Gas prices decreased locally while increasing across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon... Read more

The process of moving the model Brooklyn Bridge in Saxonburg has begun and along with the wire shop all the work could be complete later this year. There was a possibility the bridge was goi... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has officially moved Butler County out of drought watch. After a spring filled with rain, the DEP has now moved Butler County from dro... Read more

A Slippery Rock man is facing charges after being accused of strangling a woman in Worth Township. The incident happened on Sunday night when the victim reported to police that 58-year-old R... Read more

A GoFundMe has been started for a Butler City family that lost their home in fire last week. The fire broke out Wednesday at a home in the 500 block of Center Avenue, in the city’s South Sid... Read more

Another new bill being introduced in Harrisburg once again aims to provide more transparency when building data centers. The bill would prohibit state and local government agencies from ente... Read more

A new license plate is available for drivers. The design is known as “Preserving Our Heritage” and it features a Pennsylvania Bank Barn and the Liberty Bell. The Bank Barn is a commonly seen... Read more

Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company is joining a national campaign to recruit younger firefighters. “A Hustle Worth Having” is a campaign targeted to Gen Z and young Millennials who ha... Read more

A traffic alert for drivers in the Lyndora area… Crews will be doing stormwater work on Kohler Avenue all week long. Work will happen from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Flaggers will be on site... Read more

A Florida man is facing charges in Cranberry Township after being accused of stealing over 60 items worth thousands from a beauty store. The incident happened in late November when 19-year-o... Read more

A new bill aims to make it easier to start a craft brewery. The bill would expand the state’s malt beverage tax credit program. Currently, the tax credit allows breweries that invest in faci... Read more

One person died and another was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday night in Summit Township. The accident happened around 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Route 68, 38 and 422. S... Read more

One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a crash in Butler Township over the weekend. The accident happened Saturday evening just before 7 p.m. on Route 8 at the entrance to the G... Read more

Butler County is starting the process of reviewing an agreement with the organization that handles their risk and liability insurance. The contract with PCORP is being looked at, mainly as a... Read more

Butler County is helping advance nearly a dozen park projects in the community. The annual Local Park Renovation Grants were announced at last week’s commissioner meeting, and they will prov... Read more

A Northumberland County man is facing charges after sending threatening emails to a man and his wife in Butler Township. The victims reported to Butler Township Police that 46-year-old Jason... Read more

The next application for the student teacher stipend is about ready to go live. The program provides $10,000 for student teachers and up to $2,500 for cooperating students. More than 3,500 a... Read more

Lawmakers in Harrisburg are considering a bill that would modernize tagging and reporting requirements for big game harvesting. The proposed law would give the Game Commission the power to c... Read more

Local students are holding a couple of collections this week and asking for help from the community. Mars Area Primary Center will hold their annual Stuff the Bus Diaper Drive through Friday... Read more

Work will begin on a couple of local road projects this week. First, PennDOT announced that paving will begin Monday on portions of Routes 68 and 228 in Clinton, Oakland, and Summit Township... Read more