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Butler County Emergency Services said residents can now sign up for Regroup, the newly launched, high-speed community emergency alert system. In December, county commissi...
February 02, 2026 Local News
Mass shootings and gun violence constantly in the news have spurred efforts to secure and protect points of community gathering. These efforts can save lives, said Bob Wi...
February 02, 2026 Local News
WASHINGTON — The Labor Department, citing the partial federal government shutdown, said Monday that it will not release the January jobs report on Friday as scheduled. In...
February 02, 2026 Business
A 96-year-old Butler man died Friday, Jan. 30, in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Airport and Pittsburgh roads in Penn Township. Donald Callen Jr. was killed i...
February 02, 2026 Local News
State police say they will soon have an easier time communicating with motorists on the road thanks to patrol vehicle upgrades. The upgrades include a 400-watt siren, a V...
February 02, 2026 Local News
A Zelienople woman driving the wrong way on Interstate 79 in Cranberry Township showed signs of impairment and was taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash in ...
February 02, 2026 Local News
Other News
NEW YORK — The Justice Department said Monday it had withdrawn several thousand documents and “media” related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after lawyers complai...
February 02, 2026 National News
RALEIGH, N.C. — Four homes blasted by icy winds on an eroding North Carolina island collapsed into the ocean and Florida farmers anxiously waited for frozen plants to tha...
February 02, 2026 National News
SAN FRANCISCO — A series of small earthquakes rattled the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday morning in an area that has had a lot of seismic activity in recent months. Th...
February 02, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced that his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing homelessness and subs...
February 02, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump implored the House on Monday to end the partial government shutdown, but neither Republicans nor Democrats appeared ready to quickly a...
February 02, 2026 National News
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what's already been a long, cold season acros...
February 02, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Sports
PITTSBURGH — Claude Giroux scored with just over five minutes remaining in the third period and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 Monday night. Giroux ...
February 02, 2026 Professional
Union/A-C Valley senior girls basketball player Maddy Dehart reached 1,000 career points with a 22-point effort in Monday's 56-50 loss at Smethport. She added 14 rebounds...
February 02, 2026 Sports
After having a six-season streak of reaching the NCAA Division II football playoffs snapped this past campaign, Slippery Rock University head coach Shawn Lutz has been on...
February 02, 2026 Sports
The latest around the college sports landscape. Vance twins sparkling at Grove City College Following home dual meets Friday and Saturday, Butler graduates and Grove City...
February 02, 2026 Sports
Al Washington, who served as Slippery Rock University’s defensive line coach from 2009-10 and was most recently an assistant at Notre Dame, has joined new head coach Jeff...
February 02, 2026 Sports
The basketball season flew by. The clock is ticking on the high school hoops regular season, meaning it’s time for Butler County teams to put it all on the line in the na...
February 02, 2026 Sports
BUTLER TWP — Three times the fun, maybe. Three times the run, definitely. Butler seniors Carter, Logan and Lilly Ekas have been shining during the indoor and outdoor seas...
February 02, 2026 Sports
Joe Cooper was in a rush. A late addition to the East-West Shrine Bowl, the now-former Slippery Rock University left tackle only had so much time to shove what he needed ...
February 02, 2026 Sports
The Seneca Valley School Board recently approved the promotion of Joe DeCristoforo to head coach of the varsity and junior varsity softball teams. He takes over for Marle...
February 02, 2026 Sports
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Monday, Feb. 2 Boys Basketball 6 — Montour at Mars Girls Basketball 5 — Union/A-C Valley at ...
February 02, 2026 Sports
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