
July 20, 2026 Community
Pennsylvania Lottery retailers receive a bonus whenever they sell a winning ticket worth $100,000 or more. The Sheetz on Ehrman Road in Cranberry Township was the latest ...
July 20, 2026 Community
Institutions take different approaches to expected drop in students
July 20, 2026 Community
Announcements
In memory of Richard Eakin who passed away ten years ago July 21, 2016. It’s lonesome here without you, and sad in every way, For life is not the same for us, since you ...
July 21, 2026 In Memoriams
Arts & Entertainment
Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World Cup's first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday that also squ...
July 21, 2026 People
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two weeks, allowing states that are challe...
July 20, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” launched with an estimated $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and another $139.6 million from overseas, notching an even...
July 20, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Other
July 21, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. — 1 John 1:7 ...
July 21, 2026 Verse of the Day
July 20, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
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