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Cranberry Township family’s badminton tournament persists for four decades
CRANBERRY TWP — It started in 1982, with a group of high school friends who describe themselves as “bored” and “ultracompetitive” and needed something to do tha...
Teachers’ union, Mars Area School District still divided in contract negotiations
As contract negotiations with Mars Area School District drag on, the teachers’ union is publicly airing its grievances and planning a rally before the next scho...
Police: Seven Fields man on probation found with modified stolen firearm
A Seven Fields man is accused of possessing a stolen firearm while on probation. Aaron John Whittington, 18, was allegedly found Monday, July 13, with a firear...
Adams Twp. takes the next step toward data center amendment
ADAMS TWP — The township’s board of supervisors voted unanimously to approve a 180-day moratorium on six types of businesses during its Monday, July 13, meeting...
Lancaster Twp. takes steps to regulate data centers
LANCASTER TWP — Township supervisors took two steps toward regulating data centers at their Monday, July 13 workshop meeting. The supervisors first approved a ...
Cranberry Township family’s badminton tournament persists for four decades
Cranberry Township fam...
Teachers’ union, Mars Area School District still divided in contract negotiation...
Teachers’ union, Mars ...
Police: Seven Fields man on probation found with modified stolen firearm
Police: Seven Fields m...
Adams Twp. takes the next step toward data center amendment
Adams Twp. takes the n...
Lancaster Twp. takes steps to regulate data centers
Lancaster Twp. takes s...
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Marc Fogel, native son of Butler County, spent 1,277 days imprisoned in Russia after being detained for possession of medical marijuana, enduring conditions that caused p...
July 15, 2026 Local News
Children, older adults and those with respiratory conditions should avoid heavy outdoor activity Tuesday, July 14, due to ozone buildups harming the air quality, accordin...
July 14, 2026 Local News
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is urging the state House of Representatives to pass sentencing and parole rules for people convicted of second-degree murder be...
July 14, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Prospect man died Thursday, July 9, from injuries suffered June 29 in a motorcycle crash while he was driving to work in Allegheny County. Gregory McCauley, 43, died in...
July 13, 2026 Crime & Courts
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July 12, 2026 Local News
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July 12, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — The aroma of pancakes filled Cranberry Township Community Park Saturday morning, July 11, as the Cranberry Township Area Lions Club kicked off the last da...
July 11, 2026 Local News
A former Pittsburgh housekeeper is accused of stealing more than $6,000 from his client in Cranberry Township. Willians Leite Pestana, 35, was charged Thursday, July 9, b...
July 11, 2026 Local News
State police recorded 165 fewer crashes and 10 fewer deaths the weekend of July 4 compared with Independence Day weekend the previous year, according to statistics releas...
July 11, 2026 Local News
The Carrizalez family spent their Fourth of July, just two days after Ignacio’s release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, like an ordinary Butler fam...
July 10, 2026 Local News
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Sports
The Butler Eagle County Amateur annually attracts a healthy number of golfers, and this ye...
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While flag football has gained a strong foothold in Western Pa., it is not yet up to par w...
July 13, 2026
Once a Division III football player, DJ Sharpless has some running back highlights stored ...
July 07, 2026
Winning a district and state championship requires star power. Mars boys lacrosse extended...
July 02, 2026
The girls lacrosse scene in Butler County this spring featured prolific goal scorers, play...
July 01, 2026
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Community
When Butler writer Niki Lott published her children’s book, “The Princess and the Tea,” in...
 
Moraine, Cranberry Township have renowned courses
July 10, 2026
The 2026 Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Photo Contest is open for submissions from now until ...
July 09, 2026
MARS — Not even a fierce thunderstorm over Butler County could prevent the borough from ce...
July 05, 2026
ZELIENOPLE — Zelienople's decades-long Fourth of July parade tradition took on new meaning...
July 04, 2026
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Special Sections
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. S...
June 26, 2026 Special Sections
So, you’ve decided to move and are getting ready to put your house on the market. Naturally, you want to get the best price possible, but deciding wh...
June 24, 2026 Special Sections
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. S...
June 22, 2026 Special Sections
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. S...
June 19, 2026 Special Sections
A good Father’s Day gift can be hard to find. Although another tie or Best Dad Ever mug may be good gift ideas, but several Butler County businesses s...
June 17, 2026 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 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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