Healthy community members are encouraged to help a critically low blood supply through participation in a couple upcoming blood drives. An American Red Cross drive is coming up Thursday from... Read more

Institutes of Higher Education (IHE) can now apply for grants through the Pennsylvania Department of Education to help combat hunger. Last year, 30 IHE and private licensed schools saw parts... Read more

As students across the Butler Area School District return to classes today, the American Lung Association is reminding families about the importance of healthy lungs. One area of lung health... Read more

Businesses interested in selling canned cocktails can now submit their applications to the Liquor Control Board. Retail liquor licensees and distributors can now apply for the ready-to-drink... Read more

The Freeport Middle School saw an increased police presence yesterday after a bullet casing was found in the parking lot. In a note to parents and families, district officials say a casing f... Read more

A local college will be receiving funding from the PA Department of Education to help make improvements. Butler County Community College has been awarded $300,000 through this year’s state b... Read more

The last holiday weekend of the summer is expected to continue the busy travel trend of this past year. AAA is predicting another strong Labor Day travel period, with an eight percent increa... Read more

Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection will continue to test water in Western PA for traces of contamination from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. Although the DEP s... Read more

A Butler man is facing charges after stealing from a purse while a woman was working. Butler Township Police have charged 38-year-old Roberto Hernandez-Camacho for stealing $610 from a woman... Read more

Gas prices are falling both locally as well as 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 gallo... Read more

Advisors and counselors with the PA Cyber Charter School have authorized a strike. Officials with their association say that negotiations have been ongoing for the last two years, but so far... Read more

The South Butler Community Library is inviting kids and families to a special event planned for later this week. In honor of National Dog Month, Office Heider of the Saxonburg Police Departm... Read more

There is still time for residents to join a local nonprofit organization for free educational programs dealing with mental illness. NAMI, or the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is offer... Read more

Congressman Mike Kelly toured the Butler Farm Show Grounds with members of the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump to better grasp miscues the led to the shooting on Ju... Read more

With warm temperatures on tap for today, the National Weather Service is issuing an air quality alert. Butler County is under a Code Orange Alert, meaning that air pollution concentrations w... Read more

A woman has filed a civil suit against the General Richard Butler Vagabonds for unpaid wages. The former executive director Melissa Frederick claims that from May of 2023 to May of 2024 she... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will work on a portion of a Cranberry Township Road during this upcoming week. Wednesday and Thursday daytime single lane closures will be in pl... Read more

Students in the Butler Area School District are nearly ready to begin a new school year. Wednesday marks the first day of classes for students in the seven elementary schools, Intermediate,... Read more

A Wexford man is facing charges after he allegedly tried to get explicit photos from minors. 79-year-old Albert Jeremias was indicted by a grand jury last week. According to charging documen... Read more

A traffic alert for drivers in Cranberry Township to start the week. Crews will be working on Franklin Road starting at 9 a.m. this morning. Officials say the work will start at Longtree Way... Read more