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One charge has been withdrawn against a Butler woman following a fatal crash earlier this year.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

In the wake of recent threats against schools, the state’s attorney general is reminding parents and students of the Safe2Say Something program. The AG’s office says that the program is an “... Read more

Gas prices have declined slightly this week both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regu... Read more

Police are asking for help finding the motorist involved in a hit and run crash last month in neighboring Mercer County. According to Grove City Police, the incident occurred on November 29t... Read more

Butler Township Commissioners have finalized their budget for the upcoming 2022 year without a tax increase. No adjustments needed to be made to the nearly $8 million budget before approval... Read more

One man was flown to a hospital Monday after he fell from a roof. It happened just after 1 p.m. on Mill Street in Freeport. Our news partners at WPXI report that the man fell around 25 feet... Read more