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
Butler Woman Charged After Allegedly Kicking Trooper, Attempting To Grab Taser
A local woman is facing multiple charges following an incident Monday afternoon in Donegal Township. According to a criminal complaint filed by State Police, 42-year-old Amy Seybert of Butle... Read more
Woman Gets Year In Jail For Taking Patients’ Info
A Butler County woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to illegally obtaining and disclosing the health information of more than 100 patients. Linda Kalina, 62, of Butler was sentenc... 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
A couple of people with Butler County connections remain on a list of people wanted in neighboring Armstrong County. According to the Kittanning Barracks of the State Police, 36-year-old Jal... Read more