A Butler man is facing charges after threating to take hostages in a Butler convenience store. In early November, police were called to the 7/11 on East Jefferson Street after a man threated... Read more

A Butler man has been charged with 43 felonies after a child line report shows he exposed himself several times to a child over social media. Police allege that 32-year-old Gary McCarl met t... Read more

After Butler Health System did not meet financial covenants of their bond agreement, they are entering a forbearance plan. At yesterday’s county commissioner meeting, a lawyer representing B... Read more

Due to the strong snow storms today PennDOT has made some road restriction announcements. There will be two levels of restrictions tier two and three. Tier two applies to the following vehic... Read more

Thanks to a partnership at the Butler County Humane Society, you can now get your cat spayed and neutered for free. The Humane Society was awarded a significant grant that allows them to par... Read more

Starting tonight strong snow showers will be moving into Butler County impacting tomorrows morning commute. The National Weather Service has already issued a winter weather advisory for Lawr... Read more

Pennsylvania has announced the revenue collected for November was less than anticipated but general funding is still near expected levels. The Commonwealth brought in a total of $2.9 billion... Read more

A longtime member of the Butler performing community has died. Thomas Della Santa passed away last Thursday. Della Santa was a retired mailman who had a downtown Butler route for over 25 yea... Read more

A slate of performances are set for Slippery Rock University this week. It starts tonight with a performance by the Symphonic Wind Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. in the Miller Theater. On Friday, the... Read more

A bipartisan effort is being made in the Pennsylvania Senate to decriminalize cannabis in the Commonwealth. State Senators Sharif Street and Camera Bartolotta have announced they will reintr... Read more

Crews in Cranberry Township are working to fix a water main break. Township officials say the break happened overnight and that crews are working to locate it. During this time, residents ma... Read more

The Butler County Historical Society is holding their annual “Cookie Walk” fundraiser this weekend. The event takes place at the Senator Walter Lowrie House on the Diamond in Downtown Butler... Read more

Although the thought of warm summer days may seem far away, the Butler County Parks Department is offering deals on waterpark passes. Now through the end of the year, discounted seasonal mem... Read more

Crews battled flames at a Center Township restaurant last night. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center after 7 p.m. for a working fire at China Gourmet on Route 8 North. Crews got... Read more

Work is set to begin today at a major intersection in Penn Township. Officials say crews will start a project to upgrade and install new traffic lights at the intersection of Route 8 and Air... Read more

A former employee of a Butler dental office is facing charges for using her knowledge of the business to steal money. Cranberry Township Police were called to Cranberry Dental Arts in late O... Read more

President-elect Donald Trump says he will block the sale of U.S. Steel. Trump said in a statement that he is “totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign... Read more

An update to the stadium lights will soon be coming to Butler Senior High School. At Monday night’s Butler School Board meeting, they approved a $235,000 project to replace the lights at Art... Read more

A Slippery Rock man is facing charges after he allegedly choked a woman. This past Thursday night, State Police were called to a home in Slippery Rock Borough from a third party that said 20... Read more

A holiday tradition continues this weekend as The Butler County Symphony Orchestra will be hosting their Christmas concert this weekend. The “Holiday Traditions” show will take place this Sa... Read more