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Local News
The Mars Area Public Library announced Friday, Feb. 6, it would close until “further notice,” after first closing Tuesday because of flooding damage caused by a January s...
February 06, 2026 Local News
One person died following a series of crashes Friday morning along an icy stretch of Interstate 79 in Jackson Township. At least 18 vehicles were involved in a pileup bet...
February 06, 2026 Breaking News
A 45-year-old Pittsburgh man died Thursday, Feb. 5, after jumping from the Route 28 bridge near Buffalo Creek Nature Park, police said in a news release. William I. Tege...
February 06, 2026 Local News
Emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle crash with injuries between commercial and passenger vehicles Friday, Feb. 6, near the Portersville exit on I-79 north, accor...
February 06, 2026 Local News
After two days closed to the public due to water damage from the late January snowstorm, the Mars Area Public Library reopened to the public on Thursday, Feb. 5. The libr...
February 06, 2026 Local News
Connoquenessing Township supervisors voted to advertise an amendment to the municipality’s street and sidewalk ordinance during a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The propos...
February 06, 2026 Local News
WISR Morning Show host and on-air personality Dave Malarkey is hanging up the microphone after spending more than a half century with Butler Radio Network. Malarkey’s ret...
February 06, 2026 Business
While most people retreat indoors during subzero cold snaps, Dan Hartzell heads out to his barn. At Meadow Grove Farm in Slippery Rock Township, Hartzell and his family c...
February 06, 2026 Local News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Butler Jan. 20 — James Angelo Freed, 68, of Butler, was charged with one misdemean...
February 06, 2026 Local News
WASHINGTON — Bullied and buffeted by President Donald Trump’s tariffs for the past year, America’s longstanding allies are desperately seeking ways to shield themselves f...
February 06, 2026 International News
Other News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s racist social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted a...
February 06, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — U.S. births fell a little in 2025, according to newly posted provisional data. Slightly over 3.6 million births have been reported through birth certificates, ...
February 06, 2026 National News
Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame quarterback whose strong arm, keen wit and affable personality made him one of the most beloved figures in Washington football history, ...
February 06, 2026 National News
PHILADELPHIA — One of the lasting images of President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign will be the masks worn by federal immigration agents. The widespread use of...
February 06, 2026 Pennsylvania News
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday described the performance of the air force in parts of the country as “unsatisfactory,” and said that st...
February 06, 2026 International News
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione spoke out in court Friday against the prospect of back-to-back trials over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling a judge: ...
February 06, 2026 National News
MOSCOW — Russian and U.S. negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch ...
February 06, 2026 International News
LOS ANGELES — Three people were killed and six others were hurt after a 92-year-old driver collided with a bicyclist and then lost control and slammed into a grocery stor...
February 05, 2026 National News
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate barely budged this week, staying close to 6% as the spring home-buying season nears. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage ra...
February 05, 2026 National News
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has more cash on hand than any other GOP incumbent in a swing district nationwide as the party prepares for a tough election. T...
February 05, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Sports
TAMPA, Fla. — At age 84, Tom Henschel continues to have a zest for life. But he’s ending his Super Bowl life at 60. One of three individuals to attend every Super Bowl, t...
February 06, 2026 Sports
Monica Osborne (235 lbs.), Brin Zehmisch (118) and Anastasia Manchester (136) had wins by fall, but Hickory beat Butler 36-24 in a girls wrestling match on Thursday night...
February 05, 2026 Sports
WEXFORD — The first quarter could have set the pace for Butler girls basketball in a game the team needed to win to qualify for the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs. It instead pr...
February 05, 2026 Sports
Being the best has its perks. Travis Bartley, a Knoch seventh-grader, was recently named the 2025 Pennsylvania Motocross Association Rider of the Year. Bartley’s mother, ...
February 05, 2026 Sports
Editorial
Community
Announcements
In loving memory of our very dear uncle, Theodore "Art" Fair, on his birthday February 6. Birthday Wishes to Heaven To our very special uncle how we wish that you were he...
February 06, 2026 Birthday Tributes
Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — There are stages, and then there is the Super Bowl halftime show. On Sunday, fresh off his historic win at the Grammys for his love letter to Puerto Rico, “De...
February 06, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Other
The word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. — Psalm 33:4-5 ...
February 06, 2026 Verse of the Day
February 06, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
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