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Year in review: business
Businesses affect many aspects of our lives, from where we work, to where we shop, eat and play. Butler County is home to businesses of all sizes, across many i...
Butler County Tourism honored with 2024 sports tourism award
This year, the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau earned official honors from Sports Destination Management magazine for its part in organizing the “Batt...
Winter weather update: What Butler County can expect over the weekend
Butler County saw hazardous conditions all day Friday, Jan. 3, featuring school closures, low visibility and snow squalls across the region. While the snow is e...
Rates to change on Turnpike; major changes coming to toll system
Millions of travelers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will see a slight decrease in rates as the new year opens following a decision to modernize the toll system. ...
Cranberry assistant fire chief retires after 4 decades of service
On the last day of 2024, after a career spanning more than four decades in volunteer firefighting, Assistant Chief John Pristas, of the Cranberry Township Volu...
Year in review: business
Year in review: busine...
Butler County Tourism honored with 2024 sports tourism award
Butler County Tourism ...
Winter weather update: What Butler County can expect over the weekend
Winter weather update:...
Rates to change on Turnpike; major changes coming to toll system
Rates to change on Tur...
Cranberry assistant fire chief retires after 4 decades of service
Cranberry assistant fi...
The Latest
State police have opened a new hiring cycle for cadets and liquor enforcement officer trainees, and a college degree is no longer required. Applicants must meet eligibil...
January 04, 2025 Local News
President Joe Biden denied a $14.9 billion deal that would have allowed Japan’s Nippon Steel to purchase U.S. Steel, marking a significant moment in a corporate and polit...
January 04, 2025 Local News
A Tennessee man is fighting extradition to Butler County to face more than 600 charges of alleged sexual abuse of a child. Harold J. Stahlman, 44, of Greeneville, Tenn., ...
January 03, 2025 Crime & Courts
State police released a report Friday, Jan. 3, tallying 425 crashes and 254 DUI arrests during the New Year’s travel period. The period, defined as Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, saw...
January 03, 2025 Local News
National Weather Service Pittsburgh placed Butler County and Western Pennsylvania under a winter weather advisory, which is in effect until 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4. The ...
January 03, 2025 Local News
Local News
The Zelienople Area Public Library has turned into the “sweetest” destination in the county for local children to enjoy. Staff members delicately assembled a life-sized “...
January 03, 2025 Local News
A man and woman have been charged with endangering the welfare of children after police said they left three children home alone for more than 4 hours. Adams Township pol...
January 03, 2025 Crime & Courts
Cranberry Township will collect live trees during the weeks of Jan. 6 and Jan. 14 on regular collection days. Trees must be stripped of decorations, cut into 4-foot sect...
January 03, 2025 Local News
One person was taken to a hospital after his vehicle rolled over around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, near the 90.8 mile marker in the southbound lane on Interstate 79. O...
January 02, 2025 Local News
State Department of Transportation District 10 will hold an open house recruiting event for 2025 summer internships and jobs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 9 at the distr...
January 02, 2025 Local News
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Sports
Lauren Wasylson is giving basketball another shot. Or perhaps it’s giving her another ...
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JACKSON TWP — It had been a few weeks since Butler and Seneca Valley swimming held a compe...
January 02, 2025
CRANBERRY TWP — Luke Lamb wants others to look up to him. Both by name and reputation. “I ...
January 02, 2025
The sports year — or at least the tracks and hills of Butler County — was dominated by But...
December 31, 2024
Playing under the weight of high standards was something Jake McAndrew encountered at Merc...
December 27, 2024
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Community
Young weavers to compete at Pennsylvania Farm Show
 
If your New Year’s Resolution is to become better organized, but you need some help in get...
December 31, 2024
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mo...
December 28, 2024
Plenty of work goes into the Butler County Humane Society every day
December 27, 2024
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mo...
December 21, 2024
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Special Sections
January 01, 2025 Special Sections
Opening presents is generally the favorite part of Christmas Day for children. Opening books has proved to be a fun way for them to get into the holid...
December 17, 2024 Special Sections
The holiday season offers a chance to spend time with family, friends and coworkers in a festive setting, with parties and gatherings galore. But how ...
December 05, 2024 Special Sections
The following live Nativity scenes are among those planned for the Butler County area this December: Concordia Lutheran Ministries Concordia will...
December 05, 2024 Special Sections
Some gift-givers wrack their brains trying to come up with an idea for Grandpa or Aunt Susan during the holiday shopping season. Others feel no pressu...
December 05, 2024 Special Sections
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 Local News

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