The Mars Area School Board took action relating to their Elementary Expansion project at a special meeting on Wednesday afternoon. The Board voted 7-0 to reject all bids received last week,... Read more

Motorists heading out today for an early start on the holiday weekend should expect plenty of company. AAA forecasts traffic to be heavy today and Friday- especially from noon to 9 p.m.- as... Read more

The National Weather Service will be in Butler today after a tornado was confirmed in Center Township yesterday. A tornado warning was issued just after 4:30 p.m. for Butler and Armstrong. I... Read more

A Butler man accused of shooting another man in the City of Butler last year will be sentenced tomorrow. 36-year-old Samuel Lopez will be sentenced tomorrow for the February 2024 shooting of... Read more

A Karns City man accused of rape will have additional charges added after a hearing late last week. State police charged 22-year-old Logan Bowser with rape in a Concord Township home in July... Read more

A decision on the Herman Post Office has not been made but according to officials from Summit Township, they believe Postal Service is closing in on an option. After the landlord of the curr... Read more

Butler County is beginning the process of starting a Paramedics Academy. Officials say they have seen a large success with the recently established EMT Academy at Butler County Community Col... Read more

Police were called to a juvenile student center last weekend for a fight between several residents and staff. On May 17, police arrived at Western Secure Treatment Facility in Allegheny Town... Read more

The computation board will meet today as they finish the process of counting votes for this week’s primary election. Starting today at 9 a.m. and continuing into next week, the computation b... Read more

In the six person race for the Republican nomination for Center Township supervisor, the two winners have been decided. Mark Lauer, a former Center Township Managing director, and incumbent... Read more

The stage is set for Pennsylvania’s November general judicial election after conclusive results in the primary. For the Commonwealth Court, Philadelphia Democrat Common Pleas Court Judge Ste... Read more

Voters in Clinton Township gave approval for the Saxon Golf Course to sell alcohol. Voters were given a referendum question on the ballot asking if public golf courses could sell alcohol. An... Read more

The Butler Area Transit Authority plans to post signage restricting how long people can leave vehicles in their parking lots. The authority recently approved a resolution to revise their par... Read more

A large group of Seneca Valley students will be helping out the Cranberry Township community Thursday. More than 100 students from Ryan Gloyer Middle School will be working in groups with to... Read more

Police have filed a warrant for the arrest of East Butler man accused of assaulting a former partner. The incident happened Monday when State Police were called to a home in Center Township... Read more

Voter turnout was low for the municipal primary. According to unofficial numbers from the Butler County Bureau of Elections, around 21 percent of voters cast a ballot this spring. That works... Read more

Following Rite Aid filing for bankruptcy, all of their Butler locations are now set to close. The company announced additional closures that included all seven county Rite Aids. According to... Read more

There’s at least one man facing charges in connection to a string of burglaries at gun stores in Western Pennsylvania. More than 80 guns were stolen from five gun stores in the region over t... Read more

It was a tight finish in the race for Butler County Coroner. With all three candidates only filing as Republicans, Korynne Young secured victory and the only spot on this fall’s ballot. She... Read more

There were no surprises in the unofficial results of yesterday’s primary election for two seats as Butler Township Commissioner. Preliminary returns have incumbents Sam Zurzolo and Ed Natali... Read more