A Pennsylvania U.S. Senator is renewing his call for improved background checks in the wake of last week’s Florida high school shooting. U.S. Senator Pat Toomey says the federal background [... Read more
Security will be increased at the Butler Area Senior High School starting Monday. Superintendent Brian White says the senior high campus will be closed to the public immediately after studen... Read more
The increase in security is due- in part- to an incident on Friday. A former Butler School District student was arrested after allegedly posting a threat against the district online. [... Read more
The Butler Area School District has taken steps to ban Bryan Flecken from ever stepping foot on any school property or attending any district event. And, the superintendent said the [... Read more
The next phase of construction on the Parkway North started Monday morning. The Interstate 279 HOV lanes are now closed. That marks the start of the next part of a […] Read more
It’s been a busy few months for the Butler County Water Rescue Team. “Starting last year- throughout the summer, fall and winter, and now into 2018- Butler County Team 300 […] Read more
While gas prices in Pennsylvania have dipped a little lately, AAA is projecting a spike in prices in the next few weeks. That could push the statewide average price for […] Read more
The Butler Transit Authority will begin negotiations with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation next month to determine new standards and targets for their commuter service to Pittsb... Read more
A former president of Slippery Rock University has died. Robert Aebersold of Greensboro, North Carolina died last week from medical complications. He was hired by SRU in the late 60s [... Read more
The Butler Area School District will once again host a “Pie Festival” this year. It’s an annual event sponsored by the Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band as a way to […] Read more
A Butler Township program to help get young people more involved with local government will continue. Butler High School seniors Mikayla Tillery and Alex Kurnava have been chosen as this [... Read more
It might be back-to-school time, but that doesn’t the summer road construction season is over. PennDOT District 10 is working on several roads this week- doing work including patching, shoul... Read more
Butler County Community College will officially begin its fall semester in one week. School President Dr. Nick Neupauer says enrollment will likely be down a bit- but overall, BC3 is [... Read more