One man is dead following a house fire yesterday afternoon in Jefferson Township. Crews arrived to an active fire around 3 p.m. at a home in the 100 block of Rockdale Road. Upon arrival, the... Read more
The Mars Area School District is staring down a projected $1.3 million deficit is in its general fund budget for the current school year. District Business Manager Jill Swaney says the prima... Read more
Butler City Council is planning a temporary small increase to real estate taxes in order to meet their 2021 budget. The total balanced budget currently sits at just over $11 million with a o... Read more
Butler County has approved a new land bank that will go under the direction of the county’s Redevelopment Authority. County commissioners voted unanimously to establish the program that they... Read more
It’s been a whirlwind of a year for news to impact the stock market, but as local financial advisor Howie Pentony explains it hasn’t had a negative impact on Wall Street. “If we go to... Read more
There were 95 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Thursday. That comes with 238 negative tests, giving today’s report from the Department of Health a 28.5 percent positivity rate. The... Read more
Police believe a woman was under the influence of a controlled substance during a crash that sent a young boy to the hospital. The two vehicle accident happened just after 4 p.m. Wednesday o... Read more
The public is invited to see a variety of classic vehicles and much more at a free event this weekend in the city of Butler. The Butler Area Street Machine Association’s Celebration of Freed... Read more
There was one new case of COVID-19 reported by the state for Butler County on Thursday. This now marks 10 straight days where the daily number of new cases was below five. According to the B... Read more
A fire inside a fuse box at a Cranberry Township business forced employees out of the building Thursday morning. Around 9:40 a.m. crews were sent to Hy-Tech Machines on Leonburg Road—which i... Read more
A former Butler County woman accused of murder in Florida will have to stand trial after a judge’s latest ruling. Kimberly Kessler was ruled competent after a hearing earlier this week. That... Read more
With the start of a new license year, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is offering another option for Hunter-Trapper Education. Education courses are a requirement for all first time hunters... Read more
After days of extensive heat and right before a holiday weekend—travel experts are warning drivers to check their car batteries. AAA says that when temperatures climb above 90 degrees for co... Read more