County To Build Out Unfinished Annex
Butler County is preparing to do additional work on the downtown Butler County Government Center Annex. The annex building is attached to the Butler County Government Center, which is attach... Read more
Portion Of Northern Rt. 38 To Close For Work
A road just north of Butler County is expected to be closed for a project beginning Thursday. A portion of Route 38 in Richland Township, Venango County- just north of Emlenton- will be shut... Read more
County Moving Forward With Bullet-Proof Window Installation In Magistrate Offices
Butler County is moving forward with installing bullet proof teller windows in all seven local magistrates’ offices. During a regular Butler County commissioners meeting on Wednesday, Facili... Read more
UPDATE: CEC, West Penn Restore Power Outages
After a morning of power outages, service has been restored to all customers in Butler County. Central Electric Cooperative and West Penn Power were both reporting outages on Wednesday morni... Read more
A family has filed a lawsuit alleging employees at a Butler County senior living facility took nude photos of a patient and posted them to social media. The suit was filed Tuesday against th... Read more
Democratic House Committee Members Concerned Proposed Budget Doesn’t Include Min. Wage Increase
Democratic members of the House Appropriations Committee expressed concerns that the state budget agreement the committee approved Monday does not include an increase in the state’s minimum... Read more
State House Passes $34 Billion Budget
Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have voted overwhelmingly to pass a nearly $34 billion state budget for the next fiscal year. The budget’s key elements consist of no new... Read more
(8 a.m. Wednesday): More than 6,200 power customers in Butler County are without power Wednesday morning following outages reported by both West Penn Power and Central Electric Cooperative.... Read more
Two women from Pittsburgh are in the Butler County Jail following a robbery- and an alleged string of thefts- Monday in Butler Township. Tara Purcell, 40, of Pittsburgh and Crystal Hayes, 41... Read more
Pa. Health Secretary Encourages Residents To Learn How To Administer Naloxone
As the state’s opioid epidemic continues, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health is urging more people to learn how to save the life of someone who has overdosed. Dr. Rachel Levine says a new tr... Read more