The Butler Area School District will continue to offer free meals for students during the upcoming school year. District officials say all students enrolled in the Butler Area School Distric... Read more

Butler County Community College has received state approval to launch their practical nursing program. The Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing has authorized the school to create the program... Read more

Butler Township will begin roadwork on Monday, August 9, 2021, that is expected to take up to two weeks. Weather permitting, crews will start the milling process on multiple roads first, whi... Read more

A familiar name will appear on the ballot of voters in the city of Butler Mayor race this fall. Former Mayor Tom Donaldson has filed the necessary petition with the Butler County Bureau of E... Read more

A couple of Butler County establishments recently received citations from the PA State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement. During the month of July, Michaels Restaurant Motel and Sp... Read more

Two Philadelphia natives are behind bars following a drug bust earlier this week in the city of Butler. Officers with the Butler County Drug Task Force observed 22-year-old Kamal Bennett lea... Read more

A local lawmaker is advancing legislation to protect citizens from being targeted by the IRS for their political beliefs. U.S. Congressman Mike Kelly recently introduced the Don’t Weaponize... Read more

Two new heart doctors are joining the Butler Health System. Dr. Varun Avula and Dr. Virginia Singla are the newest members of the BHS Cardiovascular team. Dr. Avula attended Michigan State a... Read more

A local vehicle dealership is planning on a new facility to make southern Butler Township their headquarters as they continue to grow. A project manager for Diehl Volkswagen of Butler provid... Read more

A Butler man has been sentenced for his role in stealing a large amount of money from a local electric company. According to the Department of Justice, 64-year-old Paul Harmon will be impris... Read more

Local law enforcement is asking for help in finding a horse that was removed from the Renfrew area. According to a posting on the Penn Township Police Department Facebook page, a Halflinger... Read more

A construction and renovation project at the Senior High School property has been given final approval by the Butler Township Commissioners. Following a brief update by representatives of th... Read more

Gas prices have remained mostly stable 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 re... Read more

Motorists traveling near an ongoing road project in Cranberry Township are being asked to use caution as a result of new traffic patterns. Milling and paving of the MSA Thruway project at Ro... Read more

Two motorists are recovering and one could be charged following a multiple vehicle crash last week in Butler Township. According to Butler Township Police, 39-year-old Shannon Winters of Boy... Read more

Alert for motorists in Butler Township this week. Fairground Hill Road will be closed from Campus Lane to Whitestown Road on both Tuesday (8/3)  and Wednesday (8/4) from 8am-3pm for roadwork... Read more

Slippery Rock University has received accreditation from a non-governmental group that reviews schools compliance with federal regulations. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education g... Read more

Pennsylvania health officials say there are about a quarter of a million people who received the first shot of the COVID vaccine but didn’t get the second. So this week, the DOH is starting... Read more

A controversial zoning ordinance is now official in Cranberry Township after a vote late last week. The Board of Supervisors approved a Planned Neighborhood Overlay District that would see a... Read more