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Local News
CHERRY TWP — Before shaking his hand, Moniteau Jr./Sr. High School Class President Kameron Hershey walked across the graduation stage Friday, June 5, handed principal Lan...
June 05, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — The theme of Butler Area School District’s 2026 commencement, according to senior Dejamoura Griffin, was: “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be ...
June 05, 2026 Local News
The National Weather Service’s Pittsburgh office has issued a hazardous weather outlook due to possible severe thunderstorms in Butler County on Saturday, June 6. Accordi...
June 05, 2026 Local News
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty Wednesday, June 3, to possessing firearms stolen from a Butler County store, according to a Thursday, June 4, news release from the U.S. A...
June 05, 2026 Local News
Adams Township supervisors will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 8, to discuss the proposed merger with the borough of Mars. Voters may be asked to conside...
June 05, 2026 Local News
The Karns Crossing bridge, which spans Connoquenessing Creek on Route 68 and East Jefferson Street, will be restricted to one lane Wednesday, June 10, for beam setting, a...
June 05, 2026 Local News
A Farrell woman was paid in drugs to drive to banks across the state and fraudulently withdraw funds in 2024, according to charges filed Thursday, June 4, by state police...
June 05, 2026 Local News
LOS ANGELES — Television and movie actors on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services, a month after their union l...
June 05, 2026 Business
The Slippery Rock University Council of Trustees named Joshua Young its new chairman at its Friday, June 5, meeting. Young succeeds Angèle Stoebener, who served two term...
June 05, 2026 Education
An Adams Township man reportedly sustained a leg injury and became pinned between a zero-turn mower and fence around 2 p.m. Friday, June 5, according to Butler County Eme...
June 05, 2026 Local News
Other News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued a memo Friday that calls for the U.S. military and national security agencies to accelerate their use of artificial intelligenc...
June 05, 2026 National News
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump said on Friday that he wants his new acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, to cut the office, which has alre...
June 05, 2026 National News
LOS ANGELES — A man was charged with murder Friday in the stabbing of “Jumanji” and “Top Gun: Maverick” actor James Handy, who was in a relationship with the suspect's mo...
June 05, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
WASHINGTON — With virtually no strings attached, Congress is on the verge of providing a sizable infusion of cash to the Department of Homeland Security, powering Preside...
June 05, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The Energy Department says a small nuclear reactor under development at a national lab has reached a crucial milestone that could allow it to produce electri...
June 05, 2026 National News
NASA on Friday temporarily ordered astronauts to take shelter during repairs to fix a fresh leak aboard the International Space Station. The five astronauts moved into t...
June 05, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The American job market continues to show surprising strength — good news for President Donald Trump who has taken a beating in the polls over the surging ga...
June 05, 2026 National News
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — More than 100,000 live cockroaches illegal to keep in Australia were confiscated from a single breeder in the country’s largest-ever seizure of ...
June 05, 2026 International News
FAIRFAX, Va. — A Virginia man who was having an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for the murder of his wif...
June 05, 2026 National News
DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska — A ranger in Alaska died after falling into a crevasse on North America's tallest mountain, the National Park Service said. Rob...
June 05, 2026 National News
Sports
Seventeen years ago, Butler took a gamble on a first-time head coach to lead its boys basketball program. The Golden Tornado won a WPIAL championship, made three district...
June 05, 2026 Sports
USA Lacrosse All-American Grant Weaver wasn’t always the standout player people will see in the PIAA Class 2A quarterfinals against Upper Dublin on Saturday afternoon, Ju...
June 05, 2026 Sports
The PIAA boys volleyball tournament continues Saturday, and Butler (18-5) is hoping to extend its season into the Class 3A semifinals with another win. Here’s what to kn...
June 05, 2026 Sports
Mars boys lacrosse looks like it’s peaking at the right time, and the girls avenged last year’s home loss in the first round. The reward: quarterfinals half a state a...
June 05, 2026 Sports
Editorial
June 05, 2026 Cartoons
Paul Miller Jr., a 21-year-old Scranton man, was killed July 5, 2010, when a tractor-trailer driver reached for his cellphone, lost control and crashed into Miller’s car....
June 05, 2026 Our Opinion
As Pennsylvania continues to grow as an economic powerhouse, STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — are leading the way. More specifically, indu...
June 05, 2026 Other Voices
Community
SRU Greek Life contributes to cause close to home
June 05, 2026 Community
A mobile clinic will provide veterinary care to dogs June 12 in Butler. While the organization holding the event, Street Dog Coalition, is already at capacity with regis...
June 05, 2026 Community
The Butler County Genealogical Society will meet Tuesday, June 9, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 201 East Jefferson Street Butler. Doors open for the meeting at 6 p...
June 05, 2026 Community
The Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will have its next meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, June 15, at the Hampton Township Community Center, 3200 Lochner Way, Allison Park...
June 05, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
LONDON — Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died, his family said Friday. He was 72. ...
June 05, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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