Butler Township is taking the next step in the purchase of 18 acres of land in the Pullman Business Park to use for recreational purposes. After the state granted the Community Development C... Read more
A local lawmaker has introduced articles of impeachment against Governor Tom Wolf. State representative Daryl Metcalfe of Cranberry announced the five articles as part of House Resolution 91... Read more
Butler Woman Arrested For Fatal Stabbing
A Butler woman is behind bars after she allegedly stabbed and killed her boyfriend over the weekend. Police say 31-year-old Shaina Grush is facing homicide charges for the death of 43-year-o... Read more
Butler Approves Reopening Plan For Schools
The Butler Area School District now has a reopening health and safety plan in place but administrators expect changes to continue to be made through the summer months. Superintendent Dr. Bri... Read more
Butler Township is advancing a project to make improvements at Preston Park. At their meeting Monday night, Commissioners awarded a contract to Gregor Contracting out of Renfrew who submitte... Read more
The body of a missing New Castle man was found last night. Our news partners at WPXI report that a police officer found the body of 19-year-old Amari Wise beside a creek in Shenango Township... Read more
Water Line Break Causes Downtown Disruptions
A major water line break caused problems on North Main Street in Butler around 7:30 last evening. The break, which resulted in a large geyser of water shooting up into the air, occurred in t... Read more
Accident Leaves 1 Injured
A motorcyclist was seriously injured Monday afternoon on Interstate 79 near Slippery Rock. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 5:30 p.m. for a motorcyclist laying... Read more
Butler Health System Makes Staff Cuts
Butler Health System is making staffing cuts as a result of financial stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic. A news release from the health care provider Monday afternoon says that 57 em... Read more
Butler Health System officials say another person has died from COVID-19 at the hospital. BHS reported the death to the state Department of Health yesterday. This is the eighth death attribu... Read more