A new statewide authority has been created to help expand broadband services. Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation establishing the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. The authorit... Read more

Corrections officers at the Butler County Prison have agreed to new contract agreement. The five year deal kicks in at the beginning of the year for the prison employees. It will see a 2.5 p... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation would like to remind motorists that driver license and photo centers will close for Christmas. Most locations, including the one in Butler, are... Read more

A student in the Seneca Valley School District is facing charges for threats he made online that caused schools to move to remote learning last Friday. The district posted the update online,... Read more

Today is expected to be the busiest travel day on the Pennsylvania Turnpike of holiday period through New Years. A total of nearly five and a half million motorists are expected to use the s... Read more

Next year’s Butler County budget was formally approved yesterday. Commissioners voted unanimously at the public meeting on a total budget worth $253 million. That numbers is up due to federa... Read more

A new armored vehicle will soon be coming to Butler County. The purchase was approved by the county commissioners yesterday. It will used for the county’s Emergency Services Unit, which resp... Read more

It was a bittersweet evening for three members of Butler City Council Tuesday as this group gathered for their final meeting. Councilman Kenny Bonus reflected on all that he learned in over... Read more

A longtime Butler County judge is set to retire at the end of the year. Judge William Shaffer announced he was stepping down from full-time work on the Butler County Court of Common Pleas at... Read more

Mars Area School District has released the results of a recent fundraiser for charity. Students at the Mars Area Centennial School raised nearly $1,400 to benefit local families in need thro... Read more

A gas well fire broke out this morning in Parker. It happened around 9 a.m. in the 200 block of West Eldorado Road. Dispatchers say a gas line exploded at the well pad site. The fire also re... Read more

A detached garage in Muddy Creek Township was severely damaged as a result of a fire early Tuesday morning. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 4 a.m. for a fire in... Read more

The Tri-County Workforce Investment Board has named their employers of the year. Locally, Butler Technologies received the annual honor for Butler County. They were recognized for their cont... Read more

Butler Township no longer has a policy prohibiting the hiring of people related to those already functioning as employees or administrators with the township. During their meeting earlier th... Read more

One charge has been withdrawn against a Butler woman following a fatal crash earlier this year. The Butler County District Attorney’s office agreed to drop the homicide by vehicle charge aga... Read more

Local residents are continuing to step up to continue leading the Butler Farm show as Board members and officers. At the Farm Show’s annual meeting at the American Legion Post 778 in Lyndora... Read more

Crews were on the scene of a fire early Wednesday morning in the City of Butler. It happened after 4 a.m. as crews were called to a building on West Birch Street. The fire was near the Order... Read more

The mayor of a nearby town is joining the race for Lieutenant Governor. 33-year-old Chris Frye of New Castle filed paperwork earlier this week to join the Republican primary for the number t... Read more

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking for help from hunters and trappers around the state to learn more about the effect poisons might be having on animals like bobcats, fishers, and ot... Read more

As we get closer to the end of the month, the number of people dying from COVID locally continues to rise. Over the weekend, the Butler Health System reported four deaths and the county’s de... Read more