A fire ripped through a home Monday night in Jefferson Township. It started about 6 p.m. at a built-out mobile home in the 100 block of Bonniebrook Road. Saxonburg Fire […] Read more
A fire Monday afternoon in Karns City forced three people to flee from their home. Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department Chief Chuck Barnes said the fire started about 1:30 p.m. at […] Read more
Local gas prices made a big jump in the last week. The average price for a gallon of self-serve gas in Butler is $2.88, up eight cents- according to AAA […] Read more
It’s April, which means it’s also National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. A new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety survey found that 58 percent of motorists believed using a cell phone [... Read more
Forecasters are calling for a lot of rain to fall throughout western Pennsylvania on Tuesday. The National Weather Service issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Butler, Mercer, Lawrence, Be... Read more
The Butler man accused of leading police on a chase and then crashing into a state police car injuring a trooper remains in the Butler County Prison this morning. David […] Read more
The United Way of Butler County is merging with the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Officials say the move will allow for more shared resources and information, which will lead [... Read more
Butler residents will be able to dispose of leaves later this week. Starting on Saturday, April 7, the city’s compost site at Butler Memorial Park will be open from 8 […] Read more
Despite one of the worst opening days in more than three decades of bear hunting, Pennsylvania charted yet another Top 10 bear harvest in 2017. Hunters harvested 3,438 bears in the 2017 seas... Read more
The calendar reads April but the weather says snow. Most areas of Butler County saw between 2-3 inches of snow fall overnight. There have been a few minor traffic accidents […] Read more