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Local News
Hershey said Wednesday it will use classic recipes for all Reese’s products starting next year, a change that comes after the grandson of Reese’s founder criticized the c...
April 01, 2026 Business
Federal regulators on Wednesday approved Eli Lilly’s new weight-loss pill, a second daily oral medication to treat obesity and other weight-related conditions. The Food ...
April 01, 2026 Health
A 65-year-old woman died and four others were injured in a Saturday, March 28, crash involving a U-Haul trailer on I-80 in Mercer County. Lourdes M. Jimenez, a passenger...
April 01, 2026 Local News
Two Butler County Community College students have been selected to join Phi Theta Kappa’s 2026 All-Pennsylvania Academic Team. Serena Horstman, of Penn Township, and Tayl...
April 01, 2026 Local News
A longtime local government official for West Liberty Borough has died after 30 years of service, including stints as mayor and judge of elections. Betty Grace Kreutz di...
April 01, 2026 Local News
Four years after opening its doors to the public in June 2022, Totalus Cafe — a locally-owned boba tea cafe on East Jefferson Street — announced through Facebook on Satur...
April 01, 2026 Business
A proposal for a new telecommunications tower in Zelienople was shot down after the borough’s zoning hearing board denied a variance request. Vertical Bridge LLC and Veri...
April 01, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Butler County’s budding baseball superstars may soon have another opportunity to hone their skills all year long. D-BAT, a nationwide chain of indoor base...
April 01, 2026 Local News
The shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun to impact a local emergency service. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, a branch of DHS, awarded ...
April 01, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Residents of the Meeder planned residential development in the township got a look at what could be the next phase of construction during the township’s p...
April 01, 2026 Local News
Other News
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Wednesday what they are calling a path forward to fully funding the Department of ...
April 01, 2026 National News
MOSCOW — A Russian military plane crashed in annexed Crimea, killing 29 people on board, officials said Wednesday. The An-26 military transport plane went missing Tuesda...
April 01, 2026 International News
SALT LAKE CITY — New DNA testing has definitively linked the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974 to the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy, the local sheriff’s office...
April 01, 2026 National News
Vladimir Putin made a big deal of Russia’s success in seizing control of Kupyansk in eastern Ukraine late last year, even as Volodymyr Zelenskyy immediately challenged th...
April 01, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is taking up one of the term’s most consequential cases, President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship declaring that ...
April 01, 2026 National News
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA began fueling its moon rocket Wednesday for humanity’s first lunar trip in more than half a century, aiming for an evening liftoff with four a...
April 01, 2026 National News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran kept up its attacks on Persian Gulf neighbors on Wednesday as airstrikes pounded Tehran, while U.S. President Donald Trump again made c...
April 01, 2026 International News
LONDON — King Charles III is going ahead with a state visit to the United States despite calls for the ceremonial event to be called off due to U.S. President Donald Trum...
March 31, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters and to restrict mail-in voting, a move th...
March 31, 2026 National News
HARRISBURG — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an inv...
March 31, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Sports
CINCINNATI — Oneil Cruz had a three-run homer, his third in two games, Paul Skenes allowed one run in five innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds...
April 01, 2026 Sports
Nolan Stefaniak and Kyle Casteel might be selected in the MLB draft this summer. They might not. The Butler seniors, both pitchers, have spoken to professional scouts...
April 01, 2026 Sports
PHOENIX — Even though it wasn’t officially on the agenda, NFL owners voiced their support of the Rooney Rule on Tuesday after comments made by Florida Attorney General Ja...
April 01, 2026 Professional
Sophia Lawrence’s three-run home run capped Slippery Rock softball’s rally in an 8-5 victory over Rocky Grove on Tuesday. Lawrence tallied two other hits and four total R...
March 31, 2026 Sports
CINCINNATI — Oneil Cruz homered twice, and Ryan O’Hearn hit a three-run shot as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 Tuesday night. O’Hearn and Bryan Reyno...
March 31, 2026 Professional
PITTSBURGH — Egor Chinakov had a goal and an assist, Evgeni Malkin added an assist in his return to the lineup and the Pittsburgh Penguins raced past the sagging Detroit ...
March 31, 2026 Professional
JACKSON TWP — Madi Barnyk made her first varsity start at quarterback Tuesday night. The Seneca Valley senior flag football player had been helping steer the Raiders for ...
March 31, 2026 Sports
BUFFALO TWP — One milestone down, two to go. Freeport senior goalkeeper Abigail Legin recorded the 500th save of her high school career Tuesday night as the Yellowjac...
March 31, 2026 Sports
The Big 33 Football Classic will hold a girls flag football tournament once again, and Butler County will be represented. North Catholic wide receiver Lizzie Fabian was n...
March 31, 2026 Sports
The formalities are over. The women's NCAA Tournament is about to get real. A tournament marked by blowouts is down to the Final Four, and the teams in Phoenix are the o...
March 31, 2026 College
Editorial
April 01, 2026 Cartoons
Clean Plate Innovations, a Pittsburgh-based startup, wants to become the world’s leading technology company when it comes to food-waste management and sustainability in l...
April 01, 2026 Our Opinion
With the Iran war threatening supplies of critical, energy-intensive materials, one might assume the U.S. government was prepared for this risk and has been working hard ...
April 01, 2026 Other Voices
Regardless of how you feel about making naloxone more available, having it on hand in Pennsylvania courts is a smart move. An initiative announced in March by the Pennsyl...
March 31, 2026 Our Opinion
March 31, 2026 Cartoons
Frustrated legislators tucked an unusual provision into the recently passed $839 billion defense appropriations bill, demanding answers from the Pentagon on its proposed ...
March 31, 2026 Other Voices
Community
Slippery Rock Area High School will stage “Anastasia: The Musical” April 10 to 12, at the high school, 201 Kiester Road, Slippery Rock. “Her past is a mystery. Her future...
April 01, 2026 Community
The Grove City Area Historical Society & Museum will celebrate the opening of its 2026 season from noon to 3 p.m. Monday, April 13, with a public open house. As America m...
March 31, 2026 Community
Family Pathways in Butler County is seeking to promote prevention, education and resources that help children grow up in safe and nurturing environments during April, whi...
March 31, 2026 Community
Fourteen international students studied with trainers and instructors for a week at the Butler YMCA in March and April 2009. Most of the students were from China Medical ...
March 31, 2026 Time Capsules
Michael Valletto has never taken a ride in an ambulance. He had never stayed overnight in a hospital as a patient, and — until this March — he had never had any major sur...
March 31, 2026 Community
Announcements
In loving memory of our grandson, Austin Dean Flint. May the winds of Heaven blow softly and whisper in your ear how much we love and miss you and wish that you were here...
April 01, 2026 In Memoriams
Noah R. Wolfe February 16, 2005 - April 1, 2011 It’s been 15 long years since you went to Heaven. Your would have been 21. What a wonderful man you would have been. We st...
April 01, 2026 In Memoriams
Arts & Entertainment
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce plan to say “I do” in her beloved Rhode Island this June, at least according to sources shedding light on the star-studded nuptials. The Gra...
April 01, 2026 People
The Bach Society will have two spring choral concerts in early May. Under the direction of Leo R. Sayles, the choral group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Cen...
April 01, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
A Ross Township artist will display a solo show in the Cranberry Township Municipal Center through April. Kenneth Hall, a father of five boys, has an art style described ...
April 01, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Slippery Rock University will host a different kind of senior at a basketball tournament Saturday, April 11. Students in the school’s sports management program are organi...
April 01, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Foodie Fridays, Moon Markets coordinated separately, but take place on the same days
April 01, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
As a special surprise, the following column has been written by the Easter Bunny himself! My questions from last week were relayed to him, and he sent a response. Here’s ...
April 01, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
Britney Spears is back on Instagram weeks after being arrested for DUI in California. The “Oops! I Did it Again” singer posted images showing her goofing around with her...
March 31, 2026 People
Other
April 01, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. — Romans ...
April 01, 2026 Verse of the Day
In like a lion, out like a lamb? March serves as more than a transition month. It’s also preparation time for the rites of spring: Greener grass, blooming flower beds and...
March 31, 2026 Special Sections
March 31, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
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