Sunnyview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has been sued by the families of two patients, alleging the patients died last year after getting unnecessary insuli...
A storm featuring strong winds and rain mixed with hail rolled through Butler County Sunday evening.
Butler County first responders were called to about a doze...
The April 23 ballot will look similar to the ballot voters saw in the 2020 primary election, as state Rep. Marci Mustello, R-11th, is facing another challenge f...
JACKSON TWP — The run was unearned — but earned Seneca Valley a victory.
Neve Miller reached on an infield error to begin the bottom of the third inning and wou...
A man died after crashing his vehicle into a tree Saturday morning, April 13, on Interstate 79 in Muddy Creek Township, according to officials.
Robert Lepak, 5...
2 more lawsuits filed against Butler Township nursing home by families of patien...
2 more lawsuits filed ...
Butler County saw hail, winds in Sunday night storm
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — David Carr spends a lot of time in his garage tinkering with his restored classic cars. That’s all right with his wife, Linda, because she’s often ...
As of Monday, April 15, a 4-mile stretch of the Butler Freeport Community Trail in Buffalo Township is closed to the public due to multiple mudslides that have beset the ...
Butler City Council has approved a resolution in support of having its members go through training hosted by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Develop...
JACKSON TWP — An agreement with technology education company XR Terra at Seneca Valley School District could bring virtual and augmented reality programs to students begi...
SLIPPERY ROCK — Cassie Catrain had a personal reason to go to Slippery Rock University on Sunday, April 14. His name was Dylan.
“He went to high school with me. I grew up...
The North Trails Public Library is hosting a hike and ice cream social during Earth Week, April 21 to 28, to raise money for the library.
Individuals and groups can regi...
LANCASTER TWP — There did not appear to be any angels in the outfield at the township superiors meeting Monday, April 15, when the Southwest Butler County Church Softball...
At home, Rifah Tasfia, a sophomore at Slippery Rock University, would have observed Ramadan — the holiest month in the Islamic calendar — with friends and family, and hom...
The lot at 100 Alameda Plaza soon will be occupied again.
Construction recently began on a Popeyes restaurant in Alameda Plaza in Butler Township — a project that has bee...
Seneca Valley School District has been recognized for its music education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation.
The Best Communities for Music Educat...
A recent project paired Slippery Rock University students with older adults at a Butler Township retirement community.
The Legacy Project tasked the ...
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind, as Mahatma Gandhi allegedly said. After Iran’s massive retaliation for the Israeli strike against Iran...
With a rematch brewing between President Joe Biden and ex-President Donald Trump, Nov. 5 is shaping up to be among the most divisive elections ever. T...
Here comes Americans’ favorite day — April 15, Tax Day! In the land of “No taxation without representation,” we Americans throw a fit over how much we...
PITTSBURGH — The union that represents a Pittsburgh newspaper’s truck drivers, one of five unions that have been on strike for 18 months, has approved...
Independence Health System announced on Monday, April 15 that Lela Dougherty will join the Butler Family Medicine team at its 116 Woody Drive location...
The Butler County Farm Bureau and its Women’s Leadership Committee is hosting a free agriculture education event followed by a square dance this weeke...
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York towns and villages that have post-Prohibition bans on alcohol sales would be forced to lift such restrictions under a bill mov...
WASHINGTON — Two steel-state Democrats in tough reelection fights are urging President Joe Biden to do more to stop the proposed acquisition of United...
Visitors of the Butler Art Center & Gallery can normally feast their eyes on art from paintings, sculptures, photography and more, but an upcoming event at the center wil...
LONDON — More than 250 survivors of the bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, are taking legal action against Britain's do...
Alex Garland’s provocative “Civil War” didn’t only ignite the discourse. The film also inspired audiences to go to the cinemas this weekend where it surpassed expectation...
The United States is crumbling in Alex Garland’s sharp new film “Civil War,” a bellowing and haunting big screen experience. The country has been at war with itself for y...
Do you reckon Sasquatches snore? C’mon, you know the answer, deep down. Of course, they do. They snore and eat noisily and pick bugs out of each other's fur and then eat ...
I sure hope you had a chance to see at least some of the solar eclipse Monday. Where it was visible and clouds didn’t get in the way, it was quite the show!
I was one o...
Bill Raabe, of Connoquenessing Township, is a self-described “Ford guy,” which he attributes to his late grandfather, Francis Raabe, who owned a 1932 Ford three-window co...
As the cold air leaves and warm temperatures signal the arrival of summer, road trip season is officially upon us.
According to the United States Department of Transporta...
Since last March, Narcan, a nasal spray variant of naloxone has been made available over the counter, a federal move that has since widened accessibility to the medicatio...
When an inmate is booked in the Butler County Prison, the jail’s team, including correction officers, medical providers and even the warden, can’t often anticipate the du...
The road to recovery does not end after treatment. Rather the path to sobriety is a lifelong journey filled with a mix of challenges and successes, according to Donna Jen...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
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 ...
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...
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
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...
