Democratic and Republican State Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would regulate A.I. in healthcare. The bipartisan legislation brought together between four house Democrats and one... Read more

A longtime local attorney has passed away. Marion Laffey-Ferry died in Florida earlier this month. She practiced law in Butler County from 1985 to 2015 in the areas of family, real estate, w... Read more

The House Ethics Committee has issued a report after a year’s long investigation into Rep. Mike Kelly’s wife purchase of stock into a local company. The report said it did not find any evide... Read more

The Butler Community is invited out to a local park for a movie night later this week. As part of the YMCA Summer Fun Series, Lilo and Stitch will be shown at Armco Park on Wednesday beginni... Read more

A Hilliard’s woman is facing charges after its alleged she sent another woman to the hospital after a verbal argument. Police were called to 100 block of Hillard’s Road on Saturday just befo... Read more

A Butler man has been charged with a felony after it’s alleged he injured a police officer. On June 16, it’s alleged a vehicle driven by 42-year-old Anthony Kopas pulled up next to a police... Read more

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

Central Electric Cooperative is advising to conserve power this afternoon and early evening due to high energy costs. Temperatures are expected to reach the upper-80s and lower-90s today dur... Read more

The deadline to apply for Pennsylvania State Grants for student’s deadline is approaching later this week. Students in Pennsylvania planning to enroll in community college, an open-admission... Read more

The Pennsylvania Utilities Commission is urging residents to prepare and act against higher energy bills as summer rages on. Whether you live in a home or an apartment the PUC says that you... Read more

Statewide officials are reminding drivers to be aware of the heights of bridges when driving large vehicles. The “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” campaign is currently underway with the... Read more

A Butler woman died and one person suffered injuries after a single motorcycle crash over the weekend in Washington Township. The accident happened just after 1 p.m. Saturday on Oneida Valle... Read more

One local state lawmaker has introduced legislation along with other Republican lawmakers to curb regulation and provide tax breaks to incoming A.I. data centers. After $90 billion in A.I. t... Read more

A new Covid variant is making its way around the United States and the CDC has now said infections are rising in Pennsylvania. The new “razor blade” variant is said produces a razor blade so... Read more

Starting today a major roadway in Center Township will be closed for paving. Officials from Center Township have announced Mahood Road from William Perry Highway (Route 8) to the Center/Clay... Read more

A fatal motorcycle crash caused the closure of Rt. 38 for several hours yesterday. According to State Police, a one-vehicle motorcycle crash occurred around 1:00 yesterday afternoon on Route... Read more

Residents in and around the Harrisville area are asked to be aware of a local roadway that needs repair. A small sinkhole has been located at the northwest corner of Route 8 (Main Street) an... Read more

There’s still time to register for an upcoming series of free basic computer classes at Butler Area Public Library. The first class begins Monday at 6 p.m. and focuses on getting started on... Read more

A new law that looks to improve the Pennsylvania Lottery was recently signed by Governor Josh Shapiro. House bill 1058 allows the lottery more flexibility to offer new and more competitive g... Read more

Crews will be taking the next step in a local road project this week. PennDOT officials say that beginning tonight (Sunday) at 6 p.m. through 6 a.m. flaggers will direct traffic on Three Deg... Read more