Today is State Police Day. It was 113 years ago today that the Pennsylvania State Police was created and signed into law by Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker. The department became […] Read more
Several parents and students showed up at Tuesday’s Mars School Board meeting and said they were fed up over alleged racial slurs and bullying that they claim have been an […] Read more
Construction could begin as soon as this summer on a new gas station near the busy border between the City of Butler and Butler Township. According to Butler Township Zoning […] Read more
Some Cranberry Township residents are without power Wednesday morning after an overnight crash. A car crashed into a pole on Bucks Road, off Freedom Road, about 1:30 a.m. The crash […... Read more
A Butler man is facing hundreds of charges for sexually assaulting a girl. Butler City Police allege 34-year-old Garrett Luttrell sexually assaulted a now 15-year-old girl on multiple occasi... Read more
Fire departments in northern Butler County spent a large part of Tuesday afternoon battling a series of brush fires thought to have been ignited by a passing train. The fires […] Read more
With the recent warm weather, many residents are returning to outdoor activities- such as enjoying nature at our local parks. Moraine and McConnell’s Mill State Parks Manager Dustin Drew enc... Read more
Three Butler County natives recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. U.S. Air Force Airman Connor Hoffman completed the eight week program... Read more
Slippery Rock University will welcome the chancellor of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education later this week. Dan Greenstein will come back to SRU on Thursday to host an open [... Read more
Butler Township is looking for a contractor to do some demolition work in a local park. At their meeting earlier this week, Township Commissioners approved a motion to advertise for [... Read more
The South Butler Community Library is hosting a Medicare educational session for those interested in learning more about the program. The program is free and open to the public at […] Read more
Mars Area School District has released the results of a recent fundraiser for charity. Mars students participating in the annual Hats for Heroes fundraiser last Friday were able to raise [... Read more
A Butler County native has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class David Steiger Jr. completed the eight [... Read more