The Freeport Middle School saw an increased police presence yesterday after a bullet casing was found in the parking lot. In a note to parents and families, district officials say a casing f... Read more
BC3 Awarded Funding To Improve IT
A local college will be receiving funding from the PA Department of Education to help make improvements. Butler County Community College has been awarded $300,000 through this year’s state b... Read more
Another Busy Holiday Travel Period Expected
The last holiday weekend of the summer is expected to continue the busy travel trend of this past year. AAA is predicting another strong Labor Day travel period, with an eight percent increa... Read more
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection will continue to test water in Western PA for traces of contamination from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. Although the DEP s... Read more
Man Charged With Stealing Money From Purse
A Butler man is facing charges after stealing from a purse while a woman was working. Butler Township Police have charged 38-year-old Roberto Hernandez-Camacho for stealing $610 from a woman... Read more
Gas Prices Falling Locally
Gas prices are falling both locally as well as across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallo... Read more
PA Cyber Charter Advisors Union Authorizes Strike
Advisors and counselors with the PA Cyber Charter School have authorized a strike. Officials with their association say that negotiations have been ongoing for the last two years, but so far... Read more
The South Butler Community Library is inviting kids and families to a special event planned for later this week. In honor of National Dog Month, Office Heider of the Saxonburg Police Departm... Read more
There is still time for residents to join a local nonprofit organization for free educational programs dealing with mental illness. NAMI, or the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is offer... Read more
Task Force Tours Farm Show Grounds
Congressman Mike Kelly toured the Butler Farm Show Grounds with members of the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump to better grasp miscues the led to the shooting on Ju... Read more