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

Previous projections in Butler County had strong snow throughout the weekend but update models may only see a few inches. David Schallenberger is a meteorologist with the National Weather Se... Read more

As Butler City Council begins a new year with a new member, the five councilmen have received their department assignments. At their public meeting earlier this week, the council voted on wh... Read more

State police are releasing crash data from this past New Year’s holiday weekend. Over the three-day period, police investigated 336 crashes across the state. Five people died in those accide... Read more

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is most likely going to see its post-holiday break extend for another couple of weeks. The Speaker of the House sent a letter to other lawmakers say... Read more

A grief recovery group is offering a new round of sessions as the new year gets underway. The Grief Share group is scheduled to meet 13 different times beginning next Thursday. The group is... Read more

Those looking for seasonal employment are invited to visit an upcoming job fair in southern Butler County. This event is taking place in the Franklin Station Room of the Cranberry Township M... Read more

Fire officials are reminding homeowners that have a live Christmas tree in their homes, that they can become a major hazard this time of year. According to the National Fire Protection Assoc... Read more

A local man is one of three facing charges in connection with the death of a man in neighboring Allegheny County. According to our news partners at WPXI-TV, 20-year-old Braden Elliott of Chi... Read more