Three people are dead following an apparent murder-suicide that started in Butler County and ended with an investigation in Illinois. According to State Police, a man called the Hillside Pol... Read more
A Butler man accused of murder has waived his preliminary hearing. 37-year-old Richard Swann is accused of killing 69-year-old James Hoover of Butler last month on Miller Avenue in the City... Read more
Gas prices have skyrocketed following the attacks in Iran. The national average jumped 20 cents in the last two days to $3.19. Local gas prices have followed suit as well. According to the l... Read more
A former Butler man who was charged with over 600 counts of child sexual abuse has pled guilty and was sentenced in Butler County earlier this week. In January of last year, 45-year-old Haro... Read more
A winning PA Lottery ticket was recently sold in neighboring Armstrong County. The BP on Buffalo Street in Freeport Borough sold a winning “A Million Dollars a Year for Life” ticket. This ga... Read more
The Red Cross is offering free fire alarms to homes as the number of home fires increase. Red Cross officials say they’ve responded to more than 500 home fires already this year; that’s up 1... Read more
A tree trimming project will shut down a portion of Mahood Road today. Crews will be working on Mahood Road in between the intersections with Route 308 and the Center Township line. The clos... Read more
Butler County will receive over $8 million in state money this year to help maintain nearly 1,500 miles of roads through the liquid fuels tax. The money, which is distributed annually to the... Read more