The mother of a one-year-old child is facing charges for allegedly breaking her son’s arm. This incident goes back to November 2021 according to police. 21-year-old Kylie Slattery of Butler... Read more
We’ve learned the name of the man who died after his garbage truck hit a building Friday morning in Adams Township. 53-year-old David Bortmes of Karns City was the driver of the Waste Manage... Read more
There’s a new class of Pennsylvania State Police officers. It was the 164th graduating class from the State Police Academy. State Police Commissioner Robert Evanchick says 64 new troopers gr... Read more
One person was taken to the hospital after a crash late last week in Jefferson Township. The one vehicle accident happened Friday evening around 5:40 p.m. State police say 21-year-old Daniel... Read more
Authorities are investigating a burglary that occurred late last week in neighboring Armstrong County. According to State Police, a Kiski Township woman was at her Pine Circle Drive residenc... Read more
A Kittanning man is facing charges after he allegedly trespassed at a Ford City home earlier this month. According to State Police, 29-year-old Lawrence Vail allegedly entered a 5th Avenue h... Read more
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital has reached a new agreement with its nurses. Negotiations between the two sides have been contentious at times, leading to a five-day strike in March of th... Read more
The Republican Party in Pennsylvania has certified the new Chair of the Butler County Republican Committee. In naming Gary Vanasdale to the position, the GOP effectively ends a dispute that... Read more
A number of Democratic candidates for office will be making a stop in neighboring Venango County this weekend. It’s an event organizers are calling “Demstock” and it starts this evening at t... Read more
There was a slight uptick in COVID cases in Butler County over the past week. According to the Department of Health, there were 435 new cases of COVID in the last seven days—that’s up 46 com... Read more