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Local News
Valencia, St. Barnabas looking to establish partnership to address emergency services costs
VALENCIA — The borough is in the middle of negotiations with St. Barnabas Health System on entering into a public-private partnership agreement — a contractually binding ...
April 14, 2026 Local News
Route 422 resurfacing leads to ramp closures
The Route 422 eastbound on- and off-ramps at the Route 422/Route 19 interchange will be closed between April 20 and 26 as a result of the Route 422 resurfacing project in...
April 14, 2026 Local News
Median work scheduled for Route 228 starting April 20
Traffic along Route 228 in Middlesex and Adams townships will be impacted as PennDOT road crews will be conducting median work at the Robert Williams Drive intersection. ...
April 14, 2026 Local News
Real Estate Transactions
These real estate transactions were recorded in Butler County from Jan. 20 to 23: Adams Township Far View Farms Development to NVR at 3065 Tremont Drive for $142,628...
April 14, 2026 Real Estate Transactions
Slippery Rock school board discusses summer facility projects
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — While students are away for summer break, Slippery Rock Area School District is looking to make some small facility upgrades. The district school boar...
April 13, 2026 Local News
Van transporting Center Township Elementary students involved in crash
One adult was flown to the hospital for suspected moderate injuries following a school van crash Monday afternoon, April 13. According to state police, emergency responde...
April 13, 2026 Local News
U.S. stocks rally and return to where they were before the U.S.-Iran war
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied Monday and recovered the last of their losses caused so far by the U.S.-Iran war, as Wall Street remains hopeful that the global economy c...
April 13, 2026 Business
Armstrong Conuty Week of Giving to kick off May 11
The Armstrong County Community Foundation is preparing to host its annual Week of Giving event May 11 through May 15, in partnership with NexTier Bank. The Week of Giving...
April 13, 2026 Business
Fightin’ Planets fighting for best mascot in America
The Mars Area High School Fightin’ Planets are making a deep run in the 2026 National High School Mascot Brackets. The Fightin’ Planets are seeking votes to advance to t...
April 13, 2026 Local News
Butler man pleads guilty to threatening Trump, U.S. officials
A Butler man pleaded guilty in federal court to threatening President Donald Trump and other United States officials, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday, Apr...
April 13, 2026 Local News
Other News
Another boat strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean leaves 2 dead, U.S. military says
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Monday on a boat accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The cam...
April 13, 2026 National News
Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote U.S. islands
A super typhoon is taking aim at several remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean, lashing Guam with heavy rain and tropical storm-force wind gusts hours before its arriv...
April 13, 2026 International News
Bodies of 2 workers found days after partial collapse at parking garage being built in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — The bodies of two workers trapped when a stairwell roof collapsed at a parking garage under construction in Philadelphia have been found, authorities annou...
April 13, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Trump tips DoorDash driver $100 for delivering McDonald’s to Oval Office
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had two bags of McDonald’s delivered to the Oval Office on Monday by a DoorDash driver he tipped $100, using his favorite food and a r...
April 13, 2026 National News
Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over reporting on ties to Epstein
WASHINGTON — A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch on Monday over a story o...
April 13, 2026 National News
Iran war has some U.S. water utilities facing a fluoride shortage
It’s not just gas prices: Some U.S. water utilities are reporting the Middle East war is disrupting their ability to maintain recommended fluoride levels in the drinking ...
April 13, 2026 National News
Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote US islands
A dangerous super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is barreling toward a group of remote U.S. islands. Super Typhoon Sinlaku is expected to make landfall Tuesday in the N...
April 13, 2026 International News
Failed U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan raise questions about fragile ceasefire
JERUSALEM — Ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran ended in the early hours of Sunday without an agreement, raising questions about what happens when a current two-wee...
April 13, 2026 International News
Trump says U.S. military has blockaded Iranian ports to pressure Tehran
CAIRO — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran to open the Strait ...
April 13, 2026 International News
Sports
Slippery Rock football spring game: How to watch Green-White matchup, what to know
Slippery Rock football fans can get their first look at the 2026 Rock this spring. SRU, coming off a 6-4 season and led by head coach Shawn Lutz, will hold its annual...
April 14, 2026 Sports
Ian Ross, Moniteau baseball hoping lessons learned against Clarion pay off in hopes of District 9 run
SLIPPERY ROCK — Ian Ross could’ve walked out of Slippery Rock University’s Critchfield Park hanging his head Monday night. As could his Moniteau baseball teammates, after...
April 13, 2026 Sports
Butler pitchers deal in shutout win, Slippery Rock hits 3 HRs, Caruso leads Freeport softball in win: Roundup
Nolan Stefaniak and Trent Best combined for a two-hit gem as Butler baseball blanked Hempfield 5-0 to improve to 9-3 (4-2 WPIAL Section 1-6A) this season. Stefaniak, an M...
April 13, 2026 Sports
Paul Skenes deals, Brandon Lowe and Pirates crush Nationals to start series
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes allowed one hit in six strong innings, and Brandon Lowe homered for the third time in two games, driving in five runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates s...
April 13, 2026 Professional
Moniteau softball’s Lily Staab journeys from promising freshman to senior slugger
Bob Rottman knew he had something special when Lily Staab joined Moniteau varsity softball as a freshman in 2023. “She was varsity-ready that year, and that wasn’t just f...
April 13, 2026 Sports
Butler County Sports Hall of Fame: Meet 2026 inductee William ‘Bee’ Thoma
William “Bee” Thoma earned success through the years by “just following people.” That method led to his decades of excellence in gymnastics, a career which has resulted i...
April 13, 2026 Sports
Butler County local high school, college sports schedule for week of April 13
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Monday, April 13 Baseball 3:45 — Mars at Fox Chapel 4 — Freeport at Deer Lakes 4 — Valley at Knoc...
April 13, 2026 Sports
Editorial
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April 14, 2026 Cartoons
Center Avenue fire response demonstrated amazing coordination, saved a life
Firefighters and other first responders saved a life last week on Wednesday, April 8, when they responded to a house fire on Center Avenue in Butler where a teenage girl ...
April 13, 2026 Our Opinion
Closing Pennsylvania’s talent gap starts with affordable higher education
Pennsylvania has 61,000 jobs that require education beyond high school and not enough qualified workers to fill them. By 2032, the gap will grow to 218,000 jobs that lack...
April 13, 2026 Other Voices
The Iran war may be triggering the U.S. economy’s engine light
When the Trump administration launched the war in Iran a month ago, higher oil and energy prices were surely expected, yet there was a positive feeling that the U.S. econ...
April 13, 2026 Other Voices
Community
Mars Area Public Library having book sale
The Friends of the Mars Area Public Library will hold its Spring Book Sale from Thursday through Sunday, April 16 to 19. Shoppers can browse a wide variety of gently used...
April 13, 2026 Community
Planter-making workshop in Middlesex to help people process grief
Hope’s Road will host a free “Planting Hope” event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at 116 Browns Hill Road, Suite 100, Middlesex Township. “Planting Hope” is a fr...
April 13, 2026 Community
Mars Area Elementary School third-grader in the running for ‘America’s Favorite Student’
Mars Area Elementary School third-grader Quinn Grady is seeking votes in the national “America’s Favorite Student” competition. To vote for Quinn, visit americasfavstuden...
April 13, 2026 Community
Transferring from BC3 increasingly more common
BUTLER TWP — Last spring, 186 Butler County Community College students transferred a number of credits to a four-year school without a BC3 degree. Another 101 transferred...
April 13, 2026 Community
Announcements
Ethel Edwards
In loving memory of my mother, Ethel Edwards, called home to her Lord, April 14, 1988. I said a prayer for you today to thank the Lord above, for blessing me with a life...
April 14, 2026 In Memoriams
Arts & Entertainment
Britney Spears enters substance abuse treatment facility weeks after her arrest on suspicion of DUI
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears has entered a substance abuse treatment facility just over a month after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alco...
April 13, 2026 People
Hollywood heavyweights voice ‘unequivocal opposition’ to Paramount-Warner merger in open letter
NEW YORK — More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their “unequivocal opposition” to the proposed Paramount merge...
April 13, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Sid Krofft, ‘H.R. Pufnstuf’ creator and children’s TV visionary, dies at 96
NEW YORK — Sid Krofft, the Canadian-born entertainment wizard who teamed with his brother and fellow puppeteer Marty Krofft to create such cult favorites as children's 19...
April 13, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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April 14, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
Verse of the Day
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. — Romans 3:23-24 ...
April 14, 2026 Verse of the Day
Photo Gallery: April 13
April 13, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
The Latest
Today in History: April 14, Abraham Lincoln fatally shot at Ford’s Theatre
04/14/2026
Karns Crossing, Route 228, Franklin Road projects continue in Butler County as weather warms
04/14/2026
Experience History
04/14/2026
Boat that carried Lewis & Clark was built in Western Pa.
04/14/2026
History preserved and repurposed in Connoquenessing Township
04/14/2026
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