The Pennsylvania Department of Health is alerting parents about kids jewelry with excessive lead levels. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently issued a recall for Yaomiao Chil... Read more

Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward has reappointed a local lawmaker to several committees for the upcoming legislative session. Senator Scott Hutchinson will continue to serve as the Vice... Read more

Independence Health System will hold a blood drive this week. The event is planned for Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Butler Memorial Hospital Nixon Sarver Classroom near the Tower entran... Read more

A former candidate for governor and member of the Trump administration has died. Paul Mango passed away this past week. Mango was a GOP candidate for governor in 2018, but lost in the primar... Read more

A jury has found a Harmony man guilty of sexually abusing an autistic child Friday afternoon in a Butler County court house. 46-year-old Shaun Sheffer was found to be guilty of rape and six... Read more

Crews were on the scene of a crash this morning on Route 28 near Freeport. The accident happened around 6:30 a.m. in the northbound lane in between the exit and on-ramp to Route 356. Dispatc... Read more

Local residents are being asked to join in an effort to save lives. The first of several local Vitalant blood drives will take place Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in Cabo... Read more

Monday is Martin Luther King Junior Day, which the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will observe with a long weekend. All PennDOT Driver’s License and Photo Centers will be closed S... Read more

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking for the public’s help in finding turkey flocks to trap for ongoing projects. The agency has been working on monitoring turkey populations and using... Read more

Butler County Community College is hosting a volleyball camp for young students later this month. The camp is set for January 25th and is for girls from 5th through 12th grade for any athlet... Read more

A longtime member of the Butler City Parks Department is retiring. Butler City Council accepted the retirement of Supervisor Roderick “Rod” Huey after nearly 26 years of service effective Fe... Read more

The 60th United States Attorney for the Western Pennsylvania District is stepping down Sunday night. 44-year-old Eric Olshan of Pittsburgh was nominated by President Biden and approved by th... Read more

Freezing cold temperatures are coming early next week and it can be dangerous if you’re not prepared. Overnight temperatures are expected to be around negative ten degrees early next week as... Read more

Crews were called to a residence hall last night at Slippery Rock University for a smoke-filled room. Crews were alerted around 8:30 p.m. for smoke in a room at Rhoads Hall on Slippery Rock’... Read more

Around 100 local residents braved less than ideal conditions to attend a poll worker appreciation dinner Thursday night. The event hosted by the Butler County Bureau of Elections at the High... Read more

State police are investigating thefts of gift cards that saw a Harmony man lose nearly $5,000. A 67-year-old Harmony man is out $4,800 after he had two gift cards from Home Depot and Lowes s... Read more

A nurse in a Jackson Township personal care facility has been charged after not giving residents their prescribed medication. After police spoke with three residents and nursing staff leader... Read more

Butler City Council has approved a loan request from the Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Facilities Authority for regular expenses at Historic Pullman Park. At Thursday night’s meeting, Counc... Read more

With colder weather in store, the National Weather Service is keeping an eye on possible ice jams. Meteorologists say that prolonged cold temperatures create the perfect conditions for ice t... Read more

A house was completely destroyed in a fire earlier this morning in Armstrong County. Multiple crews were called to a home in the 400 block of Gaiser Road in West Franklin Township just after... Read more