Police: Suspect calls to say he avoided arrest

Felony added to list of charges

Calling a detective to say you don't want to be arrested won't stop the process, police say.

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Arguments heard in SV's request for suit dismissal

Arguments were heard Tuesday regarding the Seneca Valley School District's request for dismissal from a federal lawsuit.

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9/11 memorial

Mars Area family passes the flag

Mars Area School Board President Dayle Ferguson announced her family will be passing on the annual 9/11 memorial to Mars-Pineridge ROTC this year.

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Ohio woman jailed after hotel scene in Cranberry Township

An Ohio woman ended up in jail after police say she assaulted an officer after she couldn't pay a hotel bill.

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Butler man, 30, implicated in stun gun threat

Man arrested after police say he pointed stun gun at another man

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Call to install, repair banners answered

Volunteers work on vet tributes

Butler resident Dillon Ellwood spent part of Tuesday helping install the remaining military tribute banners for Butler's American Legion Post 117. Ellwood and his co-worker, Navy veteran Zack Henninger, a Butler native, work for Thoroughbred Construction, which provided a bucket truck as well.

For Dillon Ellwood, it wasn't just about civic pride and community involvement Tuesday morning while manning the controls of the bucket truck to best position it to reach the military tribute banner affixed to a Main Street light pole.

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Shale coalition hosts gathering

Butler County Commissioner Kim Geyer addresses the media gathered at Alameda Park on Tuesday about the benefits of the natural gas impact fee.

BUTLER TWP — Natural gas industry representatives and elected officials rallied around one existing gas drilling fee while railing against another proposed tax on Tuesday.

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Through the Ranks

Butler Twp. police chief marks 40 years on force

Butler Township Police Chief John Hays recently was recognized for 40 years of service.
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Butler Township Police Chief John Hays has been on the job for 40 years.

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SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University will have its annual move-in day on Thursday.

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5-time shoplifter faces felony charge

Repeat shoplifteris arrested again for same crime

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Felon sought on drug charges

Task force searches home in Center Twp.

Task force raid nets heroin, crack, contraband

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Spiffed up for school

Selfridge siblings Zoey, 7, and Dominic, 5, get haircuts from Louis Charles & Co. Head to Toe salon owner Kris Spreng and stylist Corrine Thiel on Monday. The business partnered with Butler Beauty Academy and the Center for Community Resources to offer free back-to-school haircuts.

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ABUZZ ABOUT BEES

Weekend event raises funds for apiary program

Mason Miller of Burgh Bees discusses the construction of a bee hive Saturday, July 27, 2019.

A fundraiser for the Cranberry Township apiary exceeded its goal.

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Rear-end crash backs up traffic

Cransberry Township emergency services responded to a crash on Route 228 Monday afternoon.

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Empty school board spot on ballot filled

Board president doesn't get GOP nod

Republican committee members did not nominate the president of the Butler Area School District board at their meeting Monday night for a vacant spot on the November ballot.

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Committee proposed to give school reorganization input

A committee of about 40 people may decide, or at least guide, how the Butler Area School District reorganizes its buildings.

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Alleged drug crew members in court

Several charges dropped against one defendant

Two defendants from a suspected Ohio drug crew appeared in court Monday for a preliminary hearing resulting in one of them getting several charges dropped.

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Harmony says church still in violation

Dispute began over 1 year ago

HARMONY — Borough council has alleged Calvin Presbyterian Church violated the borough’s land development ordinance for more than a year by not submitting all required paperwork following a year of correspondence.

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Lancaster supervisors praise officer for life-saving actions

Lancaster Township supervisors on Monday commended Officer Erik Magness and set a tentative opening date for Four Springs Park to open in their Monday meeting.

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The Butler County Symphony is looking for nominees for its second annual Symphony Honorees awards.

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SRU mourns former leader

Aebersold, 83, was president

A former president of Slippery Rock University died last week.

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NYPD fires officer in chokehold death

NEW YORK — After five years of investigations and protests, the New York City Police Department on Monday fired an officer involved in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a black man whose dying gasps gave voice to a national debate over race and police use of force.