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Local News
The co-owners of Capital Environmental Risk Transfer Alliance (CERTA) and the business itself are being charged with several felonies after the men allegedly dumped hydra...
June 26, 2026 Crime & Courts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy expanded at a solid and unexpected 2.1% annual pace from January through March, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in its final estim...
June 26, 2026 Business
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Friday it is restricting the release of its new artificial intelligence model at the request of President Donald Trump's administration, the lat...
June 26, 2026 Business
Capitol Cleaners, a dry cleaning spot in the City of Butler, is set to close its doors Tuesday, June 30. “We are closing permanently June 30,” a sign spotted on the busin...
June 26, 2026 Local News
The Rev. Matthew S. Selzer will be assigned parochial vicar of the newly established Sts. Francis and Clare Parish as part of his official ordination to the Diocese of Pi...
June 26, 2026 Local News
Italian Society of Butler County establishes $15K endowment
June 26, 2026 Local News
Butler City Council members voted Thursday, June 25, to approve a proposal for updated cabling infrastructure in the Butler City Building on West North Street. The propos...
June 26, 2026 Local News
Five Butler County police and fire departments have a new bag of tricks to help children with autism and other disabilities during emergencies. On Sunday, June 14, the ...
June 26, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — At Thursday’s meeting, the board of supervisors approved several ordinance amendments and partial work payments. A partial payment of $701,025.42 to Young...
June 26, 2026 Local News
Former Lancaster Township manager appointed as replacement
June 26, 2026 Local News
Other News
NABATIYEH, Lebanon — Shiite Muslims on Friday marked Ashoura, one of the most important days on their calendar, with large gatherings in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and other par...
June 26, 2026 International News
A new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them. The assertio...
June 26, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soo...
June 26, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don't worry: It poses no danger. The space rock — 1997 NC1 — makes its closest approach Saturday mornin...
June 26, 2026 National News
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Venezuelans took the search for missing loved ones into their own hands Friday in the aftermath of back-to-back earthquakes, citing the scarcity of...
June 26, 2026 International News
Utah's governor restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States' largest wildfire mushroomed in size....
June 26, 2026 National News
MELBOURNE, Australia — Joseph McGrail-Bateup, an Australian professional air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier, has been recognized as the world’s loudest perso...
June 26, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “foolish violation” o...
June 26, 2026 International News
Ukraine launched a major nighttime attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, Moscow’s Defense Ministry said Friday, in what appeare...
June 26, 2026 International News
HARRISBURG — Chatbots on five different websites claimed to be licensed to practice medicine in the commonwealth when prompted by Spotlight PA — the same kind of output t...
June 26, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Sports
BETHANY, W.Va. — Sitting on 597 career high school wins, former Butler girls basketball coach Jonna Burke won’t be seeing 600. Burke, who won 123 games with the Golden To...
June 26, 2026 Sports
BUTLER TWP — Butler High School swimmers Bob Cummings, Mike Kriley, Pat Kriley and Larry Dillon set the school record in the medley relay in 1976. They also became All-Am...
June 26, 2026 Sports
Senior Hunter Doerflinger was named a Region 2 Boys Track and Field All-Star in the 800 meters, and junior Parker Wilhide in the javelin. Senior Rhenna Humphery earned th...
June 26, 2026 Sports
The 51st Butler Road Race takes place Saturday morning, beginning and ending in Diamond Park. The 5-mile race begins at 9 a.m. while the 2K race starts at 9:05 a.m. Onlin...
June 26, 2026 Sports
After a short foray in the transfer portal, ex-Seneca Valley star softball pitcher Lexie Hames has committed to Ole Miss. “ITS A PARTY IN THE SIP,” Hames wrote Tuesday on...
June 25, 2026 Sports
This World Cup has prompted some questions we simply can’t answer for you. Can anyone stop Messi? Does Merlin the duck like wearing that jersey? What happens if the Congo...
June 25, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Butler County athletes came away with multiple medals at the PIAA Track and Field Championships and dozens in the district meets. But none had a more surprising champions...
June 25, 2026 Sports
The crown jewel of Western Pennsylvania dirt Super Late Model racing has arrived. The annual Firecracker 100 was scheduled to return to Lernerville Speedway on Thursday, ...
June 25, 2026 Sports
Editorial
June 26, 2026 Cartoons
The United Way’s mission seeks to improve lives through strengthening resilience to advancing health, opportunities for young people and financial security in communities...
June 26, 2026 Our Opinion
Farmers across Butler County know that protecting the health of livestock and poultry is not just about caring for animals — it is about protecting family farms, local fo...
June 26, 2026 Other Voices
Community
Join the Oil Region Astronomical Society to learn how to explore the night sky for planets and constellations showcasing the Butler Area Public Library's new Binocular Ki...
June 26, 2026 Community
Valencia Presbyterian Church, 80 Sterrett Street in Valencia, announced several community events for July. The church is once again partnering with Mars United Presbyteri...
June 26, 2026 Community
JEFFERSON TWP — The custodial staff of Knoch School District has been hard at work the past two weeks, with three to four people in each school cleaning and disinfecting ...
June 26, 2026 Community
This past weekend was the swan song for spring 2026 as summer astronomically kicked off very early Sunday morning, June 21, at 4:24 a.m. It’s formally known as the Summe...
June 25, 2026 Starwatch
Seven Butler County youths graduated from Reach Cyber Charter School this year, among 699 in the statewide Science, Technology, Engineering and Math school. They are Zair...
June 25, 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 ...
June 25, 2026 Senior
On May 2, Seneca Valley High School graduate Sarah Donaldson, a reporter and producer for Ideastream Public Media, married Cole Behrens, a reporter for The Columbus Dispa...
June 25, 2026 Community
A 2018 graduate of Seneca Valley High School was named a “rising star” by Ohio’s Society of Professional Journalists. Reporter Sarah Donaldson, who is based in Columbus, ...
June 25, 2026 Community
The following area residents were named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges and universities. Baldwin Wallace University Butler: Gianna Cafasso Cranberry Tow...
June 25, 2026 Community
MUDDY CREEK TWP — Although many sailors in the Moraine Sailing Camp return year after year to hone their skills on the water and the winds, longtime attendees this summer...
June 25, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A special guest crashed Portugal coach Roberto Martínez's news conference Friday: Grammy winner Dua Lipa. Her sound, anyway. Speakers inside the int...
June 26, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
WASHINGTON — For more than 40 years, sketches by American illustrator Norman Rockwell of scenes from the White House visitor’s lobby graced the walls of the West Wing, wh...
June 25, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears whose husky, high-strung tenor on “Spinning Wheel,” “And When I Die” and other hits helped make t...
June 25, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey said she successfully “begged” her talk show audience not to share photos of Whitney Houston when the late singer “fell off of the stage,” amid a...
June 25, 2026 People
Other
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
June 26, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. CITY BUTLER ...
June 26, 2026 Special Sections
June 26, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
"Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?" declares the Lord. "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the Lord. — Jeremiah 23:24 ...
June 26, 2026 Verse of the Day
June 25, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
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