Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a former Butler County man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend last year. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office filed notice of its... Read more
The first legal sale of medical marijuana in the state of Pennsylvania happened Thursday morning in Butler. Whilst Pennsylvania is the first state to sell medical marijuana legally, other st... Read more
Pennsylvania’s Democrat governor called today’s medical marijuana sale “years in the making.” Gov. Tom Wolf signed the state’s medical marijuana bill into law nearly two years ago with suppo... Read more
John Collins- Director of the Office of Medical Marijuana- says Thursday’s opening of the first dispensary in Butler is a major milestone for the state. “For patients, this means... Read more
Several people showed up to Wednesday’s South Butler County School Board meeting to talk about the ongoing contract dispute between the teachers’ union and the district. Tracy O’Roark... Read more
Four South Butler School District water sites that continue to test abnormally high for levels of lead and/or copper will be permanently removed. A representative of the water engineering fi... Read more
Butler County is under a Flood Watch through Friday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, moderate to heavy rain will begin Thursday afternoon and continue through Friday. Be... Read more
A convicted sex offender from Wexford has been arrested in Arizona. A nationwide manhunt begun after 56-year-old Daniel Teed didn’t show up to federal prison in January. He was supposed [... Read more
Butler has the highest divorce rate of any city in Pennsylvania, according to USA Today. The national paper recently published a report citing census bureau data and found the divorced [... Read more
No one was reportedly seriously hurt in a crash early Wednesday morning in Fairview Township. The crash happened about 5:15 a.m. on Hooker Road, near South Street and the railroad […] Read more