Lifelong resident Bob Dandoy has been elected to serve as the next mayor of Butler. Dandoy managed to finish ahead of Republican Fred Reese, ending with nearly 45 percent of […] Read more
The Butler County Court of Common Pleas has a new judge in a longtime area attorney. Joe Kubit won the open seat, after defeating independent challenger Jennifer Gilliland-Vanasdale by a [... Read more
The Butler County Chamber of Commerce and the Community Development Corporation of Butler County have announced that each organization has approved a motion that would make members of either... Read more
A Pittsburgh man is facing felony charges after he allegedly broke into a home in Evans City and was shot by a man in self-defense. Police say 49-year-old Mark Shearer […] Read more
The Days Inn on Route 8 South has officially closed its doors. After being listed for sale for the last three years, an agreement was made official last Friday. Tesla […] Read more
It’s Election Day and polls are set to open at 7 a.m. Many municipal positions are on the ballot for voters this year. Locally, voters in the City of Butler […] Read more
A female hockey player on the Mars high school team was subject to abusive language from an opposing group of students at a game earlier this week at the Belmont […] Read more
Funding for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education was the subject of a hearing in Harrisburg earlier this week. PASSHE Chairman Dan Greenstein provided an update on the merger [... Read more
Police are looking for anyone who may have had property damaged by a stray bullet in Ford City. State police say an AR-15 rifle was accidentally fired in a bedroom […] Read more
A longtime local business owner recently passed away. Leeland “Lee” Bortmas died Monday. After serving in the U.S. Army and Coast Guard, Bortmas worked with his father as manager of [... Read more
This week is Burn Awareness Week and a local burn center is joining with a national organization to bring attention to this danger. According to the West Penn Hospital Burn […] Read more
The federal government is unveiling an expansive strategy with the goal of ending human trafficking. The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Strategy to combat Human Trafficking builds on... Read more
A local bank is being recognized for a service that aims to help people easily establish a bank account. Mars Bank’s Perfect Fit Account was officially certified as meeting the […] Read more