A new housing development is being proposed in Cranberry Township. The board of supervisors is weighing the proposal for 32 single-family homes to be built along Pinebrook Drive. It would be... Read more

Another season of the Musicians’ Concert Band begins Thursday night. It’s the 38th season of the band, which features local musicians playing a variety of shows during the summer. Tomorrow e... Read more

A portion of Renfrew Road is set to close later this month. PennDOT officials announced that the road will close starting June 24th and run until the end of the week. Crews will be replacing... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority has enacted a local base fare increase for the first time in 12 years. At their Tuesday meeting, authority board members unanimously voted to finalize the increa... Read more

After two years without students, plans to transfer ownership of the Butler Middle School are again progressing. At their meeting earlier this week, Butler School Board members were informed... Read more

Volunteers with the United Way will gather later today to help build bicycles for children. The group of volunteers from different area businesses will be at the Community Park in Cranberry... Read more

The Slippery Rock University Council of Trustees will hold their quarterly meetings later this week. Thursday’s schedule begins at 2 p.m. with the Academic and Student Affairs Committee meet... Read more

Voters in Pennsylvania can now access the new application for a mail in ballot earlier than ever before with new instructions when applying. With November’s election around the corner, the C... Read more

A local historian will tell the story behind how one of Butler County’s largest parks got its start. Bill May is presenting “Alameda Park: Butler’s Disneyland” Thursday evening at the First... Read more

At least one person was seriously injured as a result of a crash in Penn Township Tuesday afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 2 p.m. for an accident on R... Read more

Gas prices have dropped slightly both locally as well as across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole during the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price... Read more

State officials are encouraged by another strong month of tax collections. Pennsylvania collected $3.4 billion in General Fund revenue during the month of May. Through the fiscal year so far... Read more

Those interested in learning more about the geological history of the McConnells Mill area are welcome to join a hike coming up later this week. A guided Geology Trail Hike along the Slipper... Read more

A unique collection will be on display later this week at a local museum. The Maridon Museum on North McKean Street in Butler City will showcase pop-up books as part of their popular Collect... Read more

Residents are invited to free outdoor family entertainment later this week in Cranberry Township. The free summer series of Cranberry Movies in the Park begins Wednesday with a screening of... Read more

A Cranberry Township man is facing charges after he allegedly pulled a gun during a road rage incident. Police were called to the intersection of Route 228 and 19 Saturday June 1st after 23-... Read more

A Prospect man who recently was granted a retrial in a homicide case has rejected a plea deal from the district attorney’s office. During a pretrial hearing yesterday afternoon, 32-year-old... Read more

The 2024-25 Butler Area School District final budget approved by board members again includes a tax increase. The Board approved the final budget of nearly $115 million during their Monday n... Read more

The owner of a longtime local business has died. Mary Ball passed away over the weekend at her home in Chicora. Ball was the longtime owner of Mary’s Cake, Candy, and Party Supplies in the B... Read more

A Butler man is facing charges after he allegedly abused a child. A woman reported 29-year-old Dustin Kepple to State Police after her child returned home to his mother with bruises and swel... Read more