Counties across the state will divide nearly $60 million in funding for volunteer firefighters. According to Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, this is an increase over the amou... Read more
Beginning next year, local residents will once again be able to hop on a Butler Transit Authority bus and ride from Butler to Pittsburgh for free. The authority board of directors has approv... Read more
Major retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods has destroyed millions of dollars worth of the chain’s gun supply, according to the company’s CEO. Longtime chief executive officer Ed Stack said the com... Read more
Emergency crews were on the scene of a vehicle fire Tuesday morning on I-79 in Butler County. It happened around 8 a.m. when an RV towing a trailer caught on fire on the I-79 Northbound Ramp... Read more
Butler City and Butler Township could soon enter into a more defined agreement for shared fire coverage. Joint Fire Chief Chris Switala spoke to Butler Township Commissioners and some City C... Read more
A new state grant will help aid a local program’s effort to battle the opioid crisis. Butler County Community College’s “Hope Is Dope” opioid addiction program will receive $180,000 in fundi... Read more
Gas prices in western Pennsylvania have continued to drop over the past week. According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve in Butler is $2.73 per gallon.... Read more
A new online musical series gives an inside look into an iconic Butler home. It’s called “Live at Elm Court” and it’s recorded at the former Phillip’s Mansion just off McKean Street in downt... Read more
Motorists should expect delays while some infrastructure repairs are made to a local road later this week. Crews will be working on a portion of Clearfield Road on Wednesday from 6 a.m. to 4... Read more
The Butler Area School District has a revised contract in place for the next five years with the company providing student transportation. The new agreement with Valley Lines includes a free... Read more
First responders will be honored at a ceremony later today in Cranberry Township. The Rotary Club of Cranberry is hosting a luncheon at the Lions Club Shelter in the township’s community par... Read more
Those interested in learning more about native plants are invited to Moraine State Park later this week for a hike along Lake Arthur. The public is invited to meet with park staff Wednesday... Read more
A large migration of birds are expected to fly over Western Pennsylvania tonight. It’s being called a “high intensity” migration event that will see as many as 50,000 birds per square mile c... Read more