The special election for the next state senator to serve Pennsylvania’s 41st District will likely be held during this May’s primary. The lieutenant governor is responsible for setting the da... Read more

Gas prices in Butler continue to increase, according to AAA’s weekly gas price report. The average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve gas in Butler this week is […] Read more

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed over the weekend in northern Butler County. Firefighters and police were called to the intersection of Route 38 (Oneida Valley Road) […... Read more

Butler Township Police are looking for a male who smashed four mailboxes with a shovel- apparently at random. The incidents happened about 4 a.m. Sunday on both Holland Drive- which [... Read more

Officials will consider a special request to operate a group home for female veterans in a residential area of Butler. Robinwood Development would like to operate the transitional home at [... Read more

Butler County got snow on Sunday, just not as much as was originally expected. A Winter Weather Advisory went into effect in the county at 11 a.m. Sunday with initial […] Read more

A longtime professor at Slippery Rock University has passed away. Dr. Walter Powell taught political science at SRU for 44 years, serving for a time as department chair and for […] Read more