Nighttime restrictions are continuing this week on Interstate 79 in southern Butler County. The restrictions on both I-79 north and south are between Exit 78 and 88 and in place between 6 p.... Read more
Police still don’t know why a former Butler County woman and a Westmoreland County man beat a woman to death, dumped her body and set it on fire. Investigators arrested 32-year-old Amanda Cy... Read more
Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday signed most of the bills needed to bring the state’s 32 billion budget into balance. He authorized an expansion of casino gambling and gave the OK to a borrowing plan... Read more
The expansion of gambling will now allow Pennsylvanians to bet online, in airports and at truck stops. Online gambling is relatively new- only Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware currently allow... Read more
Three of the candidates vying for seats on the South Butler County School Board participated in a town hall Monday night. Five names will appear on the ballot for four open seats. All candid... Read more
With Veterans Day less than two weeks away, VA Butler Healthcare is kicking off Veterans Month with a special event this week. All veterans and family members are invited to attend an open h... Read more
Two local nurses will be honored with an award at a dinner to be held in Pittsburgh next month. Butler Health System employees Lindsay Kimmel and Lisa Johnson were nominated by coworkers to... Read more
With many parents worried about the pile of candy their kids will be consuming after Halloween, there could be a bigger health threat in many families’ refrigerators every day. According to... Read more
A favorite Halloween treat for many people could be hiding a dark secret. According to Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, caramel-covered apples should always be kept stored at r... Read more
The man who helped make the Butler Ambulance Service what it is today has died. Clarence “Curly” “CR” Bacher died Friday. CR was an entrepreneur at heart founding several local businesses- i... Read more

