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Local News
I’ve lost track of the times my friends and family members have questioned my decisions to go into the news business. They’ve advocated that I apply for other roles, the ...
February 28, 2026 Local News
A judge on Friday authorized Slippery Rock Mayor Jondavid Longo’s attorney to file an amended complaint in a lawsuit against attorney Jennifer Gilliland Vanasdale. The s...
February 28, 2026 Local News
The City of Butler is close to launching a major update to its online services once some final hurdles are resolved. Councilman Troy Douthett said at a city council meeti...
February 28, 2026 Local News
Butler County Community College will have a new service provider to operate its preschool program starting this fall. Lifesteps — a nonprofit organization that assists c...
February 28, 2026 Local News
As Cranberry Township wraps up a slate of upgrades and new amenities, officials are already setting their sights on the next wave of investments. A step toward those new ...
February 28, 2026 Local News
JACKSON TWP — A new investment in southern Butler County aims to cut wait times and accelerate prescription delivery for local patients. Allegheny Health Network official...
February 28, 2026 Local News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Butler Feb. 12 — Kellie Lynn Horne, 41, of Butler, was charged with one misdemean...
February 28, 2026 Local News
With blighted and vacant property identified as a major issue for the City of Butler, officials discussed the possibility of establishing a land bank to combat it. Mayor ...
February 28, 2026 Local News
The person who chooses to buy the Hotel Saxonburg via a future sheriff sale would immediately take ownership of the historic downtown restaurant. However, they would also...
February 28, 2026 Local News
Penn State Extension will offer a free workshop teaching educators how watershed landscapes and human activity influence stream health. The workshop will be offered twice...
February 28, 2026 Local News
Other News
The U.S. and Israel began striking targets across Iran, with President Donald Trump urging Iranians to overthrow the government in a conflict that threatens to spiral acr...
February 28, 2026 National News
MIAMI — A stolen boat, with 10 people aboard, loaded with weapons, departs the Florida Keys but gunfire erupts before reaching Cuba. The explanation, according to the Cub...
February 27, 2026 National News
LONDON — In turbulent political times, stability comes with four legs, whiskers and a fondness for napping. Larry the cat celebrates 15 years on Sunday as the British...
February 27, 2026 International News
LAS VEGAS — A toucan that has been seen flying around Las Vegas for months has been saved, a bird rescue group said Wednesday. “We’ve all just been so worried about him,”...
February 27, 2026 National News
Bruce Froemming, a major league umpire for 37 consecutive years who worked the third-most games in big league history and a record 11 no-hitters, died Wednesday, his son ...
February 27, 2026 National News
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that 30 more people have been indicted for allegedly taking part in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a Minnesota chu...
February 27, 2026 National News
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he's “not happy” with the latest talks over Iran’s nuclear program but indicated he would give negotiators more...
February 27, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago. But we don't know much about who got with...
February 27, 2026 National News
TEL AVIV, Israel — The U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday told its staff that it could leave the country and urged anyone considering departure to do so immediately, as the...
February 27, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton told members of Congress on Friday that he “did nothing wrong” in his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and saw no signs of Eps...
February 27, 2026 National News
Sports
Moniteau boys basketball came up a win shy of making the PIAA tournament after a season that saw the Warriors make more noise than expected in the preseason. The No. 2 Wa...
February 27, 2026 Sports
Butler senior Santino Sloboda is once again undefeated through two rounds at the PIAA Boys Individual Wrestling Class 3A West Regional tournament. Sloboda (127 pounds) wo...
February 27, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — Adrian Lavorini’s final individual swim at the WPIAL Class 2A Swimming Championships yielded a very impressive result. Knoch’s senior swam the 100-yard breas...
February 27, 2026 Sports
The 2026 Penguins Cup playoffs begin Feb. 23, starting with Class A. Butler takes on North Catholic in a battle of Butler County teams in a play-in game Tuesday, Feb. 24....
February 27, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — Jack Hughes knows that at some point, the chaos that has been his life since his gold-medal winning overtime goal for the United States at the Milan Cortina ...
February 27, 2026 Professional
Naomi Venesky and Hanna Dailey have a chance to do what few players get to — finish a dynasty with a fourth straight district championship. The seniors will lead Karn...
February 27, 2026 Sports
Two years into the Jeff Steele era, the Slippery Rock girls basketball team is back in the District 10 championship game. The No. 4 Rockets (19-4) return for the first ti...
February 27, 2026 Sports
Editorial
Community
I make these wraps most weekdays for lunch as they’re easy, tasty and packed with protein. They’re also loaded with fresh raw fruits and veggies. While I mostly opt for ...
February 28, 2026 Recipes
With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many who find themselves with an abundance of fireplace ashes are wondering whether they can use them in the ...
February 28, 2026 Community
Here’s a simple, foolproof way to cook fish so it stays moist and tender every time. Gently poach the fillets in barely simmering water for just 4 to 5 minutes. The secre...
February 28, 2026 Recipes
The Cranberry Women's Club is donating gift baskets to the Lighthouse Foundation, which will be prizes at the foundation’s Bingo Night fundraiser on March 13. The Women’s...
February 28, 2026 Community
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 28, 2026 Senior
In November 2024, NexTier Bank donated $40,000 to the Mars Planet Foundation. A portion went to the school’s STEAM — Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics...
February 27, 2026 Community
The following area residents have been named to the president’s list at their respective colleges and universities. Kent State University Center Township: Victoria Nebel ...
February 27, 2026 Community
ZELIENOPLE — Guests at Woods Lane & Co. got to enjoy a bite of the Mediterranean with no flights needed on Thursday, Feb. 26. A Taste of the Mediterranean workshop, taugh...
February 27, 2026 Community
Announcements
Susie and Timothy Johnston, of Renfrew, will celebrate 50 years of marriage on Feb. 28, with a private family gathering. Lifelong residents of Butler, they are both gradu...
February 28, 2026 Anniversaries
Betty L. Campbell, of Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, will celebrate her 102nd birthday March 2, 2026. The former Betty Stroup was born on March 2, 1924. Sh...
February 28, 2026 Birthday Tributes
In loving memory of John Baker whose birthday is March 1. We are all here together blowing out your candles on your birthday. Your light shines down on us everyday. You ...
February 28, 2026 Birthday Tributes
In loving memory of Lawrence E. Dorenkamp on his 80th birthday, March 1, 2026. Dear Ollie, Three months ago today, Heaven called you home to stay. Yet on this first of Ma...
February 28, 2026 Birthday Tributes
Charlote Moore In loving memory of our day, February 28, 1976. Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary to you in Heaven. A special day I will never forget. I love you! Russ ...
February 28, 2026 Other Tributes
CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY on Friday, Feb. 27, is Geoffrey Hankey, of Cabot. ...
February 27, 2026 Town & County
Arts & Entertainment
Early in “Scream 7,” in one of those blasts of the franchise's signature, self-mocking irony, Neve Campbell is taunted for sitting out “Scream VI.” “It's not the same wi...
February 28, 2026 Reviews
LOS ANGELES — Benson Lu’s life revolves around Pokémon. The 26-year-old has played the mobile game Pokémon Go every day for a decade, watches the animated show every wee...
February 28, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
If Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” was the supreme document of the Beatles’ final moments together and of their dissolution, Morgan Neville’s “Man on the Run” is ...
February 28, 2026 Reviews
The big show astronomically in March is another total lunar eclipse, more popularly known as a blood moon, the last one we’ll have for a while. It’ll happen this coming T...
February 28, 2026 Starwatch
NEW YORK — Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n' roll and led to a seco...
February 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Actor Bobby J. Brown, best known for his role as Officer Bobby Brown in the hit HBO series “The Wire,” has died at age 62. His daughter confirmed his death to ...
February 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Two of Hollywood’s oldest studios may be consolidating into one. In a shocking twist after a monthslong bidding war, Paramount has emerged as the apparent victor in the f...
February 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Other
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. — 1 John 3:18 ...
February 28, 2026 Verse of the Day
February 27, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
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