Some powerful storms kept first responders busy Wednesday night. Starting around 11 p.m. strong winds and heavy rain moved into the Butler area. Overall, the Butler County 911 Center handled... Read more
Police are searching for a suspect that slashed someone’s tires in Portersville. It happened at some point between Tuesday afternoon into early morning Wednesday at the Route 488 park and ri... Read more
There was another drop in COVID cases for Butler County over the last seven days. According to the weekly update from the Department of Health, there were 330 new cases of COVID for the coun... Read more
Preparations are nearly complete for the return of the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival to Butler. The 11th annual Jeep festival weekend can be divided into two main events: the Jeep invasion i... Read more
A local medical provider is planning to expand parking at a busy facility. At their regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, the Butler Township Planning Commission recommended approval to a p... Read more
The men facing charges for allegedly stealing credit card information from the Sam’s Club in Butler Township will stand trial. 41-year-old Colceag Constantin and 40-year-old Raul-Mihani Coju... Read more
If you stop by Graham Park in Cranberry Township on a summer evening, you’re almost guaranteed to see hundreds playing pickleball. With its growing popularity, the township’s pickleball asso... Read more
Pennsylvania is not expected to see much impact from Hurricane Ian, but the Commonwealth is preparing to send a team to help other states in the recovery effort. Governor Tom Wolf says 45 me... Read more
Anyone interested in learning more about owls are invited to an educational event scheduled for later this week at McConnells Mill State Park. On Friday, the park naturalist will meet partic... Read more
State officials are encouraging people to get registered to vote for this upcoming election. The deadline to register is now less than a month away. Acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman s... Read more
Jefferson Township is reminding residents of its burning ordinance as we hit the fall season. They say burning of ordinary items like paper, boxes, yard waste is limited to dawn through dusk... Read more
The Pennsylvania Game Commission will not move forward with a proposal that would have banned the use of urine-based deer attractants. At a recent meeting, the Board of Commissioners split a... Read more
Butler Memorial Hospital officials say they’ve seen a decline in local COVID patients. The hospital at last report was treating 17 patients for the coronavirus, with no one in the ICU. That’... Read more