Although the area may avoid a major winter storm this weekend, PennDOT is still reminding drivers about staying safe on the road. Officials say there a couple of pieces of advice to keep in... Read more

January is National Mentoring Month and the City of Butler is helping to get the word out about opportunities to be mentors and receive mentorship. Butler City Mayor Bob Dandoy recently issu... Read more

A Pittsburgh man is facing charges for allegedly leading police on a chase through southern Butler County on New Year’s Eve. The pursuit began Sunday evening when Adams Township Police tried... Read more

An event early next week looks to inform parents and guardians about warning signs for addiction among young adults. The Family Matters seminar will be held at BC3’s main campus this upcomin... Read more

A Butler man has been sentenced after conviction on federal firearms charges. 29-year-old Charles Perkins will serve 66 months (5 and a half years) in prison followed by three years of super... Read more

Butler Township Police have released information on a rollover crash that sent one person to the hospital. It happened Wednesday at the intersection of Whitestown Road and South Eberhart Roa... Read more

The father of injured Karns City football player Mason Martin says his son has had a positive start to the new year. In a Facebook post, Denny Martin says his son has been able to eat ice cr... Read more

With snow expected in the forecast this weekend, the snow trucks will be out and Butler Township is preparing up until the first flurry. David Meeder is the Director of Public Works for Butl... Read more

After a year and a half without students, plans to transfer ownership of the Butler Middle School are being revised. A recent update by Superintendent Dr. Brian White stated that the non-pro... Read more

One person was taken to the hospital on New Years Eve after a crash in Butler Township. On Monday at the intersection of East Jefferson Street and Hospital Way, 22-year-old Maximus Burke of... Read more

One person was entrapped in a vehicle crash Thursday morning on I-79. The accident happened around 10 a.m. in the southbound lane around milemarker 105 in Worth Township. Details are unclear... Read more

Police are investigating after a body was found in a pond in Cranberry Township Thursday morning. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 8 a.m. for a body that was discovered... Read more

PennDOT’s annual Paint the Plow contest is about ready to get underway. The yearly event sees high school students create a design and paint a PennDOT snow plow. This year’s theme was “Seat... Read more

Students at a local school will learn more about school safety during a program planned for later this week. Fifth graders at the Mars Area Centennial School will take part in an ALICE assem... Read more

Gas prices continue to edge down in the new year both locally as well as across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for... Read more

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has named a new top administrator for the region that includes Butler County. Former Land Management Group Supervisor Jesse Bish has been named the new Direc... Read more

The American Cancer Society is beginning to collect donations for their annual Daffodil Days campaign. The effort sends daffodils to those battling cancer in the area. Officials with the Ame... Read more

The Butler County Chamber of Commerce is one of over 20 regional organizations participating in an upcoming large networking event. The Pittsburgh Business Exchange’s Annual Winter Kickoff M... Read more

Peoples Natural Gas is petitioning the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to allow a proposed rate increase. The People’s request would increase its operating revenues by approximately $... Read more

Slippery Rock University community is mourning the sudden loss of a vital community member. 54-year-old Samantha Swift of Butler passed on New Years Eve due to a “catastrophic medical event.... Read more