Many students around the Butler County area will head back to class today to begin the first day of a new school year. Classes are beginning for students in the districts of AC Valley, Karns... Read more

Local lawmakers voted along party lines as the United States Congress passed a $3.5 trillion budget. Republican Congressman Mike Kelly of Butler voted against the bill arguing that it adds t... Read more

With temperatures expected to reach 90 degrees today, a couple of agencies are reminding residents to take precautions regarding heat danger. Heat illness is a danger in conditions with exce... Read more

Local business people are welcome to attend a networking event to be held later this week. The Butler County Chamber of Commerce and Butler County Manufacturing Consortium End of Summer Mixe... Read more

One man is dead after he allegedly stabbed a police officer this morning in downtown Butler. Butler City Police were called to the area the 300 block of West Jefferson Street around 6:55 a.m... Read more

Butler Township’s tax collector will take over the part-time position of Township Treasurer. At their Monday night meeting, the Township Commissioners voted to approve the appointment of Oli... Read more

A blood drive is being held today near Wexford. It’s being held at the Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber office on Brooktree Drive. It runs from noon until 6 p.m. Appointments are recommende... Read more

When Seneca Valley School District returns to school tomorrow, masks will be required. The board voted 7-2 last night to approve mandated masks whenever Butler County is in “high” or “substa... Read more

Students around Butler County will return to class later this week and a local municipality is urging drivers to use caution. With over 7,000 Seneca Valley students returning to school, Cran... Read more

Amid the need for blood donations, there’s a call for the state’s younger residents to become donors. Deanna Renaud  is with the Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania and she says i... Read more

Around $34 million was allotted to Butler County through the American Rescue Plan that passed earlier this year. How does the county plan to use that money? Well, it may take some time befor... Read more

With more students learning online, the FBI in Pittsburgh is warning parents to monitor their children’s activity on the internet. They say cyber crime is on the rise and that children can b... Read more

A man with Butler County connections has been named as one of this year’s campaign co-chairs by the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Dan LaVallee joined the board of United Way of Bu... Read more

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

Motorists should be aware of road work planned for southern Butler County today. Freshcorn Road in Cranberry Township from Madison Heights to the Jackson Township line is scheduled to be pav... Read more

A new facility in Cranberry Township will help firefighters train to help battle real-life fires. The custom-designed building will give members of fire companies in the region a chance to p... Read more

The number of local residents requiring hospitalization for COVID-19 symptoms continues to rise and another local death has been reported. According to the Butler Health System, as of Monday... Read more

A store near Chicora had to be evacuated this afternoon after a fire filled the building with smoke. A call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 12:30 p.m. for a fire inside the Dol... Read more

Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Agriculture spent part of last week in Butler County touring a local malt facility. Our newsroom talked with Russell Redding last Friday after he visited CNC Malt... Read more

Students at Butler County’s colleges and universities both head back to class starting today. Slippery Rock and Butler County Community College officially kick off their fall semester. Both... Read more