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BUTLER TWP — Butler County-area boys and girls teams unofficially tipped off the 2026-27 season Monday night at Butler Eagle Basketball Media Day.
The event bro...
BUTLER TWP — Following a late-September swatting incident that caused the majority of Butler County school districts to go on lock down simultaneously, Butler A...
An 85-year-old woman died after being struck by two different vehicles Saturday, Nov. 7, along Whitestown Road, according to Butler Township police.
Marilyn Fa...
Before a shooting that wounded two people Thursday, Nov. 5, in the City of Butler, at least five people were observed fighting a man, according to charges filed...
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Butler Area approves agreements with law enforcement agencies following swatting
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Pedestrian killed Saturday in Butler Township identified
Pedestrian killed Satu...
Police: Witnesses describe ‘chaotic’ fight ahead of Butler shooting Thursday
A Butler County man was sentenced Tuesday to probation, but was paroled based on time served prior to sentencing and ordered to register with state police for the rest of...
A 17-year-old girl testified she felt a “shift” in the man who was someone she “relied on” at the time of the incidents leading to sexual assault charges against him.
Jos...
A Mercer County man is accused of attempting to communicate inappropriately with a 14-year-old girl in Marion Township and having child sexual abuse material saved on his...
Emergency services were dispatched to the Butler Color Press facility on Bonnie Drive in Butler Township when a piece of equipment reportedly caught fire.
The blaze was ...
A Butler Senior High School student approached a backlit puddle, lay prostrate atop the cobblestone path that formed its banks and pressed the shutter-release button.
“I ...
Ehrman Crest Middle School students were joined by dozens of veterans they invited for breakfast on Tuesday morning in the school cafeteria.
The gathering honored the spe...
Butler County is up to five total measles cases after three new cases were added to the county’s existing two on Friday, Nov. 6, according to the Pennsylvania Department ...
A vehicle overturned onto a hillside early Tuesday, Nov. 10, along William Flinn Highway in Center Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch.
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Every year, we roll out the red carpet to thank veterans for their service — and sacrifice — to our country.
Businesses offer discounts and special r...
It took me a while, but about a month ago I came clean and admitted it: I’m a YouTube addict.
I was in and out of rehab for about five years. By “reha...
As America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan came to a close, thousands of courageous men and women who risked their lives fighting for years to protect ...
In President Donald Trump’s own words:
March 4, 2023: “No new wars.”
Aug. 5, 2024: “And we won’t have wars again.”
Oct. 5, 2024: “But I will not send ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation was higher than expected last month as the rising prices that powered sweeping Democratic victories in last week’s midterm...
SAN FRANCISCO — Investigations into whether Nvidia’s CEO was the target of a “foreign intelligence effort” are raising questions about the future of t...
Stunning allegations of a spy plot have prompted investigations of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with a purported Chinese government agent.
Over t...
Family owned Altoona-based convenience store chain Sheetz has promoted Adam Sheetz to the role of president and chief operating officer, effective Jan...
Shares of Nvidia tumbled more than 5% Monday after the computer chipmaker, central to the artificial intelligence race, opened an investigation into r...
Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will have a presentation on Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, this month.
Alan Gephardt will present the progra...
Dolly Parton’s longtime manager moved Thursday to drop a complaint that accused the late singer’s nephew who acted as her head of security with threatening her estate...
NEW YORK — Superman, Batman and the rest of the DC heroes are getting a new boss, yet again.
Skydance Motion Picture Group announced Monday that James Gunn and Peter Saf...
NEW YORK — Bingo, Care Bears, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the humble playground slide have all made it into the National Toy Hall of Fame, taking their place alongs...
Even Godzilla can be felled by an old hazard: the sophomore slump.
Though Godzilla has been stomping around for more than half a century, “Godzilla Minus Zero” is a seque...
Shopping for a telescope for someone on your holiday gift list — even if that someone is you — has changed a lot in recent years.
For several years now, smart visual tel...
LOS ANGELES — Strapped into a harness, Josh Law was lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the rough Pacific Ocean in the pitch black night, far off the Mexican ...
A longtime Western Pennsylvania firefighter who died in 2022 at the age of 49 left behind memories for his colleagues and a lasting legacy as a fire instructor.
Jimmy...
Matt Boehm can pinpoint when his interest to start the Model Train Club of Zelienople began. A little more than five years ago, his sister, Sandy, gave him their father’s...
Thomas Burnatoski lost his life in the line of duty as an EMT in 1983, but he will always be remembered by those who knew him as a hard worker and a gentle giant.
Burnato...
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...
