Planes from the World War II-era are once again flying in for an event at the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport beginning Thursday. The ‘Wings of Freedom Tour’ will bring four of the most f... Read more

The “Butler Bookstop” is making one last trip through the community on Friday. The bus will stop as several local playgrounds and elementary school parking lots throughout the county through... Read more

Road work on Interstate 79 planned for this weekend is expected to affect traffic in Cranberry Township. Lane restrictions will be in place on Saturday from 6 a.m. to noon on I-79 South, as... Read more

The Butler Area School District is making some changes in their business administration department. Heather Bonzo has been hired to the new position of Assistant Business Manager at a yearly... Read more

Remember the ‘Got Milk?’ campaign of the 90s? A lot of people answer that question with ‘no’ these days… and it’s been affecting Pennsylvania’s dairy industry. State Agriculture Secretary Ru... Read more

A multi-million dollar project on the exterior of the Butler County Courthouse and adjacent Government Center is nearing its close, but not without some snags. The good news- the Government... Read more

An online petition seeks to have Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s name removed from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School in Cranberry Township. The petition on Change.org had about 1,600 signatu... Read more

The Butler County Prison will likely implement some new policies following the sickening of six workers on Tuesday. Warden Joe DeMore says he will look at the prison’s mail policy. He also s... Read more

Work is moving forward on the Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Station at the Butler Transit Authority office building on Hollywood Drive. Contractors began work on clearing an area for a pad... Read more

The Butler County commissioners asked for prayers for the sickened Butler County Prison workers at their meeting on Wednesday. The board- Leslie Osche, Kim Geyer and Kevin Boozel- also all p... Read more

Surrounded by survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, AttorneyGeneral Josh Shapiro today revealed the comprehensive findings of a statewide investigative grand jury that spent two yea... Read more

Leadership of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Pittsburgh has responded to the release Tuesday of the grand jury report about sexual abuse by clergy in Pennsylvania. At a news conferenc... Read more

Wildlife experts say this is the time of year when rabies is on the rise in wild animals. Pennsylvania State Veterinarian Dr. David Wolfgang says late summer and early fall are the worst tim... Read more

It’s been a busy couple of days for firefighters in northern Butler County. There have been three mobile homes fires since Sunday. The latest fire started about 10:30 p.m. Monday at a traile... Read more

A teenager from Maryland has been charged following an alleged stabbing in Slippery Rock. State Police were called to Cooper’s Lake Campground around 11:30 p.m. Saturday night for a reported... Read more

Multiple fire departments had to leave the North Washington Rodeo Parade on Monday evening to respond to a mobile home fire. The fire call came about 6:30 p.m. for a home on Webb Road, near... Read more

A mobile home in Cherry Township was destroyed by fire but no one was injured Sunday afternoon. The fire started just  before 3 p.m. at a trailer on Moniteau Road. “They did have heavy smoke... Read more

Two teenagers remain on the run after escaping from a Butler County juvenile detention center on Sunday. Pennsylvania State Police at the Butler Barracks say the two Summit Academy students... Read more

Summit Township has partnered with Summit Academy to notify residents when an escape from the reform school occurs. The community was notified of the latest escape on Sunday just before 8 p.... Read more

It’s still unclear what caused a Butler City home to catch fire over the weekend for the second time this year. The fire started just after midnight Saturday in the 100 block of Morton Avenu... Read more

To kick off the 59th annual North Washington Rodeo, which begins Tuesday, a parade will be held tonight in northern Butler County. The parade begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday and ends with festivi... Read more

A Butler School District elementary school has been selected to participate in a national Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The United States Department of Agriculture Fresh Fruit and Veget... Read more

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is renewing its efforts to cut down on accidents involving underground utility lines. According to PUC Chairwoman Gladys Brown, a construction work... Read more

It could soon get easier to look up county real estate records. Butler County Recorder of Deeds Michele Mustello is planning to do a $90,000 upgrade to the computer system that displays all... Read more

Slippery Rock University has been named one of the best colleges in the northeastern region by The Princeton Review. The publication called the school “academically outstanding and well wort... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced a new long-range plan to upgrade guiderails to meet new federal standards. Over a three-year span beginning in 2019, a total of $4... Read more

A resident of Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating firearm laws. United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced Wedne... Read more

The Butler Township Planning Commission has approved two new land development plans. The commission approved plans by Baglier Buick to build an auto detailing shop on Route 8 adjacent to the... Read more

A resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges relating to Social Security fraud. The three-count indictment names Amy Lynn Snow, 50,... Read more

Six staff members were taken by ambulance to Grove City Medical Center on Monday after they were sickened by a suspicious substance at the State Correctional Institution at Mercer. The worke... Read more

A Slippery Rock University student organization has received a grant to open a free physical therapy clinic beginning this fall. Slippery Rock Pro Bono Physical Therapy (SRPBPT) will be open... Read more

Butler County Community College’s free high school equivalency program will hold a ceremony to graduate nearly 50 students later this week. Commencement for the 49 students, 37 from Butler C... Read more

Another mini-casino is coming to Pennsylvania, but not into Butler County. Mount Airy Casino announced Monday they will built a 750-slot, 30-table game casino in Beaver County near the junct... Read more

Butler Township will join communities across the country this evening in participating in ‘National Night Out’ to help promote positive police-community relationships. The event is held ever... Read more

After reaching 90 hot-and-humid degrees on Monday in Butler, things are expected to “cool” off a bit. Not that cool, though. We’re expecting a high temperature Tuesday of 8... Read more

Gas prices have ticked up by a couple cents across much of the region and even more than that locally. According to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, the average price for a gallon of reg... Read more

A local man has entered a guilty plea in federal court on charges that he assisted in the preparation of a false tax return. Anthony Davis, 59, of Butler pleaded guilty to one count before U... Read more

Butler Township will begin its summer road paving this week. Work will continue throughout the month of August with milling first and paving second, as weather permits. No roadwork will be s... Read more

Hearings will continue Tuesday on the issue of school safety in Pennsylvania. A panel of state lawmakers are meeting with local officials, school employees and residents in three different c... Read more

Debit card skimmers were found on the ATMs inside a Butler County gas station. The skimmers- which are used to illegally steal people’s debit card information- were found on each of the ATMs... Read more

The Butler BlueSox are leaving the Prospect League. The club announced the move on Sunday- calling it a “difficult decision to make.” The Sox have been in the Prospect League for 10 years an... Read more

The biggest event of the year highlighting agriculture in Butler County is back this week. It’s the Butler Farm Show. The show starts Monday and runs through Saturday, and it’s the 70th anni... Read more

Local motorists should be aware of day and night lane restrictions planned this week as part of a paving project on Interstate 79. Work will take place on I-79 North between Exit 88 (Seneca... Read more

Thousands of people flocked to Moraine State Park this weekend for the 20th annual Regatta at Lake Arthur. A wide range of events were held on Saturday and Sunday- including boat races, a ca... Read more

Two people were hurt in a weekend crash in northern Butler County. The two-vehicle accident happened just before 4 p.m. Saturday on Eau Claire Road in Marion Township. According to State Pol... Read more

An Evans City woman is accused of trying to strangle her mother. Katherine Kelly, 32, was arrested and is facing a long list of charges. State Police were called to Marburger’s Dairy in Forw... Read more

President Trump was in Pennsylvania last night for a rally in Wilkes-Barre. The president was campaigning for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Lou Barletta, Republican gubernatorial candidat... Read more

Butler County is attempting to better recognize the volunteers who assist with fires, accidents and medical emergencies each and every day by developing a new full-circle program called REV.... Read more

The sale of Butler County-based Westinghouse Electric is complete. The nuclear firm announced Wednesday the purchase by Brookfield Business Partners has finished, which means the company has... Read more

Local police are asking residents in and around the Slippery Rock area to be aware of what could be a scam involving donations to the Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Team. According to the... Read more

The presence of a new tick has been discovered in Pennsylvania. The Asian- or longhorn tick- has been found in a wild deer in Centre County. While the tick is known to carry diseases that in... Read more

The medical marijuana dispensary located in the city of Butler will begin selling marijuana in dry leaf form beginning Wednesday. CY+, also known as Cresco Yeltrah, on Pillow Street in Butle... Read more

Another business is moving into downtown Butler. Wednesday will be the first day of business for Deer Creek Winery at its newest location inside the Penn Theater on Main Street. The winery u... Read more

Among the bills awaiting lawmakers when they return in the fall is a measure dealing with retirement security. The bill would allow employers to set up IRA-style retirement accounts, with a... Read more

Gas prices remain unchanged across much of the region but are down slightly locally. According to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, se... Read more

Additional grower and operator permits have been issued by the state as part of Phase II of the Medical Marijuana Program. The Wolf Administration issued grower/processer permits to 13 entit... Read more

Butler City Police Chief Ron Brown has retired. Butler Mayor Ben Smith said Brown submitted his resignation on Monday and the mayor accepted it. Brown will receive his full pension as earned... Read more

Signs have been posted alerting the public to an algae bloom with possible toxic effects on the south branch of the Slippery Rock Creek. Pennsylvania Game Commission Northwest Region informa... Read more

A Center Township road is closed early Tuesday morning because of some downed wires. Crews were called to the 500 block of Holyoke Road (near Hollow Lane) about 5:45 a.m. and found downed po... Read more

More than 300 motorcycles took to the streets of Butler County over the weekend to raise money for local cancer patients. It was the seventh annual Riding for the Cure on Saturday. Bikers ga... Read more

Butler City Police officers are using some new technology thanks to a grant. The grant has funded a mobile digital fingerprint identification device and the service needed to operate it. Off... Read more

The top two administrators of the Butler City Police Department have been placed on paid administrative leave. “I think I’ve given all the information that I can give other than to say (this... Read more

A group of people took to Main Street in Butler late Friday morning to call attention to several issues which they believe are caused by Marcellus shale fracking and gas drilling, pipelines... Read more

The City of Butler could soon have a new pizza restaurant with help from Butler Downtown’s newly-revived Revolving Loan Fund Program. Butler City Council has approved a $35,000 loan to Scott... Read more

No one was injured in small apartment building fire in Butler on Thursday. The blaze started in a four-unit apartment building in the 300 block of West Cunningham Street about 2 p.m. “It’s a... Read more

Hundreds of bikers will take to Butler County streets on Saturday for the 7th annual ‘Riding for the Cure’ Cancer Awareness Ride. Registration will get underway at 9 a.m. at Rock Ann Haven i... Read more

Butler City Council has approved a couple of bids for upcoming construction projects. The city will pay EC Masonry just over $59,000 for renovations to the exterior of the Butler City Buildi... Read more

VA Butler Healthcare will host three farmers markets this summer as part of its health promotion and disease prevention program. The events are open to veterans, their families and the publi... Read more

President of the Butler Fraternal Order of Police Lt. Chad Rensel said the membership unanimously passed a no-confidence vote in June against the department’s chief and deputy chief because... Read more

State police are continuing to investigate after a young girl was attacked by two dogs in Center Township. Police were initially called to a home on Shanahan Road- just off Sunset Drive- abo... Read more

No one was injured when a vehicle crashed into the Grove City Community Library. According to Grove City Police, 85-year-old Joan Bauer of Grove City was attempting to turn into a parking sp... Read more

Have an old car seat? AAA will host a ‘Car Seat Roundup’ on Thursday to collect expired, damaged and unwanted car seats for proper disposal. The free event will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at... Read more

It was Butler Radio Network night on Wednesday at the Butler BlueSox game and over 800 people enjoyed a great night of local baseball. The festivities started before the game outside Kelly A... Read more

The City of Butler is going after grant money from the state that would be able to greatly expand the scope of a streetscape project currently in the planning stages. The project will includ... Read more

The City of Butler is close to being ready to move ahead with plans to hire a new fire chief that will be shared with Butler Township. At their meeting on Thursday, Butler City Council is ex... Read more

When school starts this fall, there will be two new principals at the Seneca Valley School District. The school board approved the appointment of Robert Ceh as principal of the Seneca Valley... Read more

Heavy downpours caused widespread tree-related power outages early Wednesday morning for Central Electric customers in northern Butler County. CEC says 2,000 customers were affected- in both... Read more

A former Evans City man has entered a guilty plea in federal court to child pornography charges. Christopher Woods, 46, entered the plea to a charge of possession of material depicting the s... Read more

In the wake of passing a new random drug test policy that will take effect this fall, the Butler Area School District is reiterating to parents its commitment to helping students stay away f... Read more

Police are looking for a man from Harmony who they believe was involved in a fight that left another man seriously hurt. Christopher Beck, 36, of Harmony is wanted by Butler City Police on f... Read more

Three graduates of Butler County Community College’s registered nursing program will travel to Central America later this month to help kids from Honduras. Sisters 23-year-old Ashley Brehm,... Read more

Police in six states, including in Pennsylvania, are cracking down on “steer clear” laws this week. The “6-State Trooper Project” started Sunday and runs through Saturday. Pennsylvania state... Read more

A couple from Beaver County was hurt in a motorcycle crash Friday in Butler County. The accident happened about 3 p.m. on Route 19 in Muddycreek Township, near Lake Arthur Estates. According... Read more

Duck boat tours continued in Pittsburgh over the weekend following Thursday’s incident in Missouri when a duck boat capsized and killed 17 people. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports dozens... Read more

Hundreds of antique Model Ts- and their owners- will make a trek into downtown Butler on Friday. Simon Neubert- president of the Western PA Model T Ford Club- says Friday’s stop is par... Read more

Two men were from Butler were seriously hurt Friday morning in a crash on Route 8 in Penn Township. The crash, between a Ford Explorer and a Cadillac CTS, happened just before 6 a.m. Accordi... Read more

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Pennsylvania is missing out on $581 million per year in revenue by not regulating and taxing marijuana — money that he says could fund critical initiat... Read more

An over $1 million renovation project currently underway at Butler County Community College’s Cranberry campus will leave the school’s first branch location with a new look and learning envi... Read more

East Brady native and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly was awarded the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance during the ESPYs on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. After accepting the a... Read more

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is continuing to pursue those who have failed to pay tolls. In one effort, the commission is working with PennDOT to suspend the vehicle registrations of... Read more

A hotline established nearly two years ago continues to be a valuable resource for Pennsylvania residents seeking drug and alcohol treatment services. The ‘Get Help Now’ hotline, created by... Read more

Grove City College is the least expensive private college in the state, according to U.S. News and World Report. The publication looked at the costs of 724 ranked, nonprofit private schools.... Read more

If you’re a veteran and need help with obtaining benefits or getting access to services, you’re invited to a townhall meeting next week in Butler County. VA Butler Healthcare will host the m... Read more

The Butler County commissioners unanimously voted during a meeting on Wednesday morning to implement a $5 vehicle tax that they say will bring thousands of dollars into our county to fix our... Read more

Pennsylvania’s Auditor General is expanding the scope of his audit of our state voting system. Eugene DePasquale says he’s doing so to protect the security and integrity of Pennsylvania’s vo... Read more

A new Butler Township ordinance will allow for greater flood protection in some areas that were removed from the most recent revision of the federal flood map. Butler Township commissioners... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority is continuing to move forward with plans to move their terminal from East Cunningham Street to West New Castle Street. During a meeting on Tuesday, the authority... Read more

Four Butler County residents are among the latest graduating cadet class from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy. Nicholas Dahlstrom of Seven Fields, Hannah Huber of Cranberry, John Maczk... Read more

The annual Saxonburg Carnival kicked off on Tuesday with a fan favorite, the annual Pet Parade. Animals of all shapes and sizes walked down the borough’s Main Street. There were ducks,... Read more

The Butler Area School District is now the fourth district in the county to have a random drug testing policy in place. The school board voted 8-1 during a meeting on Monday on the nine-page... Read more

The Butler Area School District has hired two new elementary school principals. Hope Hull will be the principal of Connoquenessing Elementary School and Lesley Fidler will be the principal o... Read more

Butler Township’s next chief administrator will be a familiar face. Current Superintendent of Public Works Tom Knights was hired Monday by the township commissioners to be the next Butler To... Read more

State police are investigating a home burglary in northern Butler County. The alleged burglary happened at a home on Chicora Road in Fairview Township sometime during the day on Sunday. Poli... Read more

Slippery Rock University in Butler County has been selected as one of the country’s “Great Colleges To Work For,” for the 8th time. The trade publication The Chronicle of Higher... Read more

Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators are finding a lot to dislike about President Donald Trump’s handling of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Helsinki. On Twitter, Senator Pat Toomey... Read more

The Model T International Annual Tour started in Butler County over the weekend with a car show. Nearly 200 of these antique vehicles made a stop at Roebling park in Saxonburg on Sunday afte... Read more

Firefighters battled hot, humid weather while trying to put out a fire in Washington Township on Sunday. The fire started about 3:30 p.m. at a home on Fairview Road. A couple was reportedly... Read more

Attorney General Jeff Sessions says federal prosecutors in western Pennsylvania, and seven other states, will pursue even seemingly small synthetic opioid cases in hopes of reducing the supp... Read more

Two people were taken via helicopter to Pittsburgh hospitals following a motorcycle crash Friday in Franklin Township. The crash- between the bike and a truck- happened about 4 p.m. on Route... Read more

The ice cream shop next to Butler High School reopened this weekend. The New Castle Road building- which has been around for 64-years- used to house a Dairy Queen but the longtime owners- Ji... Read more

Butler Township has been awarded a large grant to complete a project that will improve local traffic conditions. The township will receive an over $415,000 grant through the PennDOT Green Li... Read more

Tuition for in-state students at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities- including Slippery Rock University in Butler County- will rise by 3 percent. The State System of Higher Education... Read more

In an effort to raise awareness about the importance of purchasing local dairy products, the Butler County Tourism Bureau has teamed with the Marburger Dairy Farm to basically give away milk... Read more

Pittsburgh has been ranked one of the worst cities for driving. WalletHub ranked the Steel City 72nd out of 100 cities in their 2018 top cities to drive in list. Detroit was the worst city t... Read more

You’ll have an opportunity this weekend to see some classic Model T’s as the Model T International Annual Tour comes to Butler County. President of the Western PA Model T Ford Club Simon Neu... Read more

Several community leaders are spending the day Thursday working to find better ways to connect residents with stable and fulfilling jobs. The Butler County commissioners invited community le... Read more

Eight Butler County property owners in Connoquenessing Township have settled with Rex Energy. The settlement comes several years after the residents believe the company’s gas drilling ruined... Read more

The Butler County commissioners are poised to implement a $5 vehicle tax that they say will bring thousands of dollars into our county to complete projects on our roads. The $5 fee itself- w... Read more

The Netflix television show “Mindhunter” has filmed several times in Butler County over the last couple of years, and crews are back Thursday night in Zelienople. A shoot is scheduled from 8... Read more

Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are up by six cents over the week to $3.115 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. Gasoline prices are up across the Mid-Atlantic an... Read more

A man was arrested early Wednesday following an overnight standoff with police at a home in Grove City. The situation began about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when the Grove City Police Department were... Read more

Organizers of Butler’s Neighborhood Drug Watch continue to fight what has been called a drug ‘epidemic’ in our area by working with law enforcement, learning about recovery options, and educ... Read more

U.S. Representative Mike Kelly will co-host a telephone town hall meeting on Wednesday with popular TV host Dr. Phil to talk about the ongoing opioid epidemic. The telephone town hall is fre... Read more

The Saxonburg Borough Council will vote on a plan to give an earned income tax credit to volunteer firefighters to encourage participation. According to council member Dave Felsing, an ordin... Read more

Butler Township could soon have a new self-storage facility. The Butler Township Planning Commission has approved a land development proposal from Fairfield Southpointe for the former Irene... Read more

A Pittsburgh man has pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple armed bank robbery charges, including one which occurred in Butler County. Gregory Magee, 48, entered a guilty plea to robbin... Read more

The state agency which oversees elections in Pennsylvania is working with counties to replace voting machines in time of the 2020 primary election. Acting Pennsylvania secretary of state Rob... Read more

FBI agents are searching a Georgia landfill in hopes of uncovering evidence in the disappearance of a Florida woman. The woman thought to be behind the crime is originally from Butler County... Read more

Donations are being collected in the city of Butler on Tuesday to benefit Butler Area School District students through the ‘Kids Weekend Backpack Program.’ The program was started by the Gol... Read more

A local group is expanding a popular summer event to a new date at an old location. Cruise-A-Palooza II is planned for Sunday, Aug. 12 from noon to 7 p.m. In addition to classic cars and the... Read more

The Mars Area School Board has approved a plan to improve their special education programming. The board voted during a special meeting on Monday to approve the 12-page ‘Special Educat... Read more

As predicted, reaction to President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy received mixed reactions from lawmakers, including from those here... Read more

Police are reportedly searching for a Kittanning man accused of stabbing another man multiple times. WPXI-TV is reporting that 35-year-old Edward Wilson got into a physical fight with a 34-y... Read more

Two people have been charged stemming from an incident last week where a child fell out of a two-story window. Butler City Police arrested 37-year-old Michael Blontz and his wife Ruth, also... Read more

A treasure hunt is officially underway in Butler County. The Glass Blowing Center in Hilliards is behind the Butler Area Marble Hunt. Handmade, glass marbles, pendants and other glass treasu... Read more

State Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint over the weekend in Butler County. Officers say 148 vehicles were stopped. There were seven arrests made for DUI; five misdemeanor criminal arres... Read more

State officials are urging Pennsylvania residents to take steps to protect themselves from mosquito-borne illnesses, such as West Nile Virus. Department of Environmental Protection spokesman... Read more

Veterans can soon submit benefit claims through a video screen at the Abie Abraham VA Health Care Center in Butler County. Starting this Friday, July 13, and continuing every other Friday fr... Read more

A fundraising campaign is underway for an East Butler volunteer firefighter who was seriously injured this week in a swimming pool accident. Zac Hack was hurt early Sunday, according to East... Read more

A head-on crash in Mercer County killed two people, including a woman from Grove City. WFMJ is reporting the accident happened about noon on Thursday on Route 58 in Jefferson Township. 33-ye... Read more

If you’re a Pennsylvania American Water customer, your water bill should get smaller. The company is saving $47 million annually due to last year’s federal tax cuts, and that savings will be... Read more

A Butler Township man is facing assault charges after an Independence Day incident that ended up injuring a police officer. Butler Township Police were called to a home on Elizabeth Drive on... Read more

A crash on Slippery Rock’s Main Street on Thursday sent three people to the hospital, including one child. A van reportedly crashed into two parked vehicles about 2 p.m. in front of the Subw... Read more

Cranberry Township’s Emergency Medical Service has been honored by the American Heart Association for its involvement in the Association’s Mission Lifeline-EMS program. The Mission: Lifeline... Read more

A Clay Township bridge has reopened. PennDOT announced Thursday that the Mahood Road Bridge over the B&LE Railroad is now back open to drivers. Officials say motorists might notice a sli... Read more

Two people were rescued on Wednesday night after their boat overturned on the Slippery Rock Creek in Butler County. Chief of the Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Department Ryan Hanchosky said t... Read more

A busy Center Township intersection was the site of another vehicle accident- Marking the second major incident at that intersection in just as many months. It was just after 10 a.m. on Wedn... Read more

A Butler County farmer was hurt after his tractor rolled on top of him on Wednesday. Ryan Hanchosky- chief of the Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Department- said a man was cutting the grass on... Read more

We’re expected to get a bit of break from the scorching temperatures as we head into the weekend, but there are still some flooding concerns to worry about now. Butler County is under... Read more

Mother Nature didn’t get the memo that Wednesday was a holiday. Heavy rain started around dusk, causing some problems for people trying to watch fireworks shows around the area. The rain pos... Read more

Nearly 20 fire departments from four counties, including Butler, helped battle the flames at an apartment fire in Freeport on Tuesday night. The apartment was on Market Street in the borough... Read more

There was no tornado that hit northern Butler County during the storms on Monday, although some people thought they saw one. “We don’t have the dynamics for a tornado. It was a w... Read more

Some parts of the city of Butler were temporarily under water during Monday’s storms. Visitors and workers at the Snack-N-Pack restaurant on East Jefferson Street took video of a flooded par... Read more

Butler’s ballpark could have a new name as early as next year. Historic Pullman Park became known as Kelly Automotive Park in 2014 as part of an agreement between the City of Butler Parks, R... Read more

Police are continuing their investigation into a weekend fatal motorcycle crash and are now asking for witnesses. The crash happened on Friday night (about 10:30 p.m.) on Route 19 in Lancast... Read more

A Grove City man was killed in a weekend ATV crash just north of Butler County. According to State Police, 41-year-old Michael Hedglin was traveling on Perrine Road in Wolf Creek Township, M... Read more

A Butler County woman was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of illegally obtaining and disclosing the health information of other people. Linda Kalina, 61, of Butler... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority has begun additional commuter bus service to and from Pittsburgh. ‘The Bus’ is now servicing the Route 68 corridor with a stop at the Route 528 Park n Ride in Ja... Read more

It’s the first day on the job for Slippery Rock University’s next president. Dr. William Behre is the school’s 17th president. He last worked at a small, private school in New Jersey, but he... Read more

A man from Philadelphia is in the Butler County Prison on drug charges. During a traffic stop on Pittsburgh Road (Route 8) in Butler Township on Sunday, officers found 21-year-old Kishon Yea... Read more

Butler City Council has finalized a contract with one group of employees while another is very close to being complete. Thursday night Council ratified a tentative agreement with the Fratern... Read more

Two men are in the Butler County prison after a drug raid found crack cocaine and heroin in a Butler City home. According to our news partners at WPXI, 26 year-old Michael Jackson of Butler... Read more

The Big Butler Fair begins Friday June 29 and will continue through July 7th. The 163rd running of the fair will feature food, carnival rides and games, demo derbies, tractor pulls, farm ani... Read more

A record-breaking 46.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this Independence Day according to AAA. Despite gas prices being the highest over July 4th in the past four years, a lar... Read more

Due to equipment issues and weather, road work on a Butler Township intersection scheduled for this weekend has been postponed. PennDOT planned to install a high friction surface treatment t... Read more

For the first time in the history of the county, the Butler County Sheriff’s Department has been accredited by the state. Sheriff Mike Slupe: “It’s a great honor to be able to have policies... Read more

The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the Pittsburgh region dropped to 3.9 percent in May- which is the lowest point on record in southwestern Pennsylvania. Butler’s rate last month w... Read more

As Pittsburgh awaits the arrival of one of Broadway’s hottest shows—officials warn of a scam that is circulating. The hip-hop musical Hamilton has been one of Broadway’s most popular shows,... Read more

A Butler County mother is in jail after she’s accused of wrecking her vehicle- which had two kids inside- and then not calling for help. Billie Jo Henry, 43, of Fenelton was arrested Wednesd... Read more

Butler City Council plans to introduce an ordinance that would aim to crack down on drugs by amending the definition of a “Disorderly House.” Councilman Jeff Smith proposed amending the defi... Read more

The city of Butler has reduced their number of canine officers from two to one. According to Mayor Ben Smith, canine officer Blade was retired a couple months ago due to no longer being fit... Read more

A popular television show is once again returning to our area and looking for people willing to participate. American Pickers will film episodes in Pennsylvania this August and they are inte... Read more

A Freeport volunteer firefighter has been suspended from the department while an investigation continues regarding a racist Facebook post. Christopher Negley wrote a post on Facebook on Frid... Read more

The state House of Representatives adjourned for the summer on Monday, with one high-profile piece of legislation left unfinished and in all likelihood, dead. A bill to reduce the size of th... Read more

VA Butler Healthcare’s newest director has been on the job for about two months and says he’s impressed with Butler’s facilities and staff. Alan Petrazzi started in May. He’s worked for the... Read more

Slippery Rock University will begin offering a master’s degree in hospitality and tourism management beginning this fall. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education approved the Maste... Read more

Enjoy Tuesday, because Wednesday will be wet. The National Weather Service has already issued a hazardous weather outlook for the Butler County area for Wednesday, warning of “isolated... Read more

The City of Butler Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Facilities Authority approved the purchase of replacement seats to finish a project that addresses seating in need of repair at Kelly Automo... Read more

Runners took to the streets this weekend for the annual Butler Road Race. The race has been a mainstay in Butler- around for more than 40 years. This was the first year it was presented by t... Read more

An oversized load needed help getting up Center Avenue over the weekend in the city of Butler. It was about 4 p.m. on Saturday when a neighbor says the load lost traction on the wet roads. I... Read more

The Big Butler Fair will get underway at the end of the week. Set up has already begun at the fairgrounds in Prospect. Gates will open on Friday, with activities running through Saturday, Ju... Read more

Two Butler County juveniles are back home safe after they were reported missing late last week. The Buffalo Township Police Department had been looking for 14-year-old Adam Harris and 12-yea... Read more

A Butler tradition- the Rodfathers Car Club’s Cruise-A-Palooza- welcomed Butler County residents over the weekend…but plans didn’t go as originally planned. The event- scheduled for Saturday... Read more

Butler County will receive more money from natural gas drilling this year than the year prior. According to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the county will receive $2.1 million i... Read more

The Butler County Infrastructure Bank- created to help municipalities finance projects- is getting ready to award its first funding dollars. Six projects are under consideration, according t... Read more

The Mars School Board has hired a new director of special education for the district. Travis Mineard will begin on July 1. He’ll be paid a salary of $118,000. Mineard is currently the direct... Read more

Local State Rep. Aaron Bernstine said he will do what he cans to stop the state House from voting on anti-gun legislation that he believes would violate the Pennsylvania constitution. The fr... Read more

Friday is the first full day of summer. What kind of weather can we expect this season? National Weather Service Meteorologist Paul Head says it looks like it will be wetter than normal.... Read more

The Mars School Board passed a final budget on Wednesday that does not include any cuts to the district’s music program. Several parents and students had been attending recent school board m... Read more

The Butler A.M. Rotary has started a campaign to renovate the playground at Butler Memorial Park. The ‘Save The Playground’ campaign has hopes of raising $100,000 to facilitate a two-year re... Read more

Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have voted overwhelmingly to pass a $32 billion state budget for the next fiscal year. The budget’s key elements are no new taxes o... Read more

Former Butler Mayor Dick Schontz has died. Schontz was born in Butler and retired from Butler Armco as a foreman. He served as mayor from 1986 to 1990, and then again from 1994 until 2000. H... Read more

The Butler County Community College board of trustees has approved a budget for next fiscal year that includes a slight tuition increase. Starting July 1, tuition will increase $5 to $113 pe... Read more

Officials say construction on a new multi-million-dollar cancer center in Butler is on target. The final steel beam completing the structural framework of the Allegheny Health Network Cancer... Read more

There have been numerous bear sightings around Butler County in recent days. Chip Brunst, information education supervisor for the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Northwest Region, says bears... Read more

The Butler School District is using the summer to make additional security updates to its Intermediate and Senior High School buildings. Superintendent Brian White says new fencing will esse... Read more

The Butler Area School District is launching a new website on Wednesday. The web address is the same, www.basdk12.org, but the district says visitors to the site will find it easier to navig... Read more

The Pennsylvania State Police says some troopers are now wearing body cameras in a pilot program that will last through the end of the year. Troopers in Troop B in Uniontown, Troop J in Avon... Read more

Two people were killed in an accident Tuesday morning in Butler Township. Crews were called to the intersection of South Benbrook Road and Greenwood Drive at 7:30 a.m. and found both vehicle... Read more

The Butler Area School District approved a budget for next school year that does not include a tax increase. The $102 million budget- which will maintain the current millage rate of 101 mill... Read more

The Butler Area school board is moving ahead with a new drug policy at the district that would stipulate random drug testing for some students. The board unanimously approved the first readi... Read more

Shots were fired Monday afternoon in the city of Butler. Police believe 36-year-old Allen Franklin of Butler fired six shots from a handgun into the air around 1 p.m. in the area of Negley A... Read more

For the second week in a row, local gas prices have decreased across the region and remained steady here in Butler. According to AAA’s weekly fuel survey, prices in Butler for a gallon of re... Read more

Butler County is under an Air Quality Alert. The code orange alert was issued Monday morning by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Air pollution concentrations within t... Read more

The first reading of a new drug policy at Butler Area School District is expected to take place at Monday’s school board meeting. The policy is modeled after other county public school... Read more

A fire badly damaged a home in Winfield Township on Sunday. The fire started about noon at a two-story house on Christmas Lane, according to the Butler County 911 Center. A couple and their... Read more

There’s still time to sign up for the Butler Road Race this weekend. The race is Saturday, June 23 and includes two races- a 5-mile run and a 2-kilometer run and health walk. Both begin at 9... Read more

Last week’s death of popular Olympic skier Bode Miller’s young daughter due to drowning has been a grim reminder to some people of the dangers that come with children and swimming pools. Aqu... Read more

A program to help veterans become teachers in one year at Slippery Rock University has received additional state funding. The Pennsylvania Department of Education has received $1.6 million i... Read more

The four-year long contract dispute between the South Butler School District and its teachers did affect the school year for students. The teachers went on strike in March, which pushed the... Read more

A salmonella outbreak that has affected people in 31 states- including in Pennsylvania- has been linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal. The Kellogg Company said Thursday it was voluntarily... Read more

A member of the Slippery Rock University track team is going to run from San Francisco to New York City. Ellie Pearson of Elk County will participate in 4K For Cancer, which is an annual sum... Read more

The long-going battle between the South Butler School District and its teachers ended on Wednesday, putting away a four-year long contract dispute which resulted in a teachers’ strike... Read more

A busy intersection in Center Township is once again open after two tractor-trailers pulled down power lines on Wednesday. Just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, officials say a truck pulling an o... Read more

Legislation making its way through Harrisburg would make depression screenings routine in Pennsylvania schools. Companion bills in the House and Senate would make the screenings as common fo... Read more

Twenty-one teachers, administrative, secretarial, custodial and cafeteria staff have retired from the Seneca Valley School District. The district says the individuals represent a total of 53... Read more

Today is Flag Day, which means government offices and some businesses are closed. The Butler County Government Center, Annex Building, Courthouse and municipal courts are closed. The Butler... Read more

We’re learning a bit more about a new municipal school police force that will likely be overseeing school security at Butler School District beginning this fall. Superintendent Dr. Brian Whi... Read more

The Mars Area School Board is delaying a decision about their 2018-19 school year budget in order to give further consideration to issues, including staffing. Administrators had previously p... Read more

We have some more information on the Model T International Annual Tour coming to Butler County next month. Organizers say the backroads of Butler County will be filled with over 200 antique... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority is moving forward with plans to move the location of their main terminal in the City of Butler from East Cunningham Street to West New Castle Street. During a me... Read more

The Butler Area School District could be the first district in the county to create a Municipal School Police Force. By unanimous vote by school board members during a meeting on Monday nigh... Read more

The Butler Area School District could begin random drug testing of a large number of students as early as this fall. School board members and administrators discussed implementing a Substanc... Read more

More homes, townhouses and apartments were built in Butler County in the last seven years than anywhere else in the state. According to recently released figures by the U.S. Census Bureau, B... Read more

The state’s top auditor is taking steps that he believes will improve voting security in Pennsylvania before the 2020 election. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says this all stems from a r... Read more

A mayor from Butler County could soon be recognized as the best mayor in Pennsylvania. Evans City Mayor Dean Zinkhann is one of four mayors in the running for the 2018 Mayor of the Year Awar... Read more

The dress code was once again a topic of conversation at Monday night’s Butler Area School District school board meeting. Three possible amendments to the revised policy were discussed by bo... Read more

The opioid addiction crisis in Pennsylvania has forced more people to seek treatment, which has also led to more treatment scams popping up. Officials say scammers are targeting Pennsylvania... Read more

An early Monday morning crash in Prospect injured one person and backed up rush-hour traffic. Chief of the Prospect Volunteer Fire Department Ken Wilson said the crash between a car and a tr... Read more

A car crashed into a Butler Township restaurant over the weekend. According to Butler Township Police, Joshua Space, 25, of Butler, was driving a Chevy Cobalt north along Route 8 (Pittsburgh... Read more

Slippery Rock University is asking for approval from the state system of higher education to offer four new degree programs. The degrees are in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, cyb... Read more

Thousands of both Butler County residents and visitors took part in the annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival this weekend. More than 2,300 Jeeps registered for the event, with activities tak... Read more

It’s that time of year again….jeep weekend in Butler County. Thousands of jeeps and spectators from all over the nation will travel to Butler to take part in the annual Bantam Jeep Heritage... Read more

Anthony Bourdain, a chef, author and television personality, has died at the age of 61 by taking his own life. This marks the second celebrity suicide in one week. Fashion designer Kate Spad... Read more

Starting in August, Pennsylvania will begin enforcing tougher air pollution standards on its natural gas industry. Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Thursday that it will begin requi... Read more

A small, single-engine airplane crashed Thursday in Penn Township. The one-person “experimental” aircraft went down about 11 a.m. in a field near the 100 block of Royal Oak Drive. No one in... Read more

The years-long back-and-forth between the South Butler School District and its teachers regarding a contract could soon be over. A three-member arbitration panel- who listened to requests fr... Read more

The apparent suicide of high-profile fashion designer Kate Spade has once again brought to the forefront the topic of mental health. Tara Hamilton with Butler County Human Services is a memb... Read more

After today, people passing by the Seneca Valley Middle School will notice a different name on the outside of the building. A ceremony will be held on Thursday to rename the facility the Rya... Read more

In case you don’t feel like driving to the liquor store, state officials want to make it much easier to buy online. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is working to improve its e-commerce... Read more

Cranberry Township is again attempting to get drivers to slow down. The township has rolled out its annual ‘Drive 25 Campaign’ to raise awareness of 25-mile-per-hour speed limits in resident... Read more

It’s graduation day for Butler Area School District students. The district says there are 517 students in this year’s senior class, which by the end of the day, will have their diplomas in h... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority will begin additional commuter bus service to and from Pittsburgh beginning next month. “It’s been something that other counties in the region have that we did n... Read more

It’s graduation day for Butler Area School District students. Commencement is expected to begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday inside Art Bernardi Stadium on the Sr. High School campus. The district... Read more

It’s been 15 years since motorcyclists in Pennsylvania were legally allowed to ride without a helmet and one advocacy group wants to make sure the helmet law is never reinstated. A.B.A.T.E.-... Read more

A local woman is recovering after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday in Butler Township. According to Butler Township Police, 18-year-old Jenna Hildebrand of Sarver had pulled into the Sheetz... Read more

Police are still knee-deep into their investigation of a woman from Butler who was reported missing 14 years ago, but who then resurfaced last month when she was named a suspect in the disap... Read more

A woman born and raised in Butler has passed away at the age of 109. Dorothy Jordan was born in 1909 in Butler. She was a charter member of the Fundamental Baptist Church on Jefferson Street... Read more

The opioid overdose drug Naloxone has been recalled. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that the drug’s maker initiated the recall because of a potential for “loose parti... Read more

Gasoline prices in our area remained steady in the last week. According to AAA’s weekly fuel survey, prices in Butler for a gallon of regular, self-serve is averaging $3.14, down one cent fr... Read more

Do you have a camp up north? The state is holding a series of public meetings this month regarding state forest districts. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources spokesman Terry Br... Read more

You may have noticed something odd in Center Township on Sunday. A home was burning down and firefighters weren’t trying to put it out. Instead, crews were using the house fire as a training... Read more

A Butler High School student will be laid to rest this week following a tragic fatal accident inside her home on Friday. Visitation for 17-year-old Brianne “Bri” Rapp is set for Tuesday at t... Read more

The opioid epidemic continues to be a community-wide problem and Butler County Community College is doing its part to help in the fight. BC3 has created a program called “Reset Your Br... Read more

Summer can be a difficult time for kids who would normally receive a free or reduced lunch at school. To help families struggling with providing food, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food B... Read more

Students at Butler High School are mourning the loss of one of their classmates. The district confirmed that a fatal accident involving a student happened Friday morning. Butler City Police... Read more

Firefighters battled a house fire early Friday in the City of Butler. Crews were called at 12:15 a.m. to a home in the 400 block of Zeigler Avenue, according to the Butler County 911 Center.... Read more

A man from West Virginia is facing several charges after he’s accused of recording students inside a men’s locker room at Grove City College. According to Grove City Police, 29-year-old Robe... Read more

A plan by a group of local volunteers and businesses to stage weekly live entertainment in downtown Butler this summer is ready to become a reality. A stage has been constructed in the parki... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is recognizing that medical marijuana can help opioid addiction. Beth Bittner, the director of communications and outreach for Cresco Yeltrah, talked ab... Read more

One of the few remaining Jewish survivors of the Holocaust will be in Butler County today speaking to high school students. Shulamit Bastacky will speak to students in Rob Niederberger’s 8th... Read more

The Butler BlueSox will begin their 10th season on Thursday. The home opener against the Champion City Kings will start at 7:05 p.m. inside the iconic Butler ballpark- now known as Kelly Aut... Read more

The BlueSox will continue their charitable fundraising campaign this season. This year’s beneficiary will be the Butler County Humane Society. For every BlueSox hit this season- both home an... Read more

It’s officially summertime on the campus of Slippery Rock University in Butler County and that means crews are busy working on summer construction projects. Vice President of Facilities Scot... Read more

A local mayor could soon be known as the best mayor in Pennsylvania. Evans City Mayor Dean Zinkhann is one of four mayors in the running for the 2018 Mayor of the Year Award. The award is pr... Read more

Gasoline prices in our area continue to rise. Prices in Butler this week are averaging over $3.15 per gallon, according to AAA’s weekly fuel survey, which is an increase of about 5 cents ove... Read more

Starbucks is reopening Wednesday after more than 8,000 of its stores shut down on Tuesday so its employees could undergo bias training. The Starbucks in Butler Township closed at 2:30 p.m. T... Read more

A small borough in Butler County was recognized last week as part of the 135th anniversary of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. John Roebling- the founder of Saxonburg- is also... Read more

Two Butler County women were hurt Tuesday in a head-on crash that closed a Butler Township bridge. The accident happened just before noon on the East Jefferson Street Bridge. Butler Township... Read more

One person was killed and another rescued Monday from a dangerous section of a Lawrence County creek. WPXI is reporting that 17-year-old Bruce Thomas Jr. of New Castle was killed while he wa... Read more

We have a little more information about a Memorial Day police chase that ended in a crash in Butler County. WPXI is reporting the chase started about 1:30 a.m. Monday near North Park Lounge... Read more

A portion of Knoch Road in Clinton Township is expected to be closed beginning Tuesday as crews continue to work on Saxonburg Boulevard. PennDOT says the closure will last through the end of... Read more

The third meeting of a community group targeting drug activity, addiction and other problems is planned for later this week. Butler’s Neighborhood Drug Watch will hold their next meeti... Read more

There were several events held Monday in Butler in observance of Memorial Day. Activities started at 9 a.m. at VA Butler Healthcare in Butler Township. Following a brief program there, offic... Read more

The director of Butler County Veterans Services John Cyprian says the mood on Memorial Day should be solemn and it’s different than that of Veterans Day. “The Memorial Day is to be sol... Read more

Today is Memorial Day. Schools are closed, as are government offices at the local, county, state and federal level.  This includes the Butler County Courthouse, Government Center and Annex,... Read more

A Slippery Rock man is suing after he says a New Castle police officer violently and brutally arrested him last month, violating his human rights. Perry Lawry, 49, on Thursday sued the city... Read more

Butler City Police and some other city employees are one step closer to receiving new vehicles. On Thursday night, Butler City Council voted to finalize a $200,000 loan for the purpose of pu... Read more

Memorial Day weekend travelers are paying the highest gas prices they have in four years. The average price for a gallon of regular, self-serve in Butler is $3.11, according to AAA’s weekly... Read more

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and Americans will kick off the season by traveling in near-record numbers. According to AAA, more than 41.5 million Americans will travel... Read more

A Butler County native has been seriously injured in a plane crash in Florida. Chase Zinn, 23, was hurt Tuesday when a small, single-engine private plane crashed in an empty lot near Port Or... Read more

A man wanted in Florida on kidnapping charges was arrested in Butler last week after police say he fired a gun into the air near a group of kids. Charles Hartman Jr., 23, who has no known ad... Read more

The long holiday weekend will begin today for a lot of people. AAA says the busiest travel days will be Thursday and tomorrow Friday as commuters mix with holiday travelers. You’ve heard the... Read more

As many take to the roads this weekend, Pennsylvania Turnpike officials want to remind drivers to be cautious, especially in work zones. A new Work Zone Memorial was unveiled this week to ho... Read more

The family of a Butler woman, who is now a suspect in a Florida homicide, waited eight years to report her missing. Pennsylvania State Police investigators told WPXI-TV that Kimberly Kessler... Read more

A man from Chicora was killed Tuesday as a result of a vehicle accident in Butler Township. According to Butler Township Police, 36-year-old Donald Stewart was traveling west on Delwood Road... Read more

A Butler house currently being remodeled to become a group home for homeless female veterans is causing some controversy. Some city residents showed up at Tuesday’s Butler City Council meeti... Read more

A local organization is planning a major project to benefit the kids and the city of Butler. Butler City Councilman Jeff Smith informed the rest of Butler City Council during a meeting on Tu... Read more

A television film crew will be back in Butler this week filming for a Netflix series. Crews from the show Mindhunter will film on Thursday in Butler Township’s Homeacre neighborhood. C... Read more

A Butler County agency is helping Butler City pay to remove a blighted property. City Zoning Officer John Evans informed Butler City Council during a meeting on Tuesday night that he had bee... Read more

Butler Township has introduced an ordinance to foster improved cooperation with the City of Butler. The Butler Township commissioners gave preliminary approval during a meeting on Monday to... Read more

Two men from Allegheny County were convicted by a federal jury on Monday in connection with an armed robbery that happened in Butler County last summer. Kahlil Shelton, 23, and Deron Howell,... Read more

Some top Pennsylvania lawmakers want to allow independent voters to participate in the major parties’ primary elections in an effort to bring more moderates to the polls. Currently, only vot... Read more

If you’re counting down the days until your Memorial Day weekend road trip, you’re not alone. AAA estimates 41 million people will travel nationwide, which is about 5 percent more than last... Read more

Butler Township is considering enacting an ordinance that would allow for members of volunteer fire companies to receive local tax credits. The Volunteer Service Credit Program Ordinance was... Read more

Butler Township Manager Ed Kirkwood has given notice that he plans to retire in less than two months. Kirkwood read a letter from himself to the board of commissioners near the end of Monday... Read more

Pennsylvania American Water crews were busy around Butler on Monday. The intersection of Polk and McKean streets in the City of Butler- off North Main Street- was closed around 8 a.m. Monday... Read more

The South Butler School Board and its teachers union will sit down at the table again tonight to try and come to an agreement and end a years-long contract stalemate. The two sides will meet... Read more

An Allegheny County woman fell from the top of a waterfall in McConnells Mill State Park on Sunday. Park Manager Dustin Drew said the incident happened about 7:30 p.m. “She was at the... Read more

The Mars Area School District will offer a training session for parents of special education students this week. The session is planned for Tuesday between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Mars High Sch... Read more

A real estate development company with properties in Butler County is now the focus of a federal investigation. The FBI raided the upstate New York headquarters of Morgan Communities and Mor... Read more

More than 100 people showed up in downtown Butler on Saturday to participate in a drug awareness walk. The Walk of Hope was coordinated by the Mount Chestnut Presbyterian Church’s Hope for B... Read more

Almost 40 years after Saxonburg Police Chief Gregory Adams was killed in the line of duty, a street was dedicated in his name. “Chief Gregory B. Adams Way” is now what the sectio... Read more

Some western Pennsylvania residents will experience The Royal Wedding this weekend without having to travel across the pond. The Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh will give 240 guests fr... Read more

The Rex Energy Corporation is filing for bankruptcy. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that after months of trying to find another way, the State College-based oil and gas company disclose... Read more

A Compressed Natural Gas fueling station has opened in neighboring Lawrence County while a similar facility in Butler will soon begin construction. The newest of 29 planned CNG facilities ac... Read more

An Evans City man was sentenced Thursday to serve time in state prison in two assault cases, including one in which he’s accused of stabbing someone while at a child’s birthday party. Austin... Read more

Pennsylvania American Water will spend more than $500,000 on two projects scheduled for this summer in Butler County. A pipe replacement project will take place in Butler Township on South D... Read more

With the current school year winding down, the Wolf Administration is looking towards the next school year in providing a basic necessity for many, a school breakfast. The administration has... Read more

A pickup truck crashed into a Butler Township home on Wednesday. The accident happened about 4:15 p.m. at the corner of Cedar Road and Arch Street. According to Butler Township Police, Georg... Read more

Nearly 600 students received degrees from Butler County Community College last night, marking the school’s 50th Commencement. The Class of 2018- which was the second-largest in school histor... Read more

An 80-year-old history major made history on Wednesday by becoming the oldest student to ever graduate from Butler County Community College. William “Don” Thomas, from Saxonburg, received an... Read more

Local students will be among those participating in a regional competition. Teams from Butler Senior High School and Moniteau High School are two of 34 groups of students competing in the Na... Read more

As Butler County Community College works to provide students with the latest technology, they are also embracing modern advancements for their Board of Trustees. According to BC3 President D... Read more

The relatively-new Sheetz on Route 8 in Butler Township- across the street from the Baglier Buick and Kelly Chevrolet car dealerships- was the location of a winning lottery ticket. The Penns... Read more

Pennsylvania’s primary election is over and we, unofficially, know what the match-ups will be this November in the race for governor, Pennsylvania’s 18 U.S. House seats and state legislative... Read more

This was the first election using Pennsylvania’s newly drawn congressional districts. Congressman Mike Kelly, who used to represent all of Butler County under the 3rd District, will run agai... Read more

As it usually is in a non-presidential primary year, voter turnout was low. In Butler County, 19 percent of registered voters visited the polls– 18 percent of Democrats and 20 percent of Rep... Read more

In Pennsylvania’s General Assembly, the only real contest in this year’s primary was in the 12th legislative district, which includes much of southern Butler County. Longtime incumbent Repub... Read more

Butler Area School District administrators have informed parents, staff and students that the water at Center Township Elementary school is again safe to drink. The results from the latest s... Read more

A Slippery Rock teenager is facing charges for allegedly shooting an air rifle towards a group of children and striking one in the arm. State Police in Butler have charged 18-year-old Christ... Read more

Pennsylvania’s primary election is over and we, unofficially, know the match-ups in the race for governor, Pennsylvania’s 18 U.S. House seats and state legislative races for the... Read more

A fast-moving, but strong, thunderstorm moved through Butler County Tuesday afternoon and caused several issues. Downed trees and power lines were reported in various spots. In Cranberry Tow... Read more

Route 19 in southern Butler County has reopened after a portion was shut down for several hours due to a gas leak. A representative from Peoples Natural Gas said an 8-inch line was hit about... Read more

Pennsylvania’s Primary Election is today. Voters statewide will go to the polls to decide on their parties’ candidates for the fall election. Matchups will be set in the race for governor, U... Read more

The Butler Area School District could be revising their student dress code. Representatives from a committee, which includes members of the district’s administration, teachers, parents... Read more

Supervisors in southern Butler County plan to close down the 30-year-old Winfield Township Volunteer Fire Department. Winfield Township Secretary Adam Hartwig says the fire department has no... Read more

The congressional districts being used in Tuesday’s primary election look very different from those used two years ago. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that the... Read more

Republican voters will decide today who will face Democratic Governor Tom Wolf in November. Scott Wagner and Paul Mango spent much of their primary campaigns slamming each other in TV and ra... Read more

If you went to Butler High School in the last 50 years, you probably remember the Dairy Queen next door. The Butler Township business has been a fixture for six decades. It’s been locally ow... Read more

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Butler County until Monday night. The watch continues until 9 p.m. Monday. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth o... Read more

The Mars Area School District will implement new programs and initiatives to address concerns over bullying. A confidential Safety Hotline has been set-up and will be operational beginning T... Read more

It’s a foggy start to the week and rain- and likely more fog- is possibly each day for the next seven. The National Weather Service is forecasting a chance for rain and thunderstorms e... Read more