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Adams Township man accused of shooting wife, himself waives Wednesday hearing
EVANS CITY — An Adams Township man who is accused of shooting at his wife multiple times while she was in the shower before turning the gun on himself last mont...
Man charged with attempted homicide in connection to February shooting in Butler
Four months after a man was shot in the face in Butler, city police accuse someone he lived with of pulling the trigger. Samuel T. Lopez, 35, who has no known ...
Union negotiators can issue strike notice to BC3
A support staff employee union at Butler County Community College authorized contract negotiators to issue a strike notice after 18 months of negotiations have ...
Evans City blindsided by Jackson Township attempt at eminent domain
EVANS CITY — This is not the first time Jackson Township has tried to acquire 132 acres of land along Lindsay Road; however, this latest attempt “came without w...
Mars baseball player, 8, waits for a new heart
John Clark was an active second-grade student in Mars Area School District and a baseball player in his youth baseball league when he contracted a heart infecti...
Adams Township man accused of shooting wife, himself waives Wednesday hearing
Adams Township man acc...
Man charged with attempted homicide in connection to February shooting in Butler
Man charged with attem...
Union negotiators can issue strike notice to BC3
Union negotiators can ...
Evans City blindsided by Jackson Township attempt at eminent domain
Evans City blindsided ...
Mars baseball player, 8, waits for a new heart
Mars baseball player, ...
Top Headlines
HARRISVILLE — For decades, the driving force and familiar face behind the borough’s famed Ice Cream Factory, which is the unofficial name for Hughes Penn Gold Ice Cream s...
June 04, 2024 Local News
“The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro” is a movie about a group of high school misfits uncovering some dark mysteries, according to its cast, and it’s supposed to be set in “...
June 05, 2024 Local News
As summer starts to set in and temperatures rise Butler, area doctors — such as Dr. Michael Petrosky, an Allegheny Health Network pediatrician, of Wexford, and Dr. Shripa...
June 04, 2024 Local News
Coalition to utilize Jeep tradition for awareness
June 05, 2024 Local News
Butler Area School District officials increased taxes in its budget last year because of rising costs in health care, staffing and transportation, but the need for the ta...
June 05, 2024 Local News
News
Pillow Street in Butler would flood with runoff from New Castle Road after every heavy rain, at least in 1970. Residents of the area said in June 1970, that flooding on t...
June 05, 2024 Local News
HARMONY — Borough council voted unanimously Tuesday, June 4, to join a regional stormwater authority. Fielding questions and concerns from both Harmony and Zelienople re...
June 05, 2024 Local News
PETROLIA — Borough council on Tuesday started the process to create a burning ordinance. Councilman Walt Barney said he receives complaints about outdoor burning, and he ...
June 05, 2024 Local News
Park Road will be closed for 32 days from State Road to Route 228, while crews widen the entrance of Park Road to Route 228. The whole $26.5 million safety improvement pr...
June 05, 2024 Local News
The state Department of Transportation has announced work on the Route 422 County Line East highway resurfacing project will begin on Monday, June 10. This will affect po...
June 05, 2024 Local News
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Community
The Butler County Humane Society received a large donation of supplies on Tuesday, June 4 ...
Today's Verse
Chuckle of the Day
 
A drum circle will be led by Washboard Tony at 6 p.m. June 12 at the Butler Public Library...
June 05, 2024
Lyle Prescott was an energetic and active boy who loved music, dancing, Pokemon, Cub Scout...
June 05, 2024
The Mars Robotics Association is holding a series of four weeklong camps this summer for s...
June 04, 2024
Sharon Christy hopes to get at least 18 to 20 foursomes for an upcoming golf outing that w...
June 04, 2024
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Sports
Distance runner hopes to reach full potential with Horned Frogs
 
Long-time league unable to fill enough teams for summer baseball season
June 05, 2024
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are considering the possibility of safety Just...
June 05, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) — Beer flowed and a little blood and bruises followed. There was some baseb...
June 05, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for l...
June 05, 2024
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Editorial
Trends over recent years indicate drowning deaths are increasing in the United States, showing just how important water safety and affordable swim les...
June 05, 2024 Our Opinion
Scarlett Johansson’s voice is unmistakable — a smoky alto with an undercurrent of steel. So, when OpenAI demonstrated its latest ChatGPT voice assista...
June 05, 2024 Other Voices
June 05, 2024 Cartoons
June 04, 2024 Cartoons
I was recently in northern Colorado for a series of campaign events in Loveland and Fort Collins. Separated by just a few miles along Highway 287, eac...
June 04, 2024 Other Voices
Business
NEW YORK — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the g...
June 05, 2024 Business
NEW YORK — TikTok said Tuesday it has taken steps to stop a cyberattack targeting high-profile accounts, including one belonging to CNN. “Our securit...
June 04, 2024 Business
CALLERY — Borough council began the process of “bonding” Breakneck Street to prevent further damage to the surface of the road from large commercial v...
June 04, 2024 Government
To Tyler Skidmore, owner of Back Home BBQ & Brew Co. at 1328 Mars-Evans City Road in Callery, the name of his business is a tribute to the journey to ...
June 04, 2024 Business
TOKYO — Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker suspended ...
June 03, 2024 Business
Weekend Entertainment
June began with a splash at Alameda Waterpark. The pool, located in Butler Township, opened for the season on Saturday, June 1, when a number of families gathered to spe...
June 03, 2024 Local News
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Arts & Entertainment
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rapper and singer Sean Kingston is back in South Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars’ wor...
June 04, 2024 People
NEW YORK — Janis Paige, a popular actor in Hollywood and in Broadway musicals and comedies who danced with Fred Astaire, toured with Bob Hope and continued to perform int...
June 03, 2024 Arts & Entertainment
OXON HILL, Md. — Bruhat Soma insisted he was nervous during the idle hours as he waited to take the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage, and he felt even more pressure to...
June 03, 2024 National News
It was a quiet weekend at North American movie theaters, dominated once again by Sony’s “The Garfield Movie," Warner Bros.' “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" and a slew of holdov...
June 03, 2024 Arts & Entertainment
For a guy like Glen Powell, the ascent to movie stardom isn’t really a question. It’s more like an inevitability. Blessed with that square jawline, those bright green ey...
June 01, 2024 Reviews
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Special Sections
MARS — Leave the cattle, bring the Jeep. That’s what Dave Brudy did when he bought a working cattle ranch in New Mexico with all of its holdings in 2017 The cattle remain...
June 05, 2024 Special Sections
U.S. military sold on vehicle’s versatility
June 05, 2024 Special Sections
The American Austin Car Company was founded in 1929 but lasted less than five years before filing for bankruptcy in 1934. In 1935, the American Bantam Car Company in But...
June 05, 2024 Special Sections
Jeep enthusiasts and adventurers are gearing up for this year’s Epic Willys Adventure, an endurance race that spans around 1,700 miles through the Appalachian region. As...
June 05, 2024 Special Sections
In the heart of Butler the annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival revs up community spirit as local organizations band together to celebrate and give back. From the tirele...
June 05, 2024 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK. Tkachenko,...
February 24, 2023 Local News
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
November 23, 2022 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
July 16, 2022 Local News
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
June 20, 2022 Local News
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
June 18, 2022 Local News
Digital Divide
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
August 22, 2023 National News
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
July 18, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas. On...
February 17, 2023 Business

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