Local kids will have a chance to get started on summer reading with an annual initiative from the Butler Area School District this week. The BookStop will make its first runs through the com... Read more
A couple of men from out of town are facing charges following a traffic stop over the weekend in Butler County, which police allege uncovered drugs and a stolen weapon. State police troopers... Read more
A Butler man remains in jail after allegedly crashing his ATV into a Butler Township police cruiser. 23-year-old Daniel Morehead was arrested on Sunday following an incident on Route 8. Acco... Read more
A local bank is expanding into another community. NexTier Bank will open a full service branch location today in Ford City. A ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning will kick-off a week-long... Read more
A young staffer for a new state Senator died in a car crash Friday. Brian Swatt, 21, of Lackawanna County was killed in a crash in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County, near the intersec... Read more
The Slippery Rock University council of trustees took time at their quarterly business meeting on Friday to say goodbye to the university’s provost. Philip Way- SRU provost and vice presiden... Read more
No one was reportedly injured in a weekend fire in Franklin Township. A mobile home on Golden Lane- inside Mount Chestnut Mobile Homes- caught fire around 9 p.m. Friday. The trailer was repo... Read more
No children were seriously injured when an SUV allegedly sideswiped a school bus Friday in Oakland Township. The crash happened around noon on Chicora Road (Route 68), near Grant Avenue Exte... Read more
A resolution passed by the state House designates June as “Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Health Awareness Month” in Pennsylvania. Officials say the number of people afflicted with Alzheimer’... Read more
Officials in Cranberry Township are reminding drivers that it’s summertime- more kids are out playing- and they need to slow down and be alert. The “Cranberry Neighborhood Slow Down Campaign... Read more
Pennsylvania Senator-Elect Joe Pittman will be formally sworn into office on Monday. The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. in the Senate Chamber of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg.... Read more
Butler City residents who want to take on the role as the city’s next treasurer can now send their letters of interest. Butler City Council says applicants must be at least 21 years of age,... Read more
It was graduation day on Friday for 187 students at the South Butler County School District. Superintendent David Foley said the students are already demonstrating how their lives with take... Read more
Residents in several parts of Butler County now have state representation again. Pennsylvania State Representative Marci Mustello was sworn into office last week and will represent the 11th... Read more
