Police identify Butler County man who killed himself in Illinois after reporting 2 dead at his home address
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A man who alerted police about two women dead in a Jackson Township home shot and killed himself soon afterward in a field across from two schools in Illinois, according ...
March 05, 2026
Local News
A couple from Cabot is suing a Clearfield Township man for tossing a lighted homemade explosive that went off in his friend’s hand, leaving him with blast injuries.
Amand...
March 05, 2026
Crime & Courts
ADAMS TWP — Mars football players, parents and community members showed a great deal of support for newly hired coach Zachary Benedek on Tuesday night, but the hiring pro...
March 04, 2026
Local News
Tables action on emergency management coordinator
March 03, 2026
Local News
The following Butler County schools are operating on adjusted schedules for Tuesday, March 3, 2026:
Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District - 2 Hour Delay
Freeport Ar...
March 03, 2026
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CALLERY — Two boroughs in the southwestern part of the county are working toward an ordinance which would dictate how the two would cooperate in the event of a major emer...
March 03, 2026
Local News
A Cranberry Township man has been charged with aggravated assault of an unborn child.
Cranberry Township police charged Salvador Perez, 41, with felony aggravated assaul...
February 28, 2026
Local News
A judge on Friday authorized Slippery Rock Mayor Jondavid Longo’s attorney to file an amended complaint in a lawsuit against attorney Jennifer Gilliland Vanasdale.
The s...
February 28, 2026
Local News
As Cranberry Township wraps up a slate of upgrades and new amenities, officials are already setting their sights on the next wave of investments.
A step toward those new ...
February 28, 2026
Local News
JACKSON TWP — A new investment in southern Butler County aims to cut wait times and accelerate prescription delivery for local patients.
Allegheny Health Network official...
February 28, 2026
Local News
Sports
Joe Haefner does not see it as hitting the ground running.
Approved Tuesday night as the n...
Mars seniors Adam Budzilek, Sean Franklin and Gabe Hein were selected to play in the Penns...
March 03, 2026
Ethan Riffe and Carter Hoehn scored goals less than 90 seconds apart in the first period, ...
March 02, 2026
Mars is expected to name Zachary Benedek its next head football coach.
The school board is...
March 02, 2026
Joseph Haefner is expected to be named as head coach of Mars’ boys soccer team, pending sc...
March 02, 2026
Community
The garage a project of Living Faith church in Beaver County
In November 2024, NexTier Bank donated $40,000 to the Mars Planet Foundation. A portion we...
February 27, 2026
ZELIENOPLE — Guests at Woods Lane & Co. got to enjoy a bite of the Mediterranean with no f...
February 27, 2026
Rowan Elementary students chosen for ‘solid character and good morals’
February 23, 2026
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Love can be celebrated in many different ways. For children, it can mean hugs from parents, gift-giving or being there for a friend.
At St. Wendelin ...
February 11, 2026
Local News
Centrally located, Clay and Concord townships today have much in common, but have quite different histories.
Quiet, steady growth in Clay Township
Whe...
February 10, 2026
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∎ American Red Cross
Telephone: 724-283-2810
Website: redcross.org
Contact: Jorge Martinez, CEO and executive director, American Red ...
January 28, 2026
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January
Winterfest, Moraine State Park, Jan. 31, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
February
Butler Carved in Ice, Diamond Park, Butler, Feb. 20-21, 5 p.m. Friday thr...
January 28, 2026
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Butler County Republican Committee
January 28, 2026
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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 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
The state of broadband across a 10-county region in southwestern Pennsylvania, including Butler County, will be the topic of an event Thursday in Cran...
February 11, 2023
Local News
Part-time wedding photographer Margie Mackrell needs hours to upload wedding photos at her Muddy Creek Township home, an assignment that, by contrast,...
February 09, 2023
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