A couple of local United States Congressmen are reaching out to the community with events scheduled for later today. Republican Representative Mike Kelly is joining with colleagues on the Ho... Read more

A federal grant will increase the amount of money Pennsylvania allots to fight invasive pests. Over a million dollars will be coming to the state Department of Agriculture in order to establ... Read more

Butler County Community College is seeing the most students ever in their English as a second language program. 35 students ranging from Ukrainian to Spanish are enrolled for the spring seme... Read more

The Butler Area School Board has taken another step towards articulating their position on an issue that has received a lot of political attention in recent months. At their meeting Monday n... Read more

A longtime church in Downtown Butler will be closing its doors at the end of the month. Grace at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church on the Diamond will be holding their last service on Febr... Read more

With tax season in full swing, the United Way is reminding residents of a free service for low-income residents. Their Free Tax Prep service is happening now in Butler County and surrounding... Read more

Masks will soon be optional for students in the Seneca Valley School District. According to our news partners at WPXI, the board voted last night to make masks optional starting next week. T... Read more

Several local organizations are teaming up to host a job fair to help employees of the recently closed XPER, formerly Ibis Tek. Butler County is joining with the Community Development Corpor... Read more

Police are providing more information on a crash that happened Sunday evening in Worth Township. It was around 6 p.m. on I-79 just north of the Butler-Route 422 exit when police say 22-year-... Read more

Students in the Mars Area School District are going to try their best Julia Child impression as they tackle the art of French cooking this month. The school’s French Clubs sponsoring its sec... Read more

The South Butler School District is crediting the person who used an early warning system with avoiding a potential threat to the safety of students and staff. In a letter to parents on Mond... Read more

Local hospitalization rates connected to COVID-19 continue to decrease. No one died locally at Butler Memorial Hospital over the weekend as a result of serious COVID-19 symptoms. According t... Read more

The pension fund that covers Pennsylvania teachers is continuing to come under scrutiny for what some call a lack of transparency. The Public School Employee Retirement System pension—known... Read more

Police are investigating a reported shooting that happened over the weekend in New Castle. It took place around 4:30 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot of a Walmart on West State Street. Details a... Read more

A new study reveals the average life expectancy of a Pennsylvanian. The report comes from the National Center for Health Statistics, and the Keystone State falls in the lower half of the U.S... Read more

A portion of Route 8 is closed in Hampton Township. A vehicle slammed into a wall at the intersection of Route 8 and Duncan Avenue around 5 a.m. There was significant damage done to the vehi... Read more

Grove City College is partnering with a major healthcare provider that will give students a chance to get more work experience. The Mercer County-based school announced that they have signed... Read more

About 100 new homes will be built as part of a development in southern Butler County. According to our news partners at WPXI, Buffalo Township supervisors approved the plan to add homes to t... Read more

Police say a man crashed his truck and fled the scene after an accident in Summit Township late last week. State police say 33-year-old Paul Shaffer of Harmony was driving north on Simon Dri... Read more

As the state system of higher education deals with declining enrollment and pressure to raise tuition, officials say that trend has actually led to an interesting outcome. PASSHE Chairman Da... Read more