A Center Township home has been completely destroyed by a fire. Firefighters spent four hours battling the flames Monday night at the Unionville Road home and another three hours this [... Read more
A Pittsburgh Steeler is at the center of a lawsuit over a social media video he took inside a Butler County restaurant. Safety Sean Davis was waiting for food at […] Read more
The first look at the 2018-19 school year preliminary budget for the Butler Area School District does not include any program reductions, faculty furloughs, a tax increase or the use [... Read more
Now that medical marijuana is legally available for purchase in Pennsylvania, will the number of opioid-related overdose deaths decrease? State Rep. Brian Ellis of Butler believes it’s possi... Read more
The architectural firm hired by the Butler Area School District is in the process of assessing district-owned facilities to determine the best way to spend money recently borrowed by the [... Read more
Local gas prices continue to tick downward. According to AAA East Central’s Weekly Gas Price Report, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.86. That’s down two […] Read more
Authorities say a prisoner serving a life sentence killed a Pennsylvania state prison guard who’d confiscated a towel being used to conceal the view of his bunk. Correctional Officer Sgt. [... Read more
An additional school police officer has been temporarily added to the school police unit overseeing security at the South Butler County School District after several incidents last week. Sup... Read more
We’re learning more details about who was responsible for a fake bomb threat at a Butler County public high school last week. Garrett DeBacco, 18, of Cowansville, Armstrong County, was [... Read more
Buffalo Township Police plan to charge a 16-year-old Freeport High School student with making terroristic threats. District officials sent a letter to parents Friday, detailing that a studen... Read more