An argument led to the fatal shooting of a Butler man found lying on the street Tuesday night, according to Butler police.
Sean E. Williams, 37, of Bulter was c...
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s nationally watched U.S. Senate race between Democratic incumbent Bob Casey Jr. and Republican challenger Dave McCormick was still ...
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for the former president.
With a win in Wi...
The campaigns for both presidential candidates took twists and turns throughout the 2024 general election cycle, with an attempted assassination shaking up form...
Republican Mike Kelly has secured his eighth term representing Butler County and surrounding counties in the 16th Congressional District of the U.S. House of Re...
Police: 1 person dead, 1 accused of homicide following shooting Tuesday night
Police: 1 person dead,...
Bob Casey and Dave McCormick battle for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania race that’s ...
Bob Casey and Dave McC...
Trump wins the White House in political comeback
Trump wins the White H...
65% of Butler County voters choose Trump in Tuesday’s presidential election
Police were called to the 200 block of American Avenue on Tuesday evening, Nov. 5, for a report of a man shot in the chest.
Multiple police officers and other emergency p...
Republican state Sen. Elder Vogel won an overwhelming victory for his fifth term over Democratic challenger Kate Lennen to represent the 47th District.
Vogel’s 96,263 vot...
Marci Mustello, the incumbent candidate for the 11th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, won reelection against Libertarian challenger and Butler Count...
Former President Donald Trump spoke Wednesday morning, Nov. 6, at election party flanked by family, friends and top political supporters after winning Pennsylvania, Georg...
Residents swarmed Butler County’s 96 available polling locations beginning in the early morning hours on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Hundreds waited in line to cast th...
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump won Pennsylvania early Wednesday, Nov. 6, putting him just four electoral votes shy of defeating Kamala Harris to win the White House.
A win in ...
Unofficial, incomplete results posted to Pennsylvania’s website at midnight Wednesday, Nov. 6, indicated Republican candidates were ahead in the attorney general, auditor...
State Rep. Stephenie Scialabba, R-12th, won reelection Tuesday, Nov. 5, besting Robert Vigue, the Democratic challenger for the seat, according to unofficial election res...
Butler County overwhelmingly supported Republican candidates on Tuesday, Nov. 5, reelecting Republican candidates for the U.S. house, the state house and the state senate...
BUTLER TWP — Delectable stacks of flapjacks and the chance to support a century-old nonprofit are just a few of the reasons why hundreds flock to Lifestep’s Pancake Festi...
For believers, the question is literally sacrilegious: When should a church charge an admission fee? After all, a church is where many people go to be...
More than 500 people were at the starting line on a Sunday morning, Nov. 3, for a 5K race honoring Ryan Gloyer.
The second annual event brought in nea...
As the nation votes, it’s easy to focus on candidates, policies and outcomes of the elections. Yet, behind every successful election are millions of d...
One of the only things growing faster than progress in AI applications is speculation about AI’s effect on the economy. I don’t have all the answers, ...
NEW YORK — Shares of Tesla soared Wednesday as investors bet that the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk will benefit from Donald Trump’s re...
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as voters headed to the polls on the last day of the presidential election and as more data piled up showing th...
NEW YORK — Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died. He was 95.
M...
A Butler County business was honored when Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Pennsylvania held its annual awards event Sunday, Nov. 3 in P...
It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unw...
LONDON — British prosecutors say they have been given a file of evidence from police about alleged sexual offenses by comedian Russell Brand and are considering whether t...
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and tel...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In 1989, Americans were riveted by the shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills mansion by their own children. Lyle and Erik M...
“Venom: The Last Dance” enjoyed another weekend at the top of the box office. The Sony release starring Tom Hardy added $26.1 million in ticket sales, according to st...
The lineup for the Butler County Symphony Orchestra’s Saturday, Nov. 2, performance was an intense display of darker, more dramatic pieces, which was in stark contrast to...
PITTSBURGH — Three men who pleaded guilty last month to poaching charges for killing 21 white-tailed deer in Washington County last year received jail sentences, had thei...
PHILADELPHIA — In the Deep South, in places far from the surf, “lake life” is a big deal, and boating is more than a hobby.
There’s a slew of country songs about the life...
Here are the population figures for central Butler County according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-year estimates from 2022:
Population
Area: 192...
Here are the population figures for northwest Butler County according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-year estimates from 2022:
Totals
Total area:...
The city at the near center of Butler County is also the center of activity for the municipalities that surround it, and government officials recognize Butler as a promin...
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...
