2017 was another record-breaking year for the number of fatal overdoses in Butler County. The Butler County Coroner’s Office has now confirmed what most already suspected. There were more fa... Read more
There have been 100 more confirmed cases of the flu in the last week here in Butler County alone. Now, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Health Department, there have been 6... Read more
Local lawmakers are reacting to President Trump’s State of the Union address. U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-3rd, who represents Pennsylvania’s third congressional district and is a Butler native,... Read more
Did you look up early Wednesday morning? If you did, you may have caught the rare celestial event known as a “Super Blue Blood Moon.” A blue moon, total lunar eclipse and supermoon all took... Read more
Moving beyond just admitting that Butler has a drug problem will be one of the themes of Wednesday’s first meeting for a new Neighborhood Drug Watch. City resident and three-term counc... Read more
Two weeks into a statewide opioid emergency declaration made by Governor Tom Wolf, state agencies continue to coordinate efforts to make progress in the fight against this epidemic. The Opio... Read more
A local student is a member of a nationally recognized group at Penn State University after a competition earlier this month. Center Township native and Butler High School graduate Ben Crusa... Read more
It’s the 60th year for an annual Election Day tradition for hungry Butler County voters. Lifesteps and the Butler AM Rotary are hosting their all-you-can-eat Election Day pancake breakfast a... Read more
Local writers will have the chance to showcase their work on the campus of Butler County Community College tonight. Student and alumni writers chosen from over 100 submissions to be publishe... Read more
Motorists on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will no longer have the option to use cash as soon as two years from now. The Turnpike Commission continues to convert toll points along the highway to... Read more
Even though legislation that would expand Sunday hunting opportunities has passed another vote, a change to the law likely will not happen until sometime in 2020. The PA Game Commission is r... Read more
Gas prices in western Pennsylvania have increased, but not significantly, in the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, s... Read more
The City of Butler is joining a regional program with a goal of stimulating neighborhood improvement through collaboration between business and community leaders. Butler is one of nine partn... Read more