State police are releasing data about the number of crashes over Labor Day weekend. Statewide there were six fatal accidents, with alcohol playing a role in one of those crashes according to... Read more

Acre Avenue in Butler Township will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Crews will be working on a pipe replacement project. The road will be closed from Whitestown Road to Woodbury Drive. Th... Read more

Butler Memorial Hospital has received an award for their care of stroke patients. The American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With the Guidelines Stroke Quality Achievement Award signifies... Read more

There’s still time to join with friends and neighbors in donating time and resources to local organizations through the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Week of Caring. This event b... Read more

Butler Township is taking the next step toward filling a new administrative position. At their meeting Wednesday, Township Commissioners authorized the advertising for a Director of Emergenc... Read more

Police are investigating a string of thefts from vehicles at Slippery Rock University. It happened early Sunday morning at off campus housing complexes near SRU. Police didn’t detail how man... Read more

Butler County Sheriff Mike Slupe is joining an advisory committee for a candidate for governor. Slupe was announced as a member of Lou Barletta’s Public Safety Advisory Board. According to a... Read more

Butler Township has set their trick or treat day and times as well as announced another event with a Halloween theme. At their meeting Wednesday night, Butler Township Commissioners approved... Read more

Butler County’s first female commissioner and longtime Republican Party member has died. Joan Chew passed away earlier this week at her home in Butler. She was actively involved in local pol... Read more

One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after being hit by a car while riding his bicycle. According to dispatchers, the man suffered serious injuries during the accident that happened... Read more

A Butler County attorney is leading a lawsuit against the recent statewide mask mandate in schools. Tom King of the law firm Dillon McCandless King Coulter and Graham filed the suit in the s... Read more

Students and staff at a local school district are remembering the victims of 9/11 with a special activity. At Mars Area High School, students and staff members will plant 2,977 American flag... Read more

Today’s Community Champion luncheon to honor the Butler County 9-1-1 Center has been postponed. Organizers cited the rising number of COVID cases in the community. Right now the tentative ma... Read more

There’s a bit of a change coming to this weekend’s Arts Festival in Saxonburg. The annual event is moving slightly down the road to coincide with Sprankle’s Octoberfest. Event organizers say... Read more

A developer is planning to build another new Dunkin’ coffee and donut restaurant in Butler Township. The over 1,600 square foot structure will be built on Route 8 South on a property that wa... Read more

A local vehicle dealership is moving forward with a new facility to make southern Butler Township their headquarters for continued growth. After receiving more information about storm water... Read more

The number of patients hospitalized for COVID continues to grow both in Butler and across the state. According to the Butler Health System, as of Tuesday morning 33 patients are hospitalized... Read more

A local historian will lead a presentation tonight on the history of the creation of a unique local state park. Historian and author Polly Shaw is scheduled to be at Moraine State Park to di... Read more

PennDOT is continuing late summer road project maintenance work around Butler County this week. These activities include bridge repair on Prospect Road in Jackson Township through Friday alo... Read more

The Master Gardeners are making a stop at a local library to host a pollination workshop. It will be held tomorrow evening at the South Butler Community Library. They will detail how to crea... Read more