A local man sustained serious injuries as a result of a crash in Butler Township last week. According to Butler Township Police, 44-year-old John Tirk of Butler was driving on Woodlawn Road... Read more
For the first time this year, gas prices have dropped locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week but only by a little. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, th... Read more
There were 122 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths reported by the state for Butler County on Monday. That now brings the death toll to 328 for the county according to the Depa... Read more
Multiple businesses were affected by the 4-alarm fire in downtown Butler on Saturday morning. Officials have not yet determined the cause of the blaze that apparently started at Sir Speedy p... Read more
We do have a winter weather advisory in effect. According to the National Weather Service, the advisory will expire on 6 AM on Tuesday (2/2). For our area, NWS indicated that we were to get... Read more
Students, faculty and staff of Slippery Rock University are invited to help those in the campus community through a food drive now underway. The SRU Student Government Association is joining... Read more
A large donation from a local bank will allow Butler County Community College to offer educational programs for students in elementary school as well as high school. Farmers National Bank of... Read more
The Connoquenessing Creek Cleanup is being postponed Saturday. Organizers posted on the group’s Facebook page that with Wednesday’s strong storms, the creek is not safe to be in for cleanup.... Read more
The ongoing Freedom Road construction project will continue this weekend in Cranberry Township. The road will be shut down beginning at 10 p.m. tonight and run through 6 a.m. Monday. Crews w... Read more
The City of Butler will be getting some new equipment as a result of recently being awarded a federal grant. Thursday night City Council accepted a Fiscal Year 2020 Assistance to Firefighter... Read more
Students returning to the Slippery Rock University campus will see the results of progress made with several construction projects. The $33 million renovation to the SRU performing arts comp... Read more
Motorists in southern Butler County should be aware of shifting traffic patterns and occasional lane restrictions today. According to PennDOT, traffic on Interstate 79 will be shifted on the... Read more
Butler City Council is moving forward with a project to make improvements at Ritts Park. At their Thursday night meeting, Council members accepted a bid from Wiest Paving in the amount of $3... Read more