A program at Butler County Community College designed to help students receiving cash assistance is at a nine-year high. College officials say their “Keystone Education Yields Success” progr... Read more

A State Police Trooper from Butler is recovering after getting hit by a vehicle in neighboring Allegheny County last week. According to State Police spokesperson Lieutenant Adam Reed in Harr... Read more

Power was lost at Centre Township Elementary and Butler Senior High School yesterday, but power crews worked to reestablish power at both schools. Power was expected to be repaired at the el... Read more

The final group of Butler County students to begin their school year will do so today. With a nearly $22 million renovation taking place at the Chicora Elementary School, Karns City Area Sch... Read more

A woman fled the scene of a crash that happened over the weekend in Mercer Township. The one vehicle accident happened just after 11 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of Shields Road. Police say... Read more

The Pennsylvania Senate returns to session Wednesday. It’s a bit earlier than expected as senators will meet to come to an agreement on a “fiscal code,” which is essentially how to spend the... Read more

Governor Josh Shapiro is removing the college credit requirement in order to become a state trooper. Earlier this week, Shapiro announced that applicants to the state police academy no longe... Read more

Legislation is beginning to be developed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to finally move the April presidential primary date up. The current Pennsylvania primary date is April 2... Read more

Butler City crews will be out again today doing a number of street sweepings. The work will take place in between 7 a.m.—3 p.m. Crews will be cleaning… South Monroe Street North and South Cl... Read more

An online course in September and October will provide information for sheep owners about getting started as well as improving operations. Penn State Extension is offering webinars beginning... Read more

There is still time to apply for two rail freight grant programs through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The Bureau of Rail, Freight, Ports, and Waterways has opened the appli... Read more

A boil water advisory has been issued for some residents on a Cranberry Township road. Township officials say that a leaking valve was found at 9541 Goehring Road, which required a section o... Read more

A rare occurrence happened this past week at Keystone Safari; a giraffe calf was born, the first in in the area for almost 2 years. On Friday night a giraffe calf was born with no complicati... Read more

A woman is facing charges for an accident that happened over the weekend. Shortly after 7:30 pm Saturday night on North Duffy Road and Seneca Drive, 83-year-old Bonnie Weaver of Butler ran a... Read more

The Butler Area Public Library continues to present activities and programs for all ages during this upcoming week. Adults can receive a free blood pressure screening today from 2 to 3 p.m.... Read more

Gas prices have remained relatively even both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon... Read more

Butler City crews will be out again today doing a number of street sweepings. The work will take place in between 7 a.m.—3 p.m. Crews will be cleaning… Fourth Street Fifth Street Cecelia Str... Read more

A longtime Butler institution is now in its final days. The liquor license sale of the Lyndora Hotel has gone through and its owners are getting ready to close the establishment. We spoke wi... Read more

A local attorney will be running as an independent to challenge Butler County’s longtime district attorney. Jennifer Gilliland-Vanasdale announced she is running as an independent to be Butl... Read more

Former Butler School Board member Bill Halle will be back in court this afternoon. After a preliminary hearing with Magisterial District Judge William Fullerton last month, Halle’s case will... Read more