Regular voting in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, midterm election has resumed in Adams Township Precinct 3 after a ballot scanner had a jam, a situation the Butler County...
One man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the intersection of Brownsdale and Powell roads in Penn Township.
Emergency responders were calle...
MARS — Mars Area Public Library was a hotbed of activity Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, when the space became a voting precinct for the midterm elections.
The library...
Election Day is almost here. On Nov. 3, Americans will go the polls and cast their ballots to decide elections affecting every level of governance.
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Ballot scanner in Adams Township jammed, fixed around 1 p.m.
Ballot scanner in Adam...
Coroner called to scene of fatal Penn Twp. vehicle crash
Coroner called to scen...
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Mars-Adams Township merger a hot topic at the polls
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JACKSON TWP — Seneca Valley School District’s director of student services was selected to be a fellow with the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning ...
CALLERY — Borough council has adopted a 1.75-mill fire tax, which will take effect at the start of the 2027 fiscal year, to provide much-needed funding to the Callery Vol...
A 23-year-old Slippery Rock woman faces charges alleging her of crashing her vehicle into a stationary car and causing other property damage during a domestic dispute in ...
A Grove City woman is accused of administering substances that killed a 34-year-old woman in April and removing items from her home after her death, police said.
Amanda ...
Slippery Rock University is one of six state system schools participating in a program meant to help first-generation and low-income students transition from their first ...
Pancakes and elections have been a key part of Butler County for the last 67 years. Today was no different as the community came out for a full day of food.
A pancake bre...
JACKSON TWP — Ironworkers placed the final beam in the works of Seneca Valley Intermediate High School’s coming academic wing, closing the structural chapter of its const...
A Pittsburgh man facing charges alleging he kidnapped his former girlfriend from her Butler home then fled from police through several municipalities on Valentine’s Day i...
A McCandless Township man is charged with fleeing police in a vehicle and on foot Sunday in Slippery Rock.
Teal Alexander Gamblin, 19, was charged Monday by state police...
Multiple fire departments responded Monday to a fire in Forward Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services’ dispatch reports.
The fire was reported at 105 H...
American politics has become a test of allegiance. Candidates are expected to defend their party’s nominee, voters are urged to treat every election a...
It’s been just over a year since the One Big Beautiful Bill (formally H. R. 1) became law. Its passing changed federal eligibility guidelines for the ...
About 80% of students in Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools return for their second year. The remaining 20% are now the much-needed...
New offerings include rolled ice cream, dirty sodas
On Halloween, trick-or-treat candy will not be the only sweet thing available in Butler.
The Sweet...
Keystone Appalachian Transmission Company, FirstEnergy’s transmission subsidiary, will test advanced technologies in Butler County that could make the...
A new consulting company has opened in Zelienople, aimed at helping college-bound students and families navigate the college admissions and selection ...
Fort Worth, Texas-based natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration and production company Range Resources has entered into a merger agreement wit...
Eligible retirees in the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System are due to receive new regular monthly pension payments in October re...
The Appleby Manor Presbyterian Church, 810 Main St. in Ford City, is having its 35th annual model train display in November.
The display will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov...
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — When fall arrives and leaves start changing color, Mike Valladao, a systems engineer at a cybersecurity company, slips into his alter ego, “Farmer...
NEW YORK — Actor Margaret Qualley and Grammy winner Jack Antonoff have filed for divorce after three years of marriage, according to court records.
The case was filed Fr...
The North American box office took a bit of a hit this weekend with the Halloween holiday drawing audiences away from theaters on Saturday. Ticket sales were led by the E...
Thirty-four days before the disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was due in federal prison to serve an 11-year sentence for conspiracy and fraud, she and her partn...
“Gentle Monster” lets you fall a little bit in love with Lucy, Philip and their young son Johnny, before blowing everything up. This is a film about moral and societa...
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...