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Local News
Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review
A federal judge Tuesday refused to block filling prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone by mail across the U.S. — at least for now — in a setback to Louisiana's...
April 07, 2026 Health
Butler Township couple charged with child endangerment
A 12-year-old boy’s mother and stepfather are facing child endangerment charges following separate incidents last year in Butler Township. Township police on Tuesday, Apr...
April 07, 2026 Local News
Bruin man accused of sending threatening letters, package to state police Butler barracks
A Bruin man is accused of dropping off a threatening package and letters to the state police barracks in Butler Township. James D. Lachesky, 69, was charged Monday, April...
April 07, 2026 Local News
Winfield Township meat distributor accused of assaulting woman
A Winfield Township meat distributor is accused of assaulting a woman after an argument in charges filed Monday, April 6. Daniel Keith McKruit, 66, of McKruit’s Meats, w...
April 07, 2026 Local News
Delta joins the growing list of US airlines raising checked bag fees as jet fuel costs soar
Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the ...
April 07, 2026 Business
Police: Evans City man groomed, raped teen for years
An Evans City man is accused of raping a woman when she was a teenager, then continuing the behavior for at least eight years as she became an adult, according to charges...
April 07, 2026 Local News
Crews respond to camper fire in Franklin Township
FRANKLIN TWP — Firefighters extinguished a fire Tuesday afternoon in a camper at the Church of the Nazarene’s Mount Chestnut Nazarene Retreat Center before it could sprea...
April 07, 2026 Local News
East Butler approves tar and chipping bid
East Butler approved a bid for future tar and chipping work on roads and alleys in the borough at their April 6 meeting. Out of three bids, Russell Standard’s bid of $96...
April 07, 2026 Local News
No Butler County court cases impacted by second-degree murder ruling
State high court ruled some mandatory life sentences unconstitutional
April 07, 2026 Local News
Mars Borough picks Rave Alert as emergency alert option
MARS — Borough council announced it has opted for the Rave Alert system from Motorola as its new municipal emergency alert notification system at a council meeting on Mon...
April 07, 2026 Government
Other News
Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia
RINGGOLD, Ga. — Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of Pre...
April 07, 2026 National News
In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow
BRASILIA — Thousands of Indigenous people marched in Brazil’s capital on Tuesday to protest what they say are violations of their land rights by large corporations advanc...
April 07, 2026 International News
Afghanistan says peace talks held in China to end fighting with Pakistan have been constructive
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday peace talks held in China between Afghanistan and Pakistan to halt cross-border fighting between the two ...
April 07, 2026 International News
Former Marine charged in mass shooting is ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment
BOLIVIA, N.C. — A judge on Tuesday ordered that a Marine veteran charged with three counts of first-degree murder in a mass shooting at a North Carolina waterfront bar la...
April 07, 2026 National News
Thousands flood Lagos’ vibrant Fanti Carnival to celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage
LAGOS, Nigeria — Thousands of revelers flooded Nigeria’s Lagos for the annual Lagos Fanti Carnival, celebrating the Afro-Brazilian heritage of the “Aguda,” or the formerl...
April 07, 2026 International News
Pope says Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization is ‘truly unacceptable’
ROME — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infra...
April 07, 2026 International News
American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, Iraqi officials tell the AP
BAGHDAD — American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, has been released, two Iraqi officials with direct knowledge of t...
April 07, 2026 International News
Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon
HOUSTON — Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts put in a call to their friends aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday as the...
April 07, 2026 National News
Trump warns a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if a deal with Iran isn't reached
TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran fails to meet his latest deadline to strike a deal that...
April 07, 2026 International News
Judge tosses PETA’s lawsuit against the American Kennel Club over dog breed health
NEW YORK — The animal rights group PETA’s lawsuit over the health of French bulldogs and some other popular dog breeds has been dismissed, with a judge saying a New York ...
April 07, 2026 National News
Sports
Butler County’s girls basketball 2026 all-stars: Madison Romanovich POTY, first team and more
Madison Romanovich is the blueprint of what her teammates and future Slippery Rock girls basketball players aspire to be. “Starting as a freshman, and kind of develop...
April 07, 2026 Sports
PA all-state girls basketball teams announced: Here’s who made it from Mars, Slippery Rock
Two seniors from Mars and Slippery Rock are among those named all-state girls basketball players this week. The Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Girls Basketball Tea...
April 07, 2026 Sports
Freeport softball too much for Valley; Butler volleyball sweeps Moon; Tornado lacrosse falls: Roundup
Mady Bell and Ali Smith held Valley scoreless on two hits in Freeport softball’s 10-0, five-inning victory Tuesday. Freeport’s 11 hits included Addyson Caruso’s home run ...
April 07, 2026 Sports
Paul Skenes takes a no-hitter into the 6th as Pirates beat Padres
PITTSBURGH — Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes put together his second straight solid start, keeping San Diego hitless until the sixth inning of ...
April 07, 2026 Professional
Editorial
Artemis II a bright spot in tumultuous world
NASA’s Artemis II mission has been a bit of good news in what has been an unsettled spring filled with reports of war, inflation and political turmoil. The expedition bla...
April 07, 2026 Our Opinion
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April 07, 2026 Other Voices
Classroom iPads are teaching students the wrong skills
I’m going to say something from my firsthand experience as a mom: Schools have a terrible track record with screens. It tends to be adoption first, skepticism later (and ...
April 07, 2026 Other Voices
Community
Purse Bash to raise money for Richland Township VFD
The Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual Purse Bash fundraiser April 25. It will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. at the department’s social hall,...
April 07, 2026 Community
It’s the stories that matter to Zelienople genealogy group
Former teacher encourages finding stories from family trees
April 07, 2026 Community
Time capsule: Butler County had tight office space
Butler County employees were running out of space in 2011. With offices squeezed into the nooks and crannies of the government center and courthouse, workers were doublin...
April 07, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
Former Migos rapper Offset is stable after being shot outside a Florida casino, spokesperson says
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The rapper Offset, a former member of the influential hip-hop trio Migos, was shot outside a Florida casino and is in stable condition, a spokesperson s...
April 07, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon
04/08/2026
Trump pulls back on Iran threats for two weeks
04/07/2026
Rory McIlroy is taking a victory lap at Augusta National ahead of his Masters defense
04/07/2026
Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools
04/07/2026
Bridge over Panama Canal closed after a truck explosion kills 1 person
04/07/2026
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