A Portersville man is facing charges for possession of child pornography. State police say Cecil Shuck of Muddy Creek Township was taken into custody yesterday morning after an investigation... Read more

The South Butler County School District continues to move forward with the next step in the process of a renovation project. At their meeting Wednesday night, school board members received a... Read more

Students at a local school raised a large amount of money earlier this week to benefit kids in Ukraine. Butler Catholic students and staff raised $2,800 during a “Dress Down Day” on Tuesday... Read more

COVID cases and hospitalizations across the state have been continuing to fall at significant rates over the past month. Now, Department of Health officials say statewide hospitalizations ha... Read more

A local police department is donating some equipment no longer needed to help with training of future law enforcement members. Earlier this week, Butler Township Commissioners approved a req... Read more

A candidate for Lieutenant Governor is making a stop in Saxonburg tonight. Republican State Representative Carrie Lewis DelRosso is hosting a meet and greet at the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire C... Read more

There’s still time to join with students at a local school district to gather food for those less fortunate in our community. The Mars Area Elementary School Spring Food Drive is ongoing tod... Read more

The Mars Area School Board has revised their policy concerning community use of school facilities. Following a brief discussion Tuesday about Policy 707, the board voted unanimously to chang... Read more

Snow came down quickly and in fairly large flakes this morning in Butler. After a brief flurry during the early morning hours, Butler saw the snow pick up around mid-morning. The wintry weat... Read more

The Lyndora Hotel made waves on social media after their Ukrainian owners posted a photo of them dumping out all Russian spirits at their bar. The Pawk family owns the Lyndora Hotel and they... Read more

There is still time for local business leaders to join a group of Pennsylvanian lawmakers for a roundtable event later this week. The Butler County Chamber of Commerce is joining with the Bu... Read more

Students at a local school district are holding a fundraiser later this week to benefit kids in Ukraine. A group of Seneca Valley students at Ryan Gloyer Middle School have been handcrafting... Read more

Traffic was delayed this morning in the Lyndora area after a two vehicle crash. It happened around 7 a.m. at the intersection of Hansen Avenue and Fairground Hill. Two vehicles collided at t... Read more

Slippery Rock University’s marching band will be ringing in the New Year internationally in 2024. The Marching Pride learned earlier this week that they have been selected to perform in the... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority plans to use federal stimulus funding in order to purchase a new vehicle. At a cost of nearly $800,000 the Authority board approved the purchase of a MCI 45 foot... Read more

Oral arguments were heard yesterday by the state Supreme Court to determine whether or not mail-in ballots are unconstitutional. It was a three hour hearing debating the merits of Act 77—a b... Read more

Officials in the state say they are seeing an increasing number of ticks carrying the deer tick virus. It was initially found at very low levels in a few counties in 2019.  However, that gre... Read more

Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey is calling for increased sanctions on Russia. Toomey says banning Russian oil is just a start, but wants secondary sanctions on Russian banks in order to “bri... Read more

Customers at a Cranberry Township grocery store had to evacuate yesterday due to the smell of gas inside the building. Crews were called to the Aldi inside the Cranberry Mall on Route 19 jus... Read more

A couple of familiar local names have joined leaders across the state in opposition to allowing heavier tractor trailers on roads and bridges. Butler County Sheriff Michael Slupe and Butler... Read more