Firefighters braved the extreme temperatures Monday night to fight a fire at a welding shop in Summit Township. The fire was reported about 5:30 p.m. in the detached shop behind Summit Acade... Read more
A Butler High School graduate who died in a vehicle crash on Friday will be laid to rest this week. Austin Grupp, 21, of Connoquenessing Township was killed after crashing on Route 422 eastb... Read more
This weekend’s snowfall contributed to a series of car accidents around Butler County. Calls came into the Butler County 911 Center on Saturday morning for accidents on Route 422 in Butler T... Read more
A man has died following a three vehicle crash Thursday morning in Connoquenessing Township. According to State Police, shortly after 7 a.m. a vehicle driven by 20-year-old West Virginia nat... Read more
The Butler Transit Authority is revising their commuter bus service to Pittsburgh. Beginning January 2nd, the authority will run two separate routes to and from Pittsburgh Monday through Fri... Read more
Another year, another hike in tolls on the PA Turnpike. A six percent increase will take effect beginning on January 7th 2018. So a ride from the Butler Valley on-ramp to Pittsburgh will go... Read more
The Butler County commissioners unanimously approved the county’s 2018 budget today. County property taxes are remaining stable. The nearly $64.5 million budget was presented to thte board e... Read more
The annual Butler County Chamber of Commerce celebration of business excellence dinner will take place at 5:30 p.m. today at the Robert M. Smith Student Center on the campus of Slippery Rock... Read more
As part of Lifeline Awareness Week, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is helping low-income residents stay connected through a nationwide program. The Lifeline Program is a federal... Read more
September is Suicide Prevention Month and the VA is continuing their “Be There” campaign in an effort to reduce Veteran suicide. The campaign launched in 2016 encouraging people to “Be There... Read more
The next meeting of the Butler County Genealogical Society will be held tonight. The meeting will begin at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday in the meeting room on the lower floor of the Butler Public Libra... Read more
A top state official is pushing for changes to a law that restricts how volunteer firefighting companies are able to use state funding. Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale believe... Read more