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Local News
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer. The drugmaker, which has been fighting t...
July 28, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Elon Musk’s social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, launched its own bank account-like product where users can send money to one another. The servic...
July 28, 2026 Business
ADAMS TWP — Over 100 Mars Area School District teachers lined up outside the administration building, stood with picket signs along Route 228 and packed a school board me...
July 28, 2026 Local News
Senior living community Newhaven Court at Clearview in Center Township has earned an honor from its senior living operator. Newhaven won IntegraCare’s Silver Level Award ...
July 28, 2026 Business
A charge of felony aggravated assault against a Pittsburgh police detective who lives in Adams Township was withdrawn Wednesday, July 22, after a witness refused to testi...
July 28, 2026 Local News
WASHINGTON — Americans’ confidence in the economy fell this month as gas prices resumed their climb after the U.S. and Iran stepped up their fighting. The Conference Boa...
July 28, 2026 Business
A GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $70,000 to support the three children of T.V. Garrett Griffin after he died Saturday, July 25, in a single-vehicle crash on Beaco...
July 28, 2026 Local News
A GoFundMe campaign for the two boys whose mother was killed Sunday, July 26, in a head-on crash on Route 8 raised almost $2,000 in its first four hours. Brandi (Plaiste...
July 28, 2026 Local News
State police had to deploy a tire deflation device to stop an Ohio man Saturday, July 25, after he made police believe he would stop then continued fleeing at 120 mph. C...
July 28, 2026 Local News
ZELIENOPLE — At Monday’s meeting, borough council voted unanimously to authorize GFT Infrastructure to design storm sewers in the western part of the borough. The move is...
July 28, 2026 Government
Other News
WASHINGTON — The Senate took the first steps toward passage of a sweeping Russian sanctions bill on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Capitol, m...
July 28, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation's more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, was eulogiz...
July 28, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, putting a permanent director in place weeks after President Donald...
July 28, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at American forces in the Middle East on Tuesday, shattering a brief pause in fighting as mediators tried to get bo...
July 28, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump met at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since they launched a joint war aga...
July 28, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Tuesday ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral, with the two leaders discussing ways f...
July 28, 2026 National News
BUCHAREST, Romania — Since Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war has repeatedly spilled across Romania's border as drones violate the airspace of th...
July 28, 2026 International News
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France — French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast on Tuesday, widening what may be France's lar...
July 28, 2026 International News
YAME, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was conti...
July 28, 2026 International News
The U.S. and Iran extended their pause in hostilities, with the focus turning to talks between Tehran and Oman over restarting traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Omani and ...
July 28, 2026 International News
Sports
PITTSBURGH — James McCann singled in the winning run in the 12th inning with his fourth hit of the game and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for an 8-7 win over the Pitts...
July 28, 2026 Professional
CHICAGO — The Big Ten Conference would do away with its championship game if college football adopts a 24-team playoff. Commissioner Tony Petitti says that’s a worthwhil...
July 28, 2026 College
Miami is picked to do something it’s never done before: win the Atlantic Coast Conference title. The Hurricanes are the favorites to win the ACC, which released its prese...
July 28, 2026 College
ARLINGTON, Texas — Nebraska will play Florida and Penn State will face SMU in the $1 million made-for-TV women's college volleyball exhibition set for next month at AT&T ...
July 28, 2026 College
LATROBE — Aaron Rodgers says there's “zero debate" that this season will be his last. The future Hall of Fame quarterback's status beyond 2026 is seemingly one of the fe...
July 28, 2026 Professional
The Davis Hollow Marina section of Moraine State Park hosted the second round of the Pittsburgh MTB Enduro Series, a regional off-road bike racing competition, on Sunday,...
July 28, 2026 Sports Events
The long wait is (just about) over. High school football season begins in just about a month, renewing hope for each of the 11 teams in the Butler County area. Let us...
July 28, 2026 Sports
The countdown to kickoff is underway. The 2026 PIAA football season begins Aug. 28, and with a month to go before the first meaningful snaps are taken, it’s time to look ...
July 28, 2026 Sports
Editorial
July 28, 2026 Cartoons
July 28, 2026 Cartoons
The relief the state budget impasse was solved in only two weeks this time was short-lived, at least here in Butler County. That’s because for the second year in a row, s...
July 28, 2026 Our Opinion
Pennsylvania has a budget for the upcoming fiscal year passed earlier this month, “just” 12 days late; but to make that happen required the members of the General Assembl...
July 28, 2026 Our Opinion
Community
The Butler Area Public Library will have a jigsaw puzzle challenge Thursday, Aug. 13. Register a team of two to four adults to compete in a race to assemble a puzzle agai...
July 28, 2026 Community
Backing Up Butler County Emergency Services
July 28, 2026 Community
Some of Peter Calaboyias’ artwork has gone astray over the years. Much of his work involves massive pieces, including metal objects, such as the five bronze vases he was ...
July 28, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Singer Carly Simon has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and was recently treated for skin cancer, the singer shared in a statement provided to the Assoc...
July 28, 2026 People
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