A bill that would ban the use of cell phones in schools has passed through the State Senate unanimously. The bipartisan bill would “require schools to adopt and implement a policy that prohi... Read more
Local residents could soon see a more reliable drinking water system as a result of plans approved by the Butler Township Planning Commission Tuesday night. Representatives of PA American Wa... Read more
Governor Josh Shapiro gave his yearly budget address in Harrisburg Tuesday, focusing on his priorities for the upcoming year. The $53.2 billion budget represents an increase from this year’s... Read more
Governor Josh Shapiro detailed what he would like to see from the upcoming fiscal year budget yesterday and local lawmakers are responding. State Senator Elder Vogel called the budget “fisca... Read more
Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash in Jefferson Township last night. The accident happened last night around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Bonniebrook Road and Route 356.... Read more
A woman was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a sled riding accident in Butler Township yesterday. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 7:30 last night for a woman who s... Read more
A Butler man accused of three robberies is now officially facing charges in all three cases. Erik Cupps was accused of two separate robberies that happened at the Fairground Market in Prospe... Read more
Butler Memorial Hospital is seeing an increase in the number of patients in their emergency room. Hospital officials say it’s typical that the number of patients will go up during the winter... Read more
The head of Penn Christian Academy is no longer the employed by the school. In a statement released by Penn Christian Monday morning, they announced that “Wendi Caldwell is no longer employe... Read more
Three of four people arrested and charged in a Butler City drug bust in 2024 have or will plead guilty. In December 2023, police found that 41-year-old Clint Nagle of Butler attempted to acq... Read more
Police have released more information on a Fairview Township crash that sent two people to the hospital in mid-January. On January 19th just before 2 p.m., police were called to the Kittanni... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue started 2026 with tax collections totaling nearly $4 billion last month. Revenue from sales tax in January totaled $1.4 billion while personal income t... Read more
No students were injured in a school bus accident yesterday. The accident happened around 3 p.m. on Route 8 South near the Planet Mart. Dispatchers say a school bus clipped another vehicle.... Read more
Governor Josh Shapiro is set to deliver his budget address later today. In the midst of a re-election campaign, Shapiro is expected to talk about housing prices, energy costs, and what he ca... Read more
Gas prices have increased 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 ga... Read more
Armco Credit Union is making a couple of changes to their executive leadership team. A recent announcement states that CEO Randy Cypher and Executive Vice President Dennis Fehl have stepped... Read more
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