A man was in court Monday awaiting a pretrial hearing on rape charges, when police then arrested him for another, unrelated rape charge. 31-year-old Patrick Kearney of Delaware Township, Mer... Read more
The VNA Inpatient Hospice Unit is set to be re-positioned in the upcoming months. The Executive Director of VNA in Western PA Margie Walsh said the move is a result of growing needs in the c... Read more
The Butler Area School District plans to contract with a private company to find more consistent replacements for employees who call off. Upon recommendation from administrators, the Butler... Read more
State Rep. Brian Ellis (R-11) has filed for another week of paid medical leave, according to the House GOP. Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus spokesperson Mike Straub told our newsroom th... Read more
A former candidate for Congress is throwing her hat into the ring for a state senate seat. Susan Boser has announced her candidacy in the Democratic primary for the senate seat in the 41st D... Read more
An Adams Township accident sent one man to the hospital Sunday night. The one vehicle crash happened just after 9 p.m. on Mars-Evans City Road at Center Street according to the Butler County... Read more
A Mercer County woman fell victim to a common scam that cost her $17,000. A State Police report said the woman, in her 80s, received a call claiming that she had a relative who was in legal... Read more
As Pennsylvania gears up for the primary election in June, the director of elections in Butler County is stepping down. County officials say Shari Brewer resigned from her position late last... Read more
Another person has died because of COVID-19 in Butler County, according to the state’s update on Wednesday. However, the rate of new COVID-19 cases in Butler County continues to slow. Only t... Read more
The new director of Butler V-A Healthcare, Kevin Amick, will officially take over as top administrator next Monday, April 27. Amick comes to Butler from his most recent posting at a V-A faci... Read more
Baby-boomers may remember the first celebration of Earth Day in the United States. It was 50 years ago today, April 22, 1970. The original Earth Day prompted millions of Americans to advoca... Read more
Slippery Rock University is taking steps to help students connect with potential employers during the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. SRU is one of five institutions in the PA State System o... Read more
One more person in Butler County has died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to six. However, there was only one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Tue... Read more