Local police officers across the country- and here in Butler County- will get out of their cruisers this evening and socialize with the people they serve. It’s the annual ‘National Night Out... Read more

Elected officials in Pennsylvania are reacting following the mass shootings that left a total of 30 people dead in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Governor Tom Wolf issued a statement sayin... Read more

A portion of Route 228 East in Middlesex Township was closed for a couple hours Monday morning after a car left the road and hit a pole. The crash happened at 8 a.m. in the 400 block of Glad... Read more

No one was reportedly seriously injured in a crash Sunday evening in the city of Butler involving two motorcycles. The accident happened around 8 p.m. in the 500 block of North Main Street,... Read more

At least one of the victims from the weekend deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio was from western Pennsylvania. Nicholas Cumer is from Washington County and graduated from Washington Hig... Read more

The biggest event of the year mixing local agriculture, food and fun is back this week. The 71st anniversary of the Butler Farm Show officially kicks off Monday and runs through Saturday. Th... Read more

The borough of Mars has been awarded a $1 million state grant to go towards the construction of a public Mars and NASA education facility. “My first reaction was ‘Wow- we did it’,” Mars Mayo... Read more

The Butler County Beer Circuit is expanding. The circuit encourages visitors to experience a variety of breweries within the county by taking themselves on a self-guided tour of local brew p... Read more

The technology outage across the Butler County Federated Library System continues but residents can still use several library services. The exact date for a complete computer restoration has... Read more