On Tuesday, May 7, the Mars Area School District’s board was presented with a proposed budget for 2024-25 school year that included a 3.474 millage tax increase...
WEST MIFFLIN — Butler was prepared for a meet that could come down to the very last event, but it was decided long before that.
The Golden Tornado boys track an...
HARMONY — Several residents who live on Monroe Street were at the Tuesday, May 7, council meeting to express concerns about the two floods in April.
“Once you’...
An amendment introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, that would fully repeal a U.S. Department of Energy rule that threatens the future of domestic grain-or...
Students built and raced their own miniature hydrogen-powered cars at Haine Middle School on Tuesday, May 7.
The Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix XPR race followed a...
Mars Area School District proposes tax hike
Mars Area School Distr...
Butler boys earn WPIAL 3A team track and field title
Butler boys earn WPIAL...
Emotions flood Harmony borough meeting
Emotions flood Harmony...
Kelly introduces amendment to negate Department of Energy mandate
Kelly introduces amend...
Haine Middle School students build hydrogen-powered cars
Evidence was presented Tuesday, May 7, in the civil suit filed against the Butler County Board of Elections by two county residents whose primary mail-in ballots were rej...
BUTLER TWP — Second-grade students at McQuistion Elementary School launched their science, technology, education, arts and math skills into new territory Tuesday, May 7.
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Chicora officials are distributing a survey to residents, the results of which will indicate the kind of grant money for which the borough is eligible.
Chicora councilwom...
The former co-defendant in the Daniel C. Lloyd homicide trial is testifying Wednesday, prosecutors said Tuesday, the second day of the trial.
Lloyd, 21, of Pitcairn, is o...
The 2024 Can-Am Police-Fire Games that will be hosted in Butler County is drawing near, and first responders, retired first responders and first responder family members ...
The state Department of Transportation has announced a replacement project for the box culvert underneath the Freeport Road bridge in Summit Township, which takes motoris...
CONNOQUENESSING — Borough council voted at their monthly meeting on Tuesday night, May 7 to commit to using their share of American Rescue Plan Act funding for improvemen...
CENTER TWP — Aiden Lutz never earned the rank of Eagle Scout, so his troop mates are finishing his Eagle Scout project for him.
Aiden died on Oct. 20 at Allegheny General...
This story was updated
May 7, 2024
to reflect
parents questioned the school district’s employee discipline policies.
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Parents questioned ...
Iran’s supreme leader has been enjoying himself lately on X, the social media platform. In one post, he delighted at pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. ...
Whether or not you side with the student protesters making waves at Columbia University and other college campuses over the war in Gaza, we can probab...
The chatter on social media was prevalent. Was it possible the Butler Dek Hockey rink’s future was in jeopardy?
A rumor about how the dek hockey rink...
The Lynch Law Group, based in Cranberry Township, announced Krista M. Kochosky, partner and chair of the real estate and litigation practices has been...
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of iPad Pros and Airs — models that will boast faster processors, new sizes and a ne...
TikTok and its Chinese parent company filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new American law that would ban the popular video-sharing app in the U.S. ...
Cranberry Township-based Seneca Resources recently hosted its Energy Explorers program, a free STEM program designed for local students ages 10 to 14 ...
Wendell August Forge, a producer of handcrafted metalware and other products, announced it is relocating its Grove City area manufacturing operation ...
Robin’s Home is hosting its second annual Food Truck and Rock Fest Fundraiser from 1 to 9 p.m. June 1, at the American Legion Post 778, 150 Legion Memorial Lane, Lyndora....
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney has received another key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to its iconic Disneyland ...
Supermodel Bella Hadid is opening up about her life in Texas and living in Fort Worth.
Hadid, 27, has appeared in fashion and fragrance campaigns for over a decade amassi...
TORONTO — Police are investigating a shooting outside rapper Drake’s mansion in Toronto that left a security guard seriously wounded.
Authorities did not confirm whether...
NEW YORK — “The Fall Guy,” the Ryan Gosling-led, action-comedy ode to stunt performers, opened below expectations with $28.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday...
One of the worst movie sins is when a comedy fails to at least match the natural charisma of its stars. Not all actors are capable of being effortlessly witty without a t...
Students in Carrie Wilson’s third-grade class at Chicora Elementary School, in the Karns City Area School District, responded to the query “What makes your mom the best?”...
Students in the third-grade class of Kristine Tkatch at St. Gregory Catholic School in Zelienople answered the question “What makes my mom the best?”
My mom is the best b...
NEW YORK — Not all moms are the same. They like and do different things. Some, gasp, don’t love the idea of flowers and chocolates for Mother’s Day.
Consider these alter...
JEFFERSON TWP — Living more than 100 years presents a unique perspective, especially regarding what it meant to grow up in the early part of the century during difficult ...
You’re excused if Mother’s Day sneaked up on you and you have nothing planned. But don’t panic: A quick trip to the grocery store — and the flower shop — and a little qua...
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...
