FORWARD TWP — There are still pieces of the exhaust from Tyler Coon’s motorcycle on Mars-Evans City Road near the entrance of the Dollar General.
A wooden cross surround...
A man and woman are facing multiple drug charges after police served a search warrant at their Heim Avenue residence.
Lamar Palmero, 40, and Aquaya Nyzera De Geiger, 22, ...
A Cranberry Township man was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in a van last year, according to charges filed by township police Thursday, May 2.
Dakota B. D...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — The township is considering a new municipal building and is seeking a Local Share Amount grant from the state to fund its planning, design and const...
Decorated war veterans, bakers, retired steel workers, artists, loving grandparents and the keepers of family history were among the victims of former nurse Heather Press...
A Chicora man was accused of throwing an orange and a knife at a woman last week in Fairview Township, according to state police.
Ronald E. Harnish II, 52, of Chicora, w...
JACKSON TWP — Legislators representing Butler County said Friday, May 3, that the killing and attempted killing a total of 22 nursing home patients by Heather Pressdee wa...
Five Mars Area Centennial School students helped decide the best book of the year at the 2024 Children’s Choice Awards hosted earlier this month by Allegheny Intermediate...
OAKLAND TWP — From the outside, Zanella Automotive and Mini Mart looks like a typical convenience store and gas station. Outside the brick building are a pair of Sunoco G...
On Thursday, May 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced over $152 million in funding to help Pennsylvania identify and replace lead service lines, preventi...
Mars Area High School is ranked No. 18 in the state, according to the “U.S. News & World Report.”
In addition, Mars Area High School is ranked No. 6 in the Pittsburgh Met...
The county has filed a lawsuit in Common Pleas Court seeking to vacate an April arbitration award that gave a union employee a job the county claims he is not qualified f...
PITTSBURGH — A steel drum weighing thousands of pounds somehow rolled out of a construction site in Pittsburgh and eventually struck and killed a woman who was walking on...
ATLANTA — A new study has brought the public health concern of vaping back to the forefront. Electronic cigarettes have already been branded unsafe for kids, teens and yo...
Allegheny Health Network announced its Allegheny Valley, Forbes, Grove City and Wexford hospitals have received ‘A’ grades in the Leapfrog Group’s spring 2024 Hospital Sa...
Tears and applause filled the Butler County courthouse Thursday morning, May 2, as victims’ families watched a former nurse plead guilty to their loved ones’ deaths.
Late...
Though Mason Martin was expected to return home from the hospital in late April, the former Karns City Area Jr./Sr. High School quarterback, who collapsed at a game last ...
While some students were loading up their clothing and furniture to move out of their dorm rooms Thursday, May 2, others were loading a box truck with some unwanted decor...
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP — Drivers may soon be given an extra reminder if they are speeding, thanks to a new policy the township has adopted.
On Monday, May 2, supervisors una...
VA Butler Healthcare is hosting its 14th annual VA 2K Walk & Roll from Tuesday to Thursday, May 14 to 16, at locations in Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties.
The annual...
A year and a day after Heather Pressdee killed a 43-year-old man at a Butler Township nursing home, the former nurse was sentenced to life in prison without the possibili...
ADAMS TWP — The building at 145 Grand Ave. in Mars currently houses a NexTier Bank branch. In a few years, that address may be the new home of the Mars Area Public Librar...
Summit Township supervisors tabled a motion to select a company to construct a new township municipal building at a meeting Wednesday, May 1.
Willie Adams, Summit Townshi...
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A former Natrona Heights nurse pleaded guilty Thursday, May 2 to three counts of first-degree murder and 19 count...
People lined up to enter the courtroom before the 9 a.m. appearance of Heather Pressdee, a Natrona Heights nurse linked to the deaths of patients in Butler, Allegheny, Ar...
Mars Area High School students earned multiple awards in the district’s 2024 Spring Art show, held April 26 at the high school:
Intermediate/Advanced
Drawing
Sydney ...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — The municipal building was packed Wednesday evening, May 1, with many of the attendees calling for the resignation or removal of the chairman of the...
An after-school physical activity program hosted at Slippery Rock University for children with special needs provides experiential learning opportunities for SRU students...
