The Butler Area School District will still use traditional snow days this upcoming winter. Despite the growing popularity of remote learning days whenever snow hits, the district is opting t... Read more

Police in neighboring Mercer County are asking for help getting to the bottom of a theft straight out of the holiday classic The Grinch. According to Grove City Police, four or five gnome Ch... Read more

The Butler County controller will be undertaking a role on a statewide financial board. Ben Holland was recently nominated to serve as a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy... Read more

A downtown Butler business is receiving a grant to help construct a new manufacturing facility. Butler Technologies was awarded a $500,000 Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant. Rep... Read more

Preparations are underway for another edition of the Saxonburg Holiday Parade. The annual parade is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Friday highlighted by the Knoch Marching Band. But, the eveni... Read more

Crews are preparing to do tree trimming in Butler Township. Butler Township Public Works will be doing the work throughout the township on various roads in preparation of upcoming winter wea... Read more

Crews responded to an intense vehicle fire early Wednesday morning in Center Township. It happened around 6:30 a.m. on South Benbrook Road near the intersection with Route 8 North. Images fr... Read more

Police will be conducting roving DUI checkpoints this holiday weekend. State police say they will be set up at areas they determine to be problematic with DUI offenses in the county. At a ch... Read more

Butler Township is moving ahead with a several storm water project planned for next year. During their meeting earlier this week, the Butler Township Commissioners awarded the Evans Road Sto... Read more

While many college students will be taking off a few weeks for winter break, some may be at Butler County Community College getting more credits. BC3 is preparing for its winter session that... Read more

You may have noticed a bit of an uptick in the price of turkey and chicken this time of year. While inflation is playing a role, the ongoing avian flu is also having an impact. The outbreak... Read more

The Butler Area School District is planning to transition to a new student information system for the 2023-24 school year. The school board heard from administrators earlier this week about... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority is addressing a mistake that was made at their new facility addition while waiting for state approval of capital grant funding. At their meeting Tuesday night, t... Read more

Slippery Rock University is revealing the four candidates who are vying to become the next school president. Board member and chair of the search committee Jeff Smith says after an initial p... Read more

Police are providing more information about a weekend crash on I-79 that sent someone to the hospital. The accident happened Sunday around 3 a.m. in Lancaster Township near the overpass of E... Read more

Cranberry Township residents will not see any new taxes in next year’s projected budget. The recent proposal was put forward at the latest township meeting. Officials believe that the balanc... Read more

Pennsylvania has added another shrub to its invasive species list—and this one is quite popular. The state Department of Agriculture voted to add the burning bush to its controlled plant and... Read more

The Butler Area School District is considering a policy change that would make the overdose reversal drug Naloxone available in school facilities. At their meeting Monday night, the Butler S... Read more

Emergency responders were busy assisting at two different incidents Monday afternoon. The first call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 3 p.m. for a crash on Perry Highway... Read more

Butler County spent more at the state store this year according to new numbers from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Over the last fiscal year, residents spent $43.8 million at Fine Wi... Read more