A Mercer County woman is facing charges after police allege a small child climbed onto the roof of a home while under her care. Grove City Police were called to 709 Cedar Ave. on March 13 at... Read more
Sheetz is one step closer to selling alcohol at another one of their stores in Butler Township. The Butler Township commissioners approved a resolution during a meeting Monday that would all... Read more
The 2019-20 Butler Area School District budget proposed by district administrators does not include any furloughs, but it does include a tax increase. According to Superintendent Dr. Brian W... Read more
No one was injured but a barn was completely destroyed Monday afternoon in Center Township. Firefighters were alerted to a fully-involved barn fire at 455 West Sunbury Road (Rt. 308 just nor... Read more
It’s Telecommunicator’s Week- part of 911 Education Month- which means we are celebrating those who answer the emergency call. In Butler County, as many as eight 911 dispatchers are on a shi... Read more
Slippery Rock University President William Behre has restructured his cabinet. “The president’s cabinet serves as my leadership team and provides advice, develops and implements university-w... Read more
A Butler Area School District student has been arrested after he allegedly made threats towards the high school and Butler Vo-Tech. Butler City Police Chief Bob O’Neill says the 16-year-old... Read more
Butler County Community College will host its first-ever apprenticeship summit this week in an effort to help employers find skilled workers. Lisa Campbell- BC3’s dean of workforce developme... Read more
Motorists in southern Butler County should be aware of a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation project beginning Monday that is expected to result in additional congestion and delays in... Read more
Some drivers are experiencing sticker shock at the pump as the price of gas has jumped significantly over the past couple of weeks. AAA expects the problem to only get worse, so they’re reco... Read more
Three people are continuing to recover after reportedly being flown by medical helicopter to Pittsburgh hospitals following an early Saturday morning crash. The reported one-vehicle accident... Read more
The Butler Transit Authority will service the new Allegheny Health Network Cancer Center in Butler beginning Monday. The center opened in March on Hollywood Drive in the Pullman Business Par... Read more
The Mars Area School District is teaming up with Adams Township to improve security within its district facilities. The district plans to make an additional $200,000 investment in school sec... Read more
A teacher at the Seneca Valley School District is a finalist for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. Paolo Tolomeo is a fourth grade teacher at Haine Elementary School and one of a dozen teach... Read more
The Butler Transit Authority had two reasons to celebrate on Thursday- the 30th anniversary since public transit was put into action in Butler, and the formal opening of a compressed natural... Read more
A motorcyclist was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital on Wednesday following an accident with a vehicle in Butler Township. Gregory Macklin, 62, of Butler suffered a leg and shoulder injury when... Read more
At this year’s Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, another piece in the puzzle of the history of Jeeps will be revealed. Organizers say the Faces of Jeep exhibit has become one of the favorite hi... Read more
Local supermarket chain Giant Eagle is incorporating robots into the daily routine of its grocery stores. The bot goes by the name Tally and will roll up and down aisles alongside customers... Read more
One of Butler County Community College’s branch campuses will hold a re-opening ceremony Thursday. BC3 @ Cranberry underwent $1.2 million in renovations in 2018 and will showcase those impro... Read more
The Butler County Humane Society in Connoquenessing has reopened following a two-week closure to quarantine and disinfect after exposure to a dangerous- and many times lethal- canine virus.... Read more
