Today is the first Flexible Instructional Day for students and staff in the Butler Area School District. Students have received a take home kit of work required to be completed in order to g... Read more
A woman is in the Butler County jail after she allegedly assaulted another woman with a screwdriver. Butler City Police arrested 57-year-old Rachelle McMillan on charges of felony aggravated... Read more
The son of Butler County’s president judge has entered a guilty plea to most of the felony possession of child pornography charges against him. According to the Office of the Pennsylvania At... Read more
Moniteau Hires New Superintendent
The Moniteau School District has officially hired a new superintendent. The school board unanimously approved Tom Samosky as the district’s superintendent. Samosky comes from Trinity School... Read more
A Butler County native will be the new leader of the Pittsburgh Festival Opera. The city’s resident summer company named Knoch graduate Marianne Cornetti as its new artistic director. Cornet... Read more
Gas Prices Soar Ahead Of Holiday Travel
Gas prices have soared in Butler over the past week thanks to a variety of reasons according to AAA. The average price for a gallon of unleaded self-serve in Butler is $2.80. That’s up 16 ce... Read more
PA Approves Minimum Wage Increase
The minimum wage in Pennsylvania is set to increase over the next few years. A bill passed by the state senate would eventually make the new minimum wage $9.50 per hour—but that rate wouldn’... Read more
VA Warns Veterans Of Phone Scam
The VA is warning veterans about a nationwide phone scam. Callers are telling veterans that there is a new type of benefit related to home loans—and officials say that the scammers often lea... Read more
Evans City Rd. Accident Slows Commute
A three vehicle accident in Forward Township caused delays during the Monday morning commute. The crash happened just before 6:00 a.m. on Evans City Road near the intersection with Ash Stop... Read more
SRU Student Dies In Hunting Accident
Authorities say a Slippery Rock University student died following a hunting accident over the weekend. According to our news partners at WPXI, 19-year-old Jacob Smith of Linesville was hunti... Read more