There’s still time for local historical facilities to apply for state grant funding. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is still accepting applications for nearly $2 million i... Read more
Gambling revenue continues to increase according to state officials. July marked another month, where there were significant increases from the previous year. Last month there was over $557... Read more
The Butler County Chamber of Commerce is offering an opportunity for local community members to get together later this week. The Chamber’s Friday Morning Coffee Club will be held tomorrow f... Read more
State Police are reminding parents to be careful when they post back to school pictures of their children. As parents share photos of their children on social media, State Police have some t... Read more
Crews were called to Butler Memorial Hospital after a rollover crash in the parking lot yesterday. The accident happened just before 9 p.m. at the Brady Street entrance at Butler Memorial Ho... Read more
A man was held at gun point by police after they were called to an Adams Township home for a domestic incident. Police were called to the 100 block of Davidson Road for 26-year-old Jason Sta... Read more
Developers will be able to move forward with plans to bring a popular restaurant to Butler following a decision by the Butler Township Zoning Hearing Board. Wednesday night the board heard a... Read more
Local residents are invited to get their fix of all things Italian at a new event this weekend. A locally organized Butler City Italian Days will kick off Friday from 5 to 10 p.m. before con... Read more
Move-in day for first year Slippery Rock University students is today and the school community is helping with the transition. More than 1,500 first-year and transfer SRU students are moving... Read more
A New Castle man is facing charges after he allegedly tried to steal gas from a local company’s vehicle. On June 29, Knoechel Heating Company reported to police that an individual attempted... Read more
The 12th Annual Band Jam Grass Roots Music Festival officially kicks off tomorrow with a special event in Slippery Rock. A Singer-Songwriter “In the Round” gathering is planned Thursday from... Read more
Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a coalition of state attorney generals asking a federal agency to take emergency action on a drug linked to deaths in Pennsylvania. Officials are call... Read more
A former Republican candidate for governor has introduced a bill that attempts to rewrite how education is funded in Pennsylvania. State Senator Doug Mastriano has introduced The Educational... Read more
The public is invited to attend an outdoor event at McConnells Mill State park later this week. On Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the park naturalist will lead a Salamander Safari on Hell Run... Read more
The FDA has issued a public warning that shrimp being sold at a major grocer may be radioactive. Certain Great Value brands of frozen shrimp from Walmart’s located in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wes... Read more
Police in Armstrong County are searching for people who starved, abandoned, and shot a dog in Kittanning. The incident happened on August 3rd on a dirt road in Troy Hill, when a man saw a bl... Read more
As A-C Valley, Freeport, and Karns City students return to class today, more are getting ready to begin a new year tomorrow. Thursday is the first day of school for students in the Mars and... Read more
The man accused of vandalizing Congressman Mike Kelly’s office in Hermitage has been sentenced. 46-year-old Joe Lemons of Sharon pled guilty to criminal mischief and harassment after he spra... Read more
West Nile Virus has been identified in Butler County for the second time this year. The Mercer County Conservation District announced that a mosquito sample in Zelienople Borough has tested... Read more
Butler Area School District was recently awarded a grant to engage students with a local nature trail. BASD was award $5,000 for “BASD STEELS Implementation” a project that will have at leas... Read more
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