The USDA has confirmed that the highly pathogenic avian influenza is present in Butler County but has not released an exact location. According to the USDA, a flock of 610 birds was confirme... Read more

Congressman Mike Kelly is reintroducing legislation that he believes will help create more affordable housing. The bill is called “More Homes on the Market Act” and it aims to update the tax... Read more

A couple of local municipalities will receive state funding in order to improve traffic flow and safety on a local road. According to State Representative Aaron Bernstine, Forward Township a... Read more

Independence Health System has announced the hiring of a new Chief Development Officer for hospital foundations. Anthony Cancro will coordinate activities for the Butler Memorial Hospital Fo... Read more

The names of the victims in a fatal fire in Kittanning yesterday have been released. Three people died in the early morning fire at a duplex on North Branch Street: 26-year-old Jason Blyston... Read more

A Butler woman has been charged after it’s alleged she attacked a former boyfriend in Franklin Township. On February 21st,  police received a call from a woman that claimed “everybody at tha... Read more

A Lyndora man has been placed in the Butler County Prison after he failed to register his vehicle and showing a child pornography in public. Police were called to the Dunkin Donuts on the 20... Read more

A man has been charged after allegedly stabbing a woman in Butler City earlier this month. Police were called to a home on the 200 block of Second Street in Butler on February 11 for a repor... Read more

Butler Township Police are asking for help finding a vehicle that allegedly damaged several items in a parking lot this weekend and drove off. Police were called to Greenwood Drive in front... Read more

The community is invited to tour a longtime school in Butler before it officially changes hands later this year. The former Butler Junior High/Middle School is expected to be sold this year,... Read more

A grant will go toward a design plan for work at the Route 68/19 connector project in Zelienople. The borough was awarded $213,000 in state grant funding that will help create a plan to impr... Read more

Two adults and one child died in a house fire this morning in Kittanning. The fire broke out just before 4 a.m. at a duplex on North Branch Road. There were flames and heavy smoke coming fro... Read more

One woman was flown to a Pittsburgh trauma center after an accident this morning in Washington Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 6:30 a.m. for a rollover accid... Read more

Police are mourning the loss of an officer, who was shot in killed at a York County hospital over the weekend. Police responded to a hostage situation at UPMC Memorial Hospital Saturday morn... Read more

There could soon be renovations coming to a notorious stretch of road in the center of the state. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has approved a redesign of the Breezewood Interchange i... Read more

Governor Josh Shapiro has been appointed by President Donald Trump to the bipartisan Council of Governors late last week. The council established in 2008 includes 10 governors to address iss... Read more

Crews were on the scene of a rollover crash yesterday in the City of Butler. The accident happened just after 4 p.m. on East Jefferson Street near the intersection with Butler Memorial Hospi... Read more

Many gathered in Saxonburg this weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of Cherrie Mahan’s disappearance. The event was held Saturday evening at the Saxonburg VFW, where friends and community m... Read more

Two men from Illinois have been charged in Butler after they allegedly stole over $10,000 after completing work at a local business. Police say that 21-year-old Cody Frank and 47-year-old Ja... Read more

Pennsylvania taxpayers can now use a new tax filing tool for the first time this year. Direct File is a free online program that helps people file their federal and state tax returns directl... Read more