The 2019-20 Butler Area School District budget proposed by district administrators does not include any teacher furloughs, but it does include a tax increase to the maximum allowed amount un... Read more
Almost 200 Pennsylvania residents were charged with welfare fraud in the first quarter of 2019. The Office of State Inspector General said Monday that they have filed welfare fraud charges a... Read more
If you want to vote by absentee ballot in next week’s Pennsylvania municipal primary, you need to apply by today. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Tuesday. You can apply in person at the Butl... Read more
For the first time in three weeks, gas prices in western Pennsylvania have decreased in the last week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regular,... Read more
Firefighters were on the campus of Slippery Rock University on Monday, but it wasn’t to fight a fire. Members of the Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Team used the campus to p... Read more
A Butler County priest has reportedly been put on administrative leave after he was accused of having “inappropriate contact” with adult women. WPXI-TV is reporting the decision regarding Fa... Read more
A woman was shot and killed in Butler County over the weekend by a man who she had a protection from abuse order against. State Police say 62-year-old Mary Jo Kornick of Freeport and 72-year... Read more
At least one person has been injured as a result of a multiple vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Center Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 5 p.m. for... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf extended the timeline for some counties to accept mail-in ballots—which means some state results are still unofficial. In one of the only contested statewide races, Western... Read more
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is sticking with the cashless system instituted due to COVID-19 which means approximately 500 employees will lose their jobs. Toll collectors and fare-collection pe... Read more
Butler City Council has decided to continue with the next step in a historic restoration project at the Butler City Building. At their meeting Tuesday night, Council unanimously approved awa... Read more
Police are asking for help finding the person responsible for a theft of vehicle parts over the weekend in Muddy Creek Township. According to State Police, sometime between Friday night and... Read more
Teens anxiously awaiting the chance to get their license are now able to take their drivers test. PennDOT announced that driver’s and motorcycle skills tests are resuming at DMV locations. T... Read more