One person died and another was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital following a two-vehicle, head-on crash Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, on Route 68 in Oakland Township. ...
Not long after completing treatment for breast cancer, Linda Todaro found herself in Italy, seated in a dragon boat with other survivors and preparing to compet...
After meeting with county officials Monday, Oct. 5, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Val Arkoosh said she hopes to take some of what she lear...
Bernstine resigns from committee assignments
Bernstine resigns from...
1 killed, 1 flown to hospital following Tuesday morning crash
1 killed, 1 flown to h...
Oncology patient navigator Stacy Meyer does everything she can
Oncology patient navig...
Hearts of Steel helps breast cancer survivors find strength and friendship
Hearts of Steel helps ...
State Human Services Secretary Val Arkoosh impressed by Butler County Children &...
A Pittsburgh woman is accused of attacking two women, and stabbing at least one of them, at a residence on West New Castle Street in Butler.
Alyssa Assenat, 19, was charg...
The daughter of a man and woman flown to an area hospital Saturday, Oct. 3, after a motorcycle crash in Brady Township, has started a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for th...
CENTER TWP — When it comes to cancer, Cheryl Schaefer is all about the fight.
Schaefer, 68, of Center Township, has fought uterine, breast and thyroid cancer over the yea...
While getting a mammogram may not seem like the most glamorous activity, Dr. Matt Miller, a radiologist at Allegheny Health Network, said it’s the “single biggest thing t...
After a renovation that lasted nearly a year, Buffalo Township’s employees and police department have officially moved back into the municipal building on Bear Creek Road...
Update: One person was killed and another lifeflighted to an area hospital following the crash. Read more.
One person was reportedly unresponsive when a head-on collisi...
The new West Virginia University Health System signage in and around Butler Memorial Hospital are the first of many changes patients can expect to see as it takes over In...
JACKSON TWP — At its work session Monday, Oct. 5, the Seneca Valley School District board decided to move two items to its Oct. 12 meeting agenda in a 7-0 vote.
Notably, ...
NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton opened this year’s Clinton Global Initiative conference Sept. 22 in New York, calling on attendees to promise to “step into the v...
If you know eight women, statistically, you know someone who will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her life.
According to data from b...
As the maternity leave policy moves forward, there are a few things that people need to consider. It’s a great policy in a perfect world. Unfortunatel...
Early in my life, I was a Democrat. I believed that the Democratic Party was an ally of the working class. I believed they favored lowering taxes for ...
As with other Americans, I watch TV, listen to the radio and read newspapers for my news. Today, it is difficult for many of us to separate news facts...
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose to the edge of their all-time high on Monday after a couple buyout announcements helped lift the market.
The S&P 500 climb...
Local steel manufacturer Cleveland-Cliffs it is hosting Chris Wright, U.S. Secretary of Energy, and other government leaders at its Butler Works facil...
Steve Shannon Tire and Auto Centers has chosen Butler to open its 61st shop.
Herb Shannon said he and two brothers, who bought the business from their...
Butler County visitor spending increased for the fifth year in a row to $793.6 million in 2025 according to a new report from Visit PA.
According to E...
Cleveland-Cliffs is set to announce its third-quarter 2026 earnings results before the stock market opens on Monday, Oct. 19.
The steel manufacturer i...
Butler Cultural District and Experience Butler County will present “A Taste of McKean” from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, on McKean Street in Butler.
The event will fea...
WASHINGTON — A lawyer for ABC on Tuesday asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from conducting an unusual, early review of its broadcast licenses, lik...
CHICAGO — It’s official: Skydance-owned Paramount closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, ushering in a new Hollywood giant.
The merger bri...
CBS Sports and Tony Romo have officially parted ways, one month after the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback pleaded no contest to charges of operating a vehicle while int...
NEW YORK — Nearly 12,000 bans took place in public schools over the past year, according to a new study from PEN America, the highest total since the free expression orga...
Just as the fate of the world hangs in the balance in “Digger,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s over-the-top, climate-disaster satire teeters on the brink.
It’s an audacious pla...
Kathy Garrison has been cancer free for decades now, but her experiences during and after treatment had stuck with her.
One especially impactful struggle for her was in ...
St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish Catholic nun, spent her life sharing a message of compassion and mercy. At the Slippery Rock parish named for her, sewing ministry volunte...
When Claudia Marley began crocheting breast prostheses at age 70, she hoped to provide comfort to women recovering from mastectomies. The work also brought comfort to her...
The World Health Organization reports that roughly 2.4 million new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year. That makes breast cancer the most common cancer in wome...
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...
