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
A woman was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after falling Monday. Just before 1 p.m. on Tracy Lane in Franklin Township, a woman in her 60s fell about nine feet from the attic of a garage and... Read more
There will be a ramp closure of the Pennsylvania Turnpike for the next couple of weeks. The Turnpike Commission says that the on-ramp from I-79 north to the PA Turnpike will be shut down Mon... Read more
A stretch of Mars-Valencia Road will be closed for the next couple of months. PennDOT officials say a culvert replacement project started yesterday over the Breakneck Creek. The work will sh... Read more
Butler County Community College is hosting an open house tomorrow. The event is called “Pioneer Night” and it gives prospective students a chance to tour the main campus in Butler. The open... Read more
Several people were injured in an accident on Route 19 in Muddy Creek Township Monday morning. The two-vehicle accident happened around 11:15 a.m. on Route 19 at the intersection with Kildoo... Read more
Crews battled a fire at a home in Cranberry Township over the weekend. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just after 4 a.m. for a roof on fire at a home at the intersection of R... Read more
The Secretary of the Commonwealth is alerting voters of important dates for the primary election. The final day to register is May 5, the final day to apply for a mail ballot is May 13, and... Read more
A Slippery Rock University administrator has been named to a new group devoted to strengthening Pennsylvania’s relationship with Ireland. Slippery Rock University President Dr. Karen Riley w... Read more
The Pennsylvania Game Commission will hold a Board of Commissioners meeting later this week. The meeting will begin Friday at 1 p.m. at the agency’s headquarters in Harrisburg. The board of... Read more
A trial for a homicide in the City of Butler back in 2021 begins today. 38-year-old Hassan Brack will be in court today after being accused of shooting and killing 31-year-old Hakeem Morgan... Read more
Multiple people were injured in a crash over the weekend in Brady Township. The three-vehicle accident happened Saturday afternoon around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Route 8 North and C... Read more
A paving project begins today on Route 422 in Worthington. PennDOT says the project begins this morning and will run through the end of May. During that time, traffic will be restricted to o... Read more
A man who was charged with leading police on a chase on Route 28 has been sentenced. The Department of Justice announced 29-year-old Derik Carothers of Washington will spend 10 years in pris... Read more
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