Multiple fire departments responded to a barn fire in Middlesex Township Tuesday afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 3 p.m. for a barn fire near a trail... Read more
Multiple people sustained serious injuries as a result of a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon in Zelienople. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 2 p.m. for a two... Read more
Federal regulators have authorized a second booster shot of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccine for those above the age of 50. In order to be eligible to get your second booster shot, it mu... Read more
The City of Butler Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Facilities Authority is preparing for a new season of the Butler BlueSox and is looking for help with games at Michelle Krill Field at Histo... Read more
Slippery Rock University is getting ready to host a large virtual event later this week. The Mid-America College Art Association Virtual Conference will begin Wednesday and continue through... Read more
A Cranberry Township man is facing numerous charges after he allegedly abused residents inside a Beaver County personal care home. A federal grand jury indicted 31-year-old Tyler Smith late... Read more
Construction work is set to begin today on East Brady Street in the Institute Hill neighborhood of Butler. Officials with Pennsylvania American Water say their crews are going to be upgradin... Read more
The executive director of Freeport EMS has been fired. According to our news partners at WPXI, Chris O’Leath was let go from the position earlier this month. In early 2020, O’Leath was the m... Read more
A Butler City Councilman has passed away. Councilman Mike Walter died Monday as a result of a heart condition. Walter was elected to his first term on Council in 2015 and served as Director... Read more
Authorities are cracking down on aggressive and unsafe driving through an upcoming statewide campaign. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is joining with the PA Turnpike Commissio... Read more
A meeting is being held today that could change how some fees are assessed using the EZ Pass. Legislation was recently introduced that advocates say would bring more transparency and save dr... Read more
Gas prices have again dropped slightly both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a... Read more
Although the past couple of days haven’t felt like spring, warmer weather is right around the corner. With more people heading outside, state officials are reminding residents to be on the l... Read more
The first case of the bird flu has been detected in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission says it was found in a dead bald eagle in Chester County. The commission also says they are... Read more
Local hospitalization rates connected to COVID-19 again dropped slightly although two more people have died locally at Butler Memorial Hospital over the past week as a result of COVID-19 inf... Read more
Despite it being the second full week of spring, the winter weather is continuing. A mid-morning snow squall quickly covered roads in the West End of Butler City Monday morning. Temperatures... Read more
Police are charging a Grove City man after they found more than 30 dogs dead at his home. 54-year-old Phillip Schaefer is facing 145 charges ranging from animal cruelty to neglect of animals... Read more
Some amusement parks in the area are opening their gates a little earlier than usual this year. Kennywood has announced that they are returning to a decades old tradition and opening on East... Read more
One man is facing charges after he allegedly stabbed someone and threatened police officers in Butler Township over the weekend. The incident happened Saturday evening at a home on Freeport... Read more
One person died in a crash yesterday afternoon in Lancaster Township. The accident involving a tractor trailer happened on Yellow Creek Road near the intersection with Woody Wilson Hill Road... Read more
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