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The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Adams Twp
May 28 — Andrew T. Hasenkopf, 43, of Valencia, was charged with misdemea...
June 08, 2026
Local News
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty Wednesday, June 3, to possessing firearms stolen from a Butler County store, according to a Thursday, June 4, news release from the U.S. A...
June 05, 2026
Local News
Adams Township supervisors will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 8, to discuss the proposed merger with the borough of Mars. Voters may be asked to conside...
June 05, 2026
Local News
A Farrell woman was paid in drugs to drive to banks across the state and fraudulently withdraw funds in 2024, according to charges filed Thursday, June 4, by state police...
June 05, 2026
Local News
This story is published in follow-up to a student journalism program held in early 2026 with students from area school districts.
In the world of sports, one of the...
June 05, 2026
Local News
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CRANBERRY TWP — The township’s board of supervisors voted 3-0 to approve a $237,355 contract with Heckman Diversified Construction Services for a waterline extension proj...
June 05, 2026
Local News
ADAMS TWP — Roughly 250 students tossed their caps Thursday, June 4, becoming the 117th graduating class of Mars Area School District.
While celebrating the end of high ...
June 05, 2026
Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Two former Boy Scouts were recognized as distinguished citizens Thursday, June 4, by current Scouts.
The Moraine Trails Council of Scouting America, previ...
June 05, 2026
Local News
Restoration work on the Alameda Waterpark slide, which the county commissioners approved Wednesday, will not interfere with Saturday’s opening of the facility.
Commission...
June 04, 2026
Local News
SEVEN FIELDS — Seven Fields Community Days welcomed the borough’s residents and visitors alike at the Seven Fields Community Center at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 3.
Nine carn...
June 04, 2026
Local News
Sports
Butler is hoping to pull off the biggest upset of the season in the semifinals of the PIAA...
MECHANICSBURG, Cumberland County — Reed Fuller couldn’t quite describe it. Neither could h...
June 06, 2026
MECHANICSBURG, Cumberland County — Mars has typically applied the pressure on its opponent...
June 06, 2026
Following is the Butler Eagle's all-time boys track and field honor roll, updated with 202...
June 06, 2026
Following is the Butler Eagle's All-Time Girls Track and Field Honor Roll, updated with 20...
June 06, 2026
Community
Evans City recently announced its participation in Project READY, a program that aims to i...
ADAMS TWP — Artwork from kindergartners at Mars Area Primary Center aims to commemorate th...
May 22, 2026
State council creates guide spanning numerous beef dishes
May 21, 2026
Nearly eight years later, the pain is still fresh for survivors of the Tree of Life synago...
May 21, 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 03, 2026
Special Sections
If a customer at the Butler City Farmers’ Market is looking for a specific item, Mayor Bob Dandoy said the following Saturday, vendors will often work...
May 20, 2026
Special Sections
With high school graduations on the horizon, for many students, it’s time for them and their families to look ahead to the next level of their educati...
April 28, 2026
Special Sections
As college enrollment among 18-year-olds continues to decline, higher education institutions in the county are being pushed to rethink how they operat...
April 28, 2026
Special Sections
While spring marks the return of warmer weather in Western Pennsylvania, it also brings back the unmistakable sights and sounds of roadwork — includi...
April 21, 2026
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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