Medical marijuana sales in Pennsylvania totaled more than $130 million during the state’s first year of selling. Data shows the sales surpassed the first-year sales of several neighboring st... Read more
Sheetz is hoping to sell alcohol at another one of its stores in Butler Township. Officials with the gas station and convenience store have requested to transfer a liquor license to their st... Read more
Kittanning Police say a woman who disappeared on Valentine’s Day has been found. Early Tuesday, authorities said 27-year-old Katie Stoner was found safe and sound, and foul play is not suspe... Read more
No arrests have been made in the shooting Sunday in the city of Butler. Late Sunday night, someone fired five to six rounds into a home in the 800 block of West Penn Street, near Mercer Stre... Read more
A man that meant a lot to the Butler County community- and even more to Butler County Community College- has passed away. Ray Steffler of Valencia died Saturday at a Pittsburgh hospital afte... Read more
Chain retailer Payless ShoeSource- which offers discounted footwear and accessories for kids and adults- is set to close all of its stores. Liquidation sales started Sunday, and all 2,100 st... Read more
A man from Bruin is in jail Monday on assault charges after police say he bit and kicked two medics. Travis Ray Duttine, 25, is accused of going on a “drug-infused mania” and running through... Read more
A 35-year-old married mother of six- who is also a full-time Butler County Community student- is the only person in Pennsylvania to be awarded a scholarship from an international academic ho... Read more
Every few years lawmakers in Washington come up with a national Farm Bill, but now there’s a similar plan created exclusively for Pennsylvania. The state’s very own Farm Bill was unveiled la... Read more
Many people have the day off for Presidents’ Day, but a local group is inviting people to commemorate the birthday of our first president this weekend. The annual Cherry Pike Hike commemorat... Read more
Police have named a person of interest following the disappearance of a woman from Kittanning. Katie Stoner, 27, has not been seen or heard from since Valentine’s Day. She is a mother of two... Read more
A number of vehicle accidents happened late Sunday afternoon when a band of snow and sleet blew its way through Butler County. Dispatchers at the Butler County 911 Center received calls for... Read more
All Butler County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and federal offices and courts are closed Monday in observance of the Presidents Day holiday. Banks and post offices are closed, and there is... Read more
The Butler Area School District is among the 38 districts across the state to update policies regarding how child abuse is reported to comply with a 2014 state law. But not all districts hav... Read more
Pennsylvania’s leaders have different opinions on the bill that was passed by Congress on Thursday that keeps the government open and avoids another government shutdown. U.S. Congressman Mik... Read more
Even though Valentine’s Day has passed, Pennsylvania State Police in our area will be out making sure everyone is as safe as possible on the roads this weekend. Roving and stationary DUI pat... Read more
Some students, and the school president, are sad and outraged after finding a Black History Month flyer on Slippery Rock University’s campus defaced. The flyer was advertising celebratory sc... Read more
The flu is still being considered widespread in Pennsylvania. In Butler County, there have been 246 confirmed cases of the flu, according to data which ran through last week. Statewide, ther... Read more
A local lawmaker has introduced legislation that he says would help breweries, wineries, and distilled spirit producers. U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, of Butler, recently introduced the Cr... Read more
The South Butler County School Board and administrators are working with the company that provides them with substitute teachers to determine what can be done about an ongoing shortfall. The... Read more
