Cranberry Township will move forward with a major project with no changes, but supervisors are still deciding how to fill funding gaps. Cranberry Township supervisors have approved a contrac... Read more

PennDOT announced two different projects that will improve roads in counties to Butler’s north. In Mercer County, there will be a $2 million project to replace the bridge that carries Route... Read more

PennDOT is hosting a virtual forum on future transportation projects and priorities later this week. The 12-Year Program is the Department of Transportation’s list of statewide planned proje... Read more

For those in need of energy assistance, a deadline has been extended for funding for a government program. The final day to apply for LIHEAP (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program) has b... Read more

Two Butler County Community College students will be receiving full scholarships to state universities. Molly Milich of West Sunbury and Sennett Purcell of Cabot were selected to Phi Theta K... Read more

The PA Treasury Department is observing “America Saves Week” with online programs both today and later this week. The public is invited to participate in a virtual presentation today beginni... Read more

No one was seriously injured after a vehicle crashed into the front of a store in Cranberry Township Tuesday afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 4:30 p.m... Read more

Two teenagers are being celebrated for saving the life of a man from a burning vehicle. Our news partners at WPXI report that a vehicle caught on fire on I-79 by the Route 422 exit in Muddy... Read more

Penn Township will take more time to consider new ordinances that would allow for property owners to be fined for unsafe structures or items deemed rubbish. Over 200 people packed into Penn... Read more

A Butler woman was placed in the Butler County Prison after she allegedly threatened to kill a federal employee late last month. Police say 28-year-old Sara McCollums was at a Social Securit... Read more

PennDOT is scheduling more REAL ID events at driver license and photo centers over the next several weeks. While the centers are usually closed on Monday, they will open specifically for the... Read more

The Mars Area School District is moving forward with the construction of new tennis courts. After hearing from project managers at their meeting, the School Board voted to approve a bid from... Read more

A Butler man has been charged with breaking into the West Penn Power building in Butler. Tuesday morning police were called to the West Penn Power facility on Hansen Avenue for an unknown in... Read more

Penn Township will be voting on a new ordinance that will allow for the township to fine property owners for unsafe structures. At tonight’s Penn Township meeting, the board of supervisors w... Read more

As spring projects get underway, a local organization is reminding people to call 811 before they dig. April is National Safe Digging Month and Peoples is using the time to reinforce that it... Read more

The Butler Area Public Library is inviting members of the local community to a unique experience. An oral history project titled “Stories We Share, Library Memories” will feature 21 people f... Read more

After hearing about a new program, the Butler Area School Board plans to vote next month on giving approval for a local rollout next year. Chair of the district’s World Language Department D... Read more

Local students are holding a couple of collections and asking for help from the community. Mars Area Primary Center will hold their annual Stuff the Bus Diaper Drive through Friday. Donation... Read more

FBI officials are looking for victims of what is known as the “grandparent scam.” According to the FBI, these scams have been happening more and more in recent months. The scam works when yo... Read more

A Butler man has been charged with hitting a nurse at Butler Memorial Hospital this weekend. Just before midnight on Saturday, police were called to the intersection of Main and Jefferson St... Read more