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Make room Starbucks and McDonald's. China's Mixue and other brands win fans in Southeast Asia
HONG KONG — Chinese food and beverage brands are gaining ground across Southeast Asia, offering alternatives to big name American chains and expanding Beijing’s commercia...
March 17, 2025 Business
One Tech Tip: Wasting too much time on social media apps? Tips and tricks to curb smartphone use
LONDON — If you’ve got a smartphone, you probably spend too much time on it — checking Instagram, watching silly TikTok videos, messaging on WhatsApp or doomscrolling on ...
March 17, 2025 Health
Real Estate Transactions
These real estate transactions were recorded in Butler County from Jan. 13 to 17: Adams Township Maryann and Richard Williams Jr. to Vasilios and Brittany Rizos at 9...
March 17, 2025 Real Estate Transactions
California man wins $50 million in lawsuit over burns from Starbucks tea
LOS ANGELES — A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap at a California drive-through, cou...
March 17, 2025 Business
Vance tells NBC ‘high-level’ TikTok deal expected by deadline
Vice President JD Vance said he expected President Donald Trump to wrap up a deal for TikTok and keep the popular video-sharing app operating in the US ahead of a deadlin...
March 17, 2025 Business
Scholarship applications open to Butler Senior High School students
A scholarship is open for applications on Butler Senior High School’s website. The Theodore K. Vogeley Memorial Scholarship application is available on the high school we...
March 17, 2025 Local News
Volunteers spruce up, organize Lighthouse Foundation food pantry
YMCA volunteers helped clean the Lighthouse Foundation food pantry at 9 a.m., Friday, March 14, at 116 Browns Hill Road, Middlesex Township. The Lighthouse Foundation is ...
March 17, 2025 Local News
Allegheny Health Network reports $147 million operating loss for 2024
The red ink continues to gush from the medical industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as Allegheny Health Network — a division of Highmark Health — has reported a...
March 17, 2025 Business
Center Township man to hike nation to honor deceased son
BUTLER TWP — Chris Karenbauer probably would have paused for a moment when his dad said he planned to walk from his home in Center Township to Venice Beach, Calif., but h...
March 17, 2025 Local News
Severe thunderstorms expected this evening
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern Butler County until 7:15 p.m. A storm has been spotted near East Pale...
March 16, 2025 Local News
Other News
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
AP-US-Trump-Deportations, 12th Ld-Writethru Mar 16, 2025 7:39 PM- 1091 words By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and REGINA GARCIA CANO By Associated Press The Trump administratio...
March 17, 2025 National News
Monster storm across the US sparks scores of tornadoes and fire, killing at least 17
Violent tornadoes that ripped through parts of the U.S. proved deadly as well as destructive as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Sa...
March 17, 2025 National News
Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on the Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal...
March 17, 2025 National News
Mehmet Oz tells Senate he won’t commit to opposing cuts to Medicaid program
Celebrity doctor and former Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz told senators he has the experience and reform ideas necessary to bring down the cost of health care a...
March 17, 2025 National News
Sports
NCAA Tournament 2025: Ethan Morton, Colorado State to face Memphis, Robert Morris gets No. 2 Alabama
Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness brackets released Sunday. ...
March 16, 2025 Sports
2025 PIAA basketball tournament updates: Who, where North Catholic boys, girls play in state semifinals
The 2025 PIAA Basketball Championships semifinals will be held Friday and Saturday, and two Butler County teams are still dancing. North Catholic’s boys and girls tea...
March 16, 2025 Sports
Erik Karlsson's power-play goal carries Penguins past Devils for 4th straight win
PITTSBURGH — Erik Karlsson scored a power-play goal, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 7-3 Saturday. Rickard Rakell scored his team-leading 31st goal...
March 16, 2025 Sports
Pirates announce ace Paul Skenes will start on MLB opening day at Miami
BRADENTON, Fla. — Paul Skenes is going to start for the Pittsburgh Pirates on opening day. Pretty easy call for manager Derek Shelton. Skenes is coming off a dominant per...
March 16, 2025 Sports
Mars senior Luke Lamb redeems himself with PIAA swimming gold in 100 backstroke
Luke Lamb came away from his effort in Friday's 50-yard freestyle wanting more, then went out and earned it Saturday at Bucknell University's Kinney Natatorium. At the PI...
March 16, 2025 Sports
Editorial
Woolly mice? Mars? Let’s take care of what we’ve got
Last week, science delivered a really cute experimental result. Researchers created a “colossal woolly mouse,” a fluffy rodent that’s purported to be a step on the way to...
March 17, 2025 Other Voices
Editorial Cartoon
March 17, 2025 Cartoons
U.S. green-card holders should not be made to live in fear
Immigrants to the United States holding green cards never expect to encounter agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE. Green-card holders ...
March 17, 2025 Other Voices
Community
73rd annual antique show lures loyal vendors, buyers
BUTLER TWP — Over the weekend of March 14 through 16, antique dealers and buyers flocked to the Tanglewood Center in Butler Township for the 73rd annual Butler Antiques S...
March 17, 2025 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
Exhibition a showcase of Butler’s automotive past
BUTLER TWP — Butler County was long known primarily as the birthplace of the Jeep. On Sunday, March 16, Experience Butler County celebrated the county’s automotive herit...
March 17, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
Novocaine’ leads numbingly slow weekend at domestic box office
Five new movies opened wide in North American theaters this weekend including a starry spy picture from Steven Soderbergh, an A24 thriller, a Looney Tunes movie and a hi...
March 17, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
Game Commission holding hunter/trapper education courses for license hopefuls
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is holding a series of Hunter/Trapper Education courses across Butler County over the remainder of 2025. Training in one of these courses...
March 17, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
Dolly Parton releases tribute song to late husband Carl Dean
Dolly Parton has released a new song in tribute to husband Carl Dean, who died Monday, nearly 60 years after joining in marriage with the country star. The 10-time Grammy...
March 17, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
Other
Photo Gallery: Monday, March 17, 2025
To see all the photos from the North Catholic versus Blackhawk girls basketball semifinal, follow the link: To see all the photos from the Golden Tornado’s first tennis ...
March 17, 2025 Daily Photo Gallery
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Elder abuse transparency, accountability coming
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Shapiro backs funding of home repairs program
03/17/2025
School solar demand booming in state
03/17/2025
Scouts raising money for backpacking trip
03/17/2025
Pennsylvania American Water taking first steps as BASA owner
03/17/2025
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