Everyone is invited to get into the holiday spirit with a trip to downtown Butler and free parking in some areas. Parking is free at all street metered spaces starting today through January... Read more

According to recent United States Census Bureau information, Pennsylvania’s population has decreased. The U.S. Census Bureau announced that Pennsylvania lost approximately 10,000 people in t... Read more

PennDOT drivers license and photo centers will be closing this weekend for the Christmas holiday. All DMV will be open today, but will close their doors Saturday through Monday. Normal opera... Read more

Butler City residents will not see an increase in tax rates for 2024 as Council kept current rates while approving the budget for the upcoming year. The total 2024 balanced general fund budg... Read more

The holiday travel period is expected to pick up significantly today as we begin the Christmas weekend. AAA is projecting that 115 million Americans will be making a trip over the 10-day hol... Read more

The work on the new Marion Township sewage treatment plant is continuing to make progress. County officials provided an update saying that the project is about 25 percent complete. Currently... Read more

The Salvation Army is in danger of falling short of their fundraising goal for the 28 counties in Western Pennsylvania. More than $1.6 million of the $2.345 million goal has been raised whic... Read more

A group of lawmakers from Pennsylvania are continuing to call for the release of a Butler native from a Russian prison. Marc Fogel has been serving a 14 year sentence in a hard labor camp si... Read more

State police are looking for a suspect that stole a vehicle and a gun in Slippery Rock. It happened around 4 a.m. yesterday on Stoughton Road, when the owner of a white/orange Chevrolet truc... Read more

A car allegedly damaged property and never stopped in a crash that happened earlier this week in Clay Township. State police say it happened in the 600 block of Mahood Road around 8 p.m. on... Read more

Outgoing Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has already announced starting next year he will become the Executive Director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission. In his new rol... Read more

The Mars Area School Board is moving forward with filling the rest of the term of a member who has announced plans to resign. Earlier this month board member Nicole Thurner announced that sh... Read more

A state official is congratulating lawmakers upon the addition of a financial literacy class as a requirement for high school students to graduate. Auditor General Tim DeFoor recently commen... Read more

Thursday is the winter solstice, which also means it’s the shortest day of the year. Sunrise takes place at 7:39 a.m. with sunset at 4:56 p.m. which works out to just under nine hours and 17... Read more

The Saxonburg Borough Manager is facing charges after he allegedly shot and killed a neighbor’s dog. The incident happened on November 11th on Goldscheitter Road in Buffalo Township. Steven... Read more

A couple of Butler County municipalities will be receiving federal dollars as they prepare to tackle water system improvement projects. The Borough of Chicora has been awarded $1.5 million i... Read more

A new academy is coming to Butler County that looks to help the EMS workforce crisis. Butler County Commissioners approved a new EMS academy that will be based out of Butler County Community... Read more

A local municipality will receive federal funding through the state to accomplish water and sewer improvement projects. The Commonwealth Financing Authority has approved more than $2 million... Read more

Butler County Commissioners gave their final approval to the 2024 budget. No major changes were made since the initial $262 million total budget was presented last month. The general fund bu... Read more

Giant Eagle is moving their headquarters into Cranberry Township. Our news partners at WPXI report that the major grocery chain is moving back to in-person operations for their front office.... Read more