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August 03, 2026 Local News
WASHINGTON — Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck d...
August 03, 2026 Business
A Butler man had his charge dismissed Monday, Aug. 3, after being accused of assaulting a woman who allegedly faked a drug overdose to get away from him, according to pol...
August 03, 2026 Local News
A New York woman charged with prostitution in Cranberry Township did not attend her preliminary hearing last week because authorities believe she is in U.S. Immigration a...
August 03, 2026 Local News
The Buffalo Township Police Department is hosting a public discussion Aug. 15 with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. The event will provide an opportunity to t...
August 03, 2026 Local News
NEW YORK — Bank accounts held by President Donald Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021 after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money launderin...
August 03, 2026 Business
Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has agreed to a tentative agreement with flight attendants to end a strike that led to hundreds of flight cancellations and thou...
August 03, 2026 Business
The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday approved the smallest model of Boeing's Max jetliners for commercial service nearly a decade after the aircraft manufacturer...
August 03, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Charlene Catalano was looking for a ball of green-and-white yarn to crochet this year's winter scarf. Instead of going to a big-box retail store, she found wha...
August 03, 2026 Business
Initial steps taken over a year ago to consider making a recreation engagement center a reality for Cranberry Township will face a crucial test Thursday, Aug. 6 when supe...
August 03, 2026 Local News
Other News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro “choked” and “folded like an umbrella” in moving to drop charges against a former Olympia...
August 03, 2026 National News
CEUTA, Spain — The teenage girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory. Her little brother did not, drowning in the Mediterranean, while their mother disappeared ...
August 03, 2026 International News
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation ...
August 03, 2026 International News
The man serving two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to federal charges related to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband made his initial appea...
August 03, 2026 National News
SPOKANE, Wash. — Some residents returned to devastated neighborhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched la...
August 03, 2026 National News
Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic pa...
August 03, 2026 National News
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Numerous governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis as record low water levels...
August 03, 2026 International News
TOKYO — Residents in Japan's quake-hit southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto put out heaps of debris for collection as the region baked under intense heat. The heat and a ...
August 03, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation to lead the Justice Department said Monday that they will...
August 03, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that newly planned talks with Tehran are the “last chance” for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of U.S. strike...
August 03, 2026 International News
Sports
MILWAUKEE — Spencer Horwitz hit a three-run double, and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended their dominance over the Brewers this season, beating Milwaukee 4-3 Monday night i...
August 03, 2026 Professional
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates made a significant push to improve their beleaguered bullpen at the trade deadline Monday, acquiring a handful of relievers, most nota...
August 03, 2026 Professional
SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University athletics are all about winning in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference — in more ways than one. SRU had the highest ov...
August 03, 2026 Sports
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Friday, Aug. 7 Dirt Track Racing 7:30 — Fab4 Racing, Schaltenbrand Memorial, at Lernerville Speed...
August 03, 2026 Sports
Editorial
August 03, 2026 Cartoons
The Regatta has become a tradition at Moraine State Park and it has now survived for 27 years. It’s such a great way to commemorate what is a pretty great resource. Lake ...
August 03, 2026 Our Opinion
A Pizza Hut in southwest Pennsylvania was recently highlighted for preserving its retro 1990s appearance, even as hundreds of other locations have closed across the Unite...
August 03, 2026 Other Voices
Almost every week, someone walks into one of our branches holding their phone, asking the same question: “Is this real?” Maybe it's a text that looks like it's from thei...
August 03, 2026 Other Voices
Community
The Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will have its next presentation Aug. 17. Bill Binzel will present “Mary Surratt — Innocent or Guilty?” The program begins at ...
August 03, 2026 Community
The Butler County Genealogical Society will host a presentation meant to save researchers “hours of searching” next Tuesday. The society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at...
August 03, 2026 Community
Dressed in the black Benedictine habit and sporting a foot-long beard, the Rev. Boniface Hicks is hard to miss. During one of his first outings in Ellwood City, Hicks att...
August 03, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
The return of “Ted Lasso” and Billie Eilish's immersive concert film are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the st...
August 03, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second-biggest North American openi...
August 03, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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