A man from Nigeria is facing charges after he allegedly defrauded a university out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Department of Justice announced that Farouk Adepoju was arrested i... Read more
Police have released more information on a crash that saw one-person flown to a hospital last month. On August 1, Butler Township Police were called to New Castle Road just before 2:30 p.m.... Read more
A chapel on the campus of George Junior Republic near Grove City is receiving an historic honor. The Jeremiah Sturgeon Chapel was just named to the National Register of Historic Places. The... Read more
A man is in custody following a situation that started in Cranberry Township and ended with a man barricading himself in a Pittsburgh apartment. Our news partners at WPXI report that police... Read more
Crews were busy handling brush fires yesterday. The first brush fire happened around 3:45 p.m. on Dingel Road in Clay Township. Dispatchers say about an acre of field was on fire. Crews got... Read more
The Butler Brew Works building has a new owner. Steven Reed of Reed Enterprise LLC won the building on Main Street in Downtown Butler at a sheriff’s sale on Friday morning. He bid $287,500 f... Read more
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was unchanged over the month. According to the numbers from the Department of Labor, the state unemployment rate remains at 4.0 percent. The nation’s unemplo... Read more
Butler County officially has a new chief clerk. Maria Malloy was appointed to the position yesterday. Malloy has worked in the county commissioners office and was recently named as interim c... Read more
The Butler County Chamber of Commerce is offering an opportunity for local community members to get together later this week. The Chamber’s Friday Morning Coffee Club will be held tomorrow f... Read more
Kids in the Cranberry area are invited to a seasonal event tomorrow. The Great Pumpkin Festival will take place on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. Kids ag... Read more
There’s still time for Butler Township residents to get in the spirit of the season with a Halloween Home Decorating Contest. This third annual challenge encourages those residing in the tow... Read more
A longtime local firefighter and sports official has recently passed away. James “Jim” Senopole of Butler passed away Saturday at Butler Memorial Hospital. Senopole was a lifetime member of... Read more
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month approaches its final two weeks, Independence Health System is promoting their “Walk-In Wednesdays.” Each Wednesday, the health system holds open hours for wo... Read more