A widespread power outage overnight knocked out service to roughly 3,000 West Penn Power customers in Butler County. The majority of the outages early Thursday morning were in Center Townshi... Read more
It has been one year since medical marijuana became available to patients in Pennsylvania, and one year since a dispensary opened up in Butler. The medical marijuana dispensary on Pillow [... Read more
Anxiety disorders and Tourette syndrome could be added to the list of approved conditions for using medical marijuana. The recommendations were made recently by the state’s medical marijuana... Read more
A local lawmaker has introduced legislation that he says would help breweries, wineries, and distilled spirit producers. U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, of Butler, recently introduced the Cr... Read more
The South Butler County School Board and administrators are working with the company that provides them with substitute teachers to determine what can be done about an ongoing shortfall. The... Read more
Firefighters were able to control a house fire in the City of Butler on Wednesday but not without some water problems. The fire started about 2:30 p.m. at a house […] Read more
The City of Butler has promoted one police officer and plans to hire three others to get the department fully staffed. Caleb Forsythe was officially promoted to the rank of […] Read more
Most parts of Butler County received a light dusting of snow overnight and waves of snow continue to fall, but it’s the wind that will likely get your attention on […] Read more
A Pittsburgh man has entered a guilty plea to charges that include possessing drug-soaked paper while an inmate in the Butler County Prison. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, [... Read more
Residents in the City of Butler are still able to recycle glass, per the city’s current contract with Waste Management. But, the trash hauler seems to be telling residents that [... Read more