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Adams Township man charged with attempted homicide after shooting of wife, self
A man is facing an attempted homicide charge after police said he shot at his wife multiple times while she was in the shower and then turned the gun on himself...
11-year-old cancer-stricken Butler youth finds the net in his long-awaited return to dek hockey
Forget the rare diagnosis, numerous chemotherapy treatments and continually beating the odds. Aiden Bartley just wants to be a kid. At Highfield Park’s dek hock...
Butler school district proposes 2.66-mill tax increase
Capital projects main cause of increase
Knoch softball rallies from 3-run deficit, advances with 8-3 win
PLUM — One bad inning was too much for Knoch to overcome in a number of games this season. Monday’s WPIAL first-round playoff game against Greensburg Salem coul...
New cross memorializes those who died in 1918 influenza epidemic
WINFIELD TWP — Although their names are not marked at the site, numerous victims of the influenza epidemic of 1918 are recognized by a newly erected cross at th...
Adams Township man charged with attempted homicide after shooting of wife, self
Adams Township man cha...
11-year-old cancer-stricken Butler youth finds the net in his long-awaited retur...
11-year-old cancer-str...
Butler school district proposes 2.66-mill tax increase
Butler school district...
Knoch softball rallies from 3-run deficit, advances with 8-3 win
Knoch softball rallies...
New cross memorializes those who died in 1918 influenza epidemic
New cross memorializes...
Top Headlines
SEVEN FIELDS — With summer just weeks away, borough council approved several measures in anticipation of the upcoming swimming season. On Monday, May 13, council voted u...
May 13, 2024 Local News
BUTLER TWP — Community Partnership in Butler made quick work of sorting food donations yielded from the U.S. Postal Service’s Stamp Out Hunger campaign Saturday, May 11, ...
May 14, 2024 Local News
Clinton Township will apply for a $50,000 grant from Butler County to aid in replacing the deck of the Victory Road bridge. Supervisors voted to seek the grant during th...
May 14, 2024 Government
Western Pennsylvania got a rare visit from the northern lights over the weekend nights of May 10 and May 11, but the solar event that caused them to venture this far sout...
May 12, 2024 Local News
A 48-year old man and a 48-year-old woman are hospitalized at Allegheny General Hospital after a shooting in Adams Township on Saturday, May 11, police confirmed Saturday...
May 11, 2024 Crime & Courts
News
Butler is looking for a consultant to help outline goals for the mayor and members of city council in their plan to undergo training from the Pennsylvania Department of C...
May 14, 2024 Local News
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced on Monday, May 13, that the closure of Stevenson Road for construction, planned for Tuesday, has been delayed to a...
May 14, 2024 Government
MARION TWP — A family home in Marion Township was deemed a total loss by firefighters from Butler, Mercer and Venango counties on Monday evening, May 13. Nathaniel Burns,...
May 14, 2024 Local News
ADAMS TWP — Supervisors Chairman Russell Ford announced Monday night, May 13, that the township had reversed its decision to install a controversial synthetic surface at ...
May 14, 2024 Amateur
A Butler man was charged by city police with two felonies for failing to comply with Megan’s Law registration requirements. Robert J. Barbaro, 54, is listed as a lifetim...
May 14, 2024 Crime & Courts
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Community
BUTLER TWP — In 2020, Violet Dolmayer’s daughter wondered aloud what she would do with the...
Today's Verse
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Good Samaritan Hospice will hold a free Youth Bereavement Care event from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p...
May 13, 2024
The Intermediate League of Butler will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 20, at Christ Communi...
May 13, 2024
DALLAS — A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth...
May 11, 2024
The TOPS Club of Cabot 1674 will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. each Thursday at Concordia Vi...
May 11, 2024
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Sports
Addison Burrows struck out eight and allowed four hits on Monday as Karns City’s softball ...
 
PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia upset the United States 5-4 when Milos Kelemen scored with 1:04 lef...
May 14, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 33 points with LeBron James watching from a courtsid...
May 14, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Staal and Yevgeny Kuznetsov scored 3:06 apart in the third period, ...
May 14, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bryan Reynolds went 5 for 5 with a homer and two doubles, Mitch Keller th...
May 14, 2024
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Editorial
It is hard to imagine Americans afraid to celebrate America. But as our nation’s 250th birthday approaches in 2026, there is already some nervous hand...
May 14, 2024 Other Voices
May 14, 2024 Cartoons
Some people in history are remembered in the pages of books and the stories passed on from generation to generation, no grave marker necessary. Others...
May 14, 2024 Our Opinion
Of the many heartbreaks and hellish outcomes that the COVID era delivered, few compare to the experience that Georgia state Rep. Matt Hatchett and so ...
May 13, 2024 Other Voices
May 13, 2024 Cartoons
Business
The man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze appeared online for the first time in three years, sending the prices of thee quirky and volati...
May 13, 2024 Business
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She loved to belt out Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan ballads in th...
May 13, 2024 Technology
As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on...
May 13, 2024 Business
DETROIT — The Chevrolet Malibu, the last midsize car made by a Detroit automaker, is heading for the junkyard. General Motors confirmed that it will ...
May 13, 2024 Business
Cleveland Cliffs announced it supports the International Trade Commission’s unanimous decision to uphold tariffs on tin mill products from Japan. Afte...
May 11, 2024 Business
Weekend Entertainment
“Alter Eagle,” an original Butler Eagle podcast, will drop a special episode this Mother’s Day followed by the first episode of a two-part look at the science of addictio...
May 09, 2024 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK —“Judge Judy” Sheindlin sued the parent company of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly on Monday for a story that she said falsely claimed that she was tryi...
May 14, 2024 People
The documentary “Brooklyn Bridge: An Engineering Masterpiece” has yet to receive an official release of any kind in the United States. The only chance Americans have had ...
May 14, 2024 Arts & Entertainment
MALMO, Sweden — Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing a no...
May 13, 2024 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, g...
May 13, 2024 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Roger Corman, the Oscar-winning “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” ...
May 11, 2024 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
Jack Cohen, a man of many titles, has poured his life and passion into various projects, many of which have positively impacted the lives of people worldwide. Yet with al...
May 10, 2024 Special Sections
When Jack Cohen, longtime president of the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau, owned a Safari Sam’s franchise in Cranberry Township, Glenn Anderson, then a Butler ...
May 10, 2024 Special Sections
To say Jack Cohen has put Butler County on the map is not an exaggeration. During his tenure as head of the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau, Cohen transformed t...
May 10, 2024 Special Sections
In his more than 20 years of service to Butler County, Jack Cohen has been responsible for creating and supporting a wide variety of projects. From creating a new event t...
May 10, 2024 Special Sections
Dear Jack, For the last 20 years, you have worked hard to support the growth of Butler County through tourism. From the creation of the iconic Bantam Jeep Heritage Festiv...
May 10, 2024 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
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,...
February 24, 2023 Local News
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...
November 23, 2022 Local News
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...
July 16, 2022 Local News
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...
June 20, 2022 Local News
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
June 18, 2022 Local News
Digital Divide
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023 Pennsylvania News
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 ...
August 22, 2023 National News
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...
July 18, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023 Local News
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...
February 17, 2023 Business

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