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Steve Ferris
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A Freedom man was sentenced Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to one of 432 child pornography charges. John D. Lefler, 47, of Freedom, w...
February 06, 2026 Crime & Courts
The widow of a Cranberry Township man killed by an impaired driver in December 2022 told the defendant Thursday, Feb. 5, that his successful challenge of his original sen...
February 05, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Butler woman accused of setting her house on fire with her children inside was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 5, to serve more than five years of probation after pleading gui...
February 05, 2026 Crime & Courts
A 96-year-old Butler man who died Friday, Jan. 30, in a two-vehicle accident in Penn Township made a turn in front of an oncoming pickup, police said Wednesday. Donald Ca...
February 05, 2026 Local News
Peter’s Chocolate Shoppe in Butler began receiving orders for its Valentine’s Day specialties — fresh strawberries hand dipped in chocolate and fresh raspberries covered ...
February 05, 2026 Local News
The Harmony Fire District received an extension to repay a $2.8 million loan note that was used to build its fire station in Zelienople. The Butler County General Authori...
February 04, 2026 Government
The daughter of a woman killed in a July 2025 motorcycle crash has filed a wrongful-death suit against her stepfather who was driving the bike with her mother aboard duri...
February 04, 2026 Crime & Courts
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
Butler County commissioners increased rental fees for some shelters at Alameda Park about a month before shelter reservations open. At their meeting Wednesday, Jan. 28, c...
February 01, 2026 Local News
A Parker man was given a state prison sentence Thursday after pleading guilty to robbing a Brady Township home in May 2024, seeking retaliation against a witness and flee...
January 30, 2026 Crime & Courts