Butler County is gearing up for the summer season and is looking to hire workers. County officials approved hourly wages for both lifeguards and camp counselors at a meeting earlier this wee... Read more

Butler County officially gave approval to an updated emergency operations plan. The county is required to review and revise the plan every five years per state law. According to Emergency Ma... Read more

The curtain is rising this weekend on another performance at the Butler Little Theater. “The Lifespan of a Fact” will be presented starting tonight at 8 p.m. and continuing tomorrow at 8 and... Read more

State police say one man is dead after a shooting in Eau Claire Thursday night. According to a press release the incident happened in the 100 block of East Main Street in the Eau Claire Boro... Read more

Two people were injured in an accident this morning near Lake Arthur. The crash happened just before 9 a.m. on Route 528 just north of the overpass near the Brady and Franklin Township line.... Read more

Although Democrats officially have the majority in the state House of Representatives, Republicans still are in control of the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman of Armstrong County... Read more

Butler County park officials say local swimmers can get an early discount on Alameda Waterpark passes. Season memberships are now available for this upcoming summer. The passes can be purcha... Read more

A local school has recently received statewide recognition for achieving a high quality of education for students. Ryan Gloyer Middle School in the Seneca Valley School District has been awa... Read more

Slippery Rock University students are getting ready to present a play this weekend and the public is invited to attend. Slippery Rock University Theatre is performing “Hand to God” Friday, a... Read more

A local teacher has been honored with an out of this world designation. At the Mars New Year “Blast-Off Dinner” last week, Mars Area Elementary School STEAM teacher Colleen Hinrichsen was na... Read more

At least one person was injured as a result of a crash Wednesday afternoon on a busy road in Seven Fields Borough. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 3 p.m. for a... Read more

A local attorney will run for the open judge seat in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas. Terri Schultz set up private practice in Butler after law school in the 1990s and spent time pra... Read more

Butler County Commissioners are considering a change to the polling location in Saxonburg. Cooper Hall has been used as a polling precinct in the last couple of years, but it is now being re... Read more

High school musical season around the Butler County area continues this weekend with performances from a couple more local schools. Students at Knoch School District will perform their annua... Read more

Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement official has announced a new hotline for those impacted by the train derailment in East Palestine. Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry encourages those... Read more

A man is in police custody after he allegedly stabbed someone in the City of Butler. The incident happened Tuesday around 7 p.m. in the 400 block of West New Castle Street. When city police... Read more

A local lawmaker is joining with colleagues to put forward a package of bills that they believe will reduce fraud and wasteful spending in state government. Republican Representative Stephen... Read more

Starting today, state residents who receive Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits will be seeing a major change. Pennsylvania is one of 32 states that are eliminating extra SN... Read more

The acting attorney general is warning people about the new “secret shopper scam.” Michelle Henry says that scammers are sending text messages, emails, and letters inviting people to a resea... Read more

Pennsylvania’s speaker of the house has stepped down from that office. Democrat Mark Rozzi addressed the house chamber Tuesday morning and gave his farewell speech. Rozzi rose to the positio... Read more