Penn Township is abandoning new ordinances that would have allowed for property owners to be fined for unsafe structures or items deemed rubbish. At their meeting Tuesday, supervisors approv... Read more

Karns City is proposing a slight tax increase and taking out a loan for this upcoming school year. Superintendent Dr. Eric Ritzert said Butler County residents will see an increase in taxes... Read more

The Mars Area School District is making changes to police coverage at their facilities this fall. According to a recent statement from Superintendent Dr. Mark Gross, Mars is moving from the... Read more

Police have charged a Cranberry Township man after it’s alleged he sexually assaulted a minor. It’s alleged that 18-year-old Anthony Edwards-Hickman asked a 14-year-old child to engage in a... Read more

A Butler man is facing over 30 charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a child in Cranberry Township. Police have charged 36-year-old Justin Gizler for allegedly assaulting a then 12-y... Read more

Police have released information about an incident of shots fired Tuesday morning in Forward and Connoquenessing Townships. According to State Police, troopers were called out to the area of... Read more

Harmony is going Hollywood this week as filming takes place for an upcoming movie. A portion of Harmony has been turned into a set for the movie “Hershey” which tells the story of the legend... Read more

The Butler County Humane Society has decided to isolate a section of cats that will not be able to be seen this week. The cat sections of the facility will be deep cleaned in order to elimin... Read more

A new bill has been proposed that would change how unemployment compensation works in Pennsylvania. A group of legislators, including State Representative Aaron Bernstine, introduced two bil... Read more

A hearing to lower the bail for a man alleged to have killed a teenager will be held later this week. After defense attorneys for 39-year-old Joshua Rivera filed a motion to have his bail lo... Read more

With Rite Aid filing for bankruptcy, the state’s attorney general is reminding customers to use their gift cards soon. Attorney General Dave Sunday said the company’s recent bankruptcy annou... Read more

Today is the final day to apply for a mail-in ballot for next week’s election. All applications must be completed by 5 p.m. today—it can be done in-person at the county’s election office or... Read more

Gas prices have been dropping both locally as well as across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is seeking bids for a project in Clearfield Township. The DEP is seeking bids for a storage tank removal project in Gehm’s Little Vill... Read more

Nurses at Butler Memorial Hospital officially have agreed to a new deal. According to union officials, 80 percent of the nurses voted in favor of the three-year deal last night. Union leader... Read more

Butler County Community College is getting ready to celebrate the graduation of the latest class of students later this week. The college’s 57th graduation ceremony is planned for Wednesday... Read more

A Cranberry Township business has applied to be included in President Donald Trump’s two-year exemption from hazardous air pollution limits. American Contract Systems (ACS) in Zelienople has... Read more

Grove City College is building a new domed athletic complex on campus. The facility will be named the McNulty Athletic Center thanks to a $5 million gift from retiring college president Paul... Read more

The Blind Association will be receiving new trucks thanks to a statewide grant. Butler County was awarded a $177,000 grant from the Department of Environmental Protection to purchase two box... Read more

Slippery Rock University has named a new leader of their alumni and fundraising efforts. Tim Richart was announced as the senior director of annual giving and alumni engagement. In that role... Read more