Many communities honored the lives of veterans through a variety of Memorial Day events this weekend. Here are the ceremonies planned for today. Chicora Memorial Day Parade will start at 10... Read more

Local students were honored for participating in a competition known as the Stock Market Game. The game is organized by Butler County Community College and allows elementary and high school... Read more

Pennsylvania unemployment numbers held steady over the past month. According to the Department of Labor and Industry, the state unemployment rate stayed at 4.2 percent in April, which was th... Read more

Butler County residents now have the option to engage with a new app in order to strengthen the local emergency response network and save lives. According to Butler County Emergency Services... Read more

Another local group is holding an event to mark Memorial Day and the public is invited to attend. American Legion Post 548 in Gibsonia is hosting a program Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Richl... Read more

A group of young students marked Memorial Day with a special celebration late last week. Many community members stopped by Northwest Elementary School Friday afternoon for an event organized... Read more

The Memorial Day travel period picks up starting today. With an estimated 45 million Americans traveling this weekend, the roads are expected to be pretty busy. AAA says the worst travel tim... Read more

All driver license and photo centers operated by PennDOT will be closed this holiday weekend. All facilities will be closed Saturday through Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Residents w... Read more

PennDOT and the State Police are reminding everyone on the road to be aware of motorcycles. May marks Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and officials say it’s important for both motorcyclist... Read more

A new partnership between Slippery Rock University and the Pennsylvania State Police aims to make it easier for students to transition to become a trooper. The agreement will allow SRU stude... Read more

Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident in Cranberry Township that happened Thursday morning. Crews were called to the I-79 northbound on-ramp from Route 228 around 10 a.m. This... Read more

A new report ranks Pennsylvania as one of the worst states in the country for renewable energy, again. A study released by PennEnviroment last week, ranked the Commonwealth 47th in renewable... Read more

Police are providing more information on a crash that sent multiple people, including young children, to the hospital last week in Center Township. The accident happened last Wednesday at th... Read more

A Butler woman has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in the city of Butler two years after an incident that killed a man. In June 2024, police were called to the 300 block of West Way... Read more

A Butler City man is facing charges after being accused of stealing a vehicle with no registration plate and fleeing police. Wednesday morning, the victim reported to police that 19-year-old... Read more

A generous donation to the Butler Area School District from a Butler graduate in honor of his family and an impactful teacher will create opportunities for years to come. Three new endowment... Read more

A former Butler County Magisterial Judge has died. Judge Joseph O’Donnell Jr. passed Saturday morning while in the hospital. O’Donnell was a 1962 Karns City Area High School graduate and wor... Read more

April was another record-setting month for gambling in the state. According to the Gaming Control Board, all forms of gambling resulted in nearly $595 million in revenue last month. That tot... Read more

Cranberry Township will be laying out more information on the future of a forever farm tomorrow morning. The Cranberry Foundation will present future plans for the 71-acre Powell Farm to pre... Read more

Today’s ceremony to celebrate a new marker for General Marquis de Lafayette is being moved indoors. The event will now happen inside the Butler County Government Center at 11 a.m. in the pub... Read more