A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit that was filed against the Butler Area School District in 2017. According to our news partners at WPXI, the settlement allows students... Read more

The Mars Area School Board is asking for help considering more options about how to deal with a lack of capacity at a couple of buildings for younger students. Following up on a meeting held... Read more

Turnpike fees will be going up once again. Officials with the Pennsylvania Turnpike approved yet another increase in tolls for the roadway. The commission approved a 5% increase on Tuesday,... Read more

The death of two teens that happened 21 years ago this week still remains one of Butler County’s biggest mysteries. It was back on July 17, 2002 when Seneca Valley High School students Scott... Read more

A jackpot worth an estimated $1 billion is up for grabs tonight, while another major prize continues to grow. Nobody took home last night’s Mega Millions—which now takes the grand prize up t... Read more

A local man is facing charges after an alleged assault that occurred earlier this week. According to Butler Township Police, 22-year-old Bradley Bender struck, pushed, and grabbed a victim j... Read more

State police in New Castle are looking for someone who lost a bull. Just after 2:30 pm Saturday, a bull was found on Old Pittsburgh Road in Wayne Township, Lawrence County. The person who ma... Read more

New numbers out by the Department of State are revealing voter registration data. In Butler County, the latest numbers show that a total of 136,743 people are registered to vote. Of that num... Read more

A crash just west of the Butler County line on Route 422 caused significant delays Monday afternoon. The accident happened around 2 p.m. near Old Route 422—which is about two miles away from... Read more

Martin Truex Jr. waited patiently a day, then took the win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway at Loudon for the first time in 30 career Cup tries.. Thanks to rain postponements, Truex won his s... Read more

One person died in a multi-vehicle crash yesterday afternoon in Mercer County. The chain-reaction accident happened in the eastbound lane of I-80 in Pine Township just after noon. Police say... Read more

A new movie about child sex trafficking is making headlines but locally trafficking of any person is more common from someone you know. The movie “Sound of Freedom” follows Tim Ballard, a sp... Read more

A recent Butler Township event is helping a local organization provide for kids in need. At their Monday night meeting, the Butler Township Commissioners presented a check to the Golden Torn... Read more

An upcoming event this weekend looks to give residents a hands-on opportunity to learn more about nature at a local park. It’s called “Sustainable Landcare Summer Celebration” and its happen... Read more

A plan to detour exit ramps on I-79 in Portersville has been delayed. The work is a part of the project to replace the Portersville Bridge that goes over I-79. Originally scheduled to begin... Read more

Gas prices have decreased slightly locally while increasing slightly across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gal... Read more

The Butler Area School District is increasing pay for substitute teachers and also keeping in place a program to encourage retention of bus drivers. At their Monday night meeting the Butler... Read more

Motorists in Cranberry Township should be aware of a road project that could impact traffic beginning today. Crews are completing Cranberry Springs Drive road repairs between Mars Road and R... Read more

Local residents are invited to enjoy a free family movie in an outdoor setting later this week. Butler Township’s next Movies in the Park event is planned for Wednesday at the Preston Park A... Read more

The First Lady will be in Pittsburgh Tuesday. Jill Biden is expected to meet with leaders of the Pittsburgh region to talk about their “Workforce Hub” initiative, which aims to combine publi... Read more