As part of the renovation of Diamond Park, the county is exploring the creation of a Memorial Wall to honor veterans. Due to the construction, a number of the bricks honoring veterans that w... Read more

Demolition has started on a long-vacant building on Main Street in Butler. Crews arrived this morning to begin demolishing 123 South Main Street, which is at the intersection with East Birch... Read more

A state police investigation is underway following an incident this morning in Allegheny Township. State police said a portion of Route 38 was closed this morning for an active investigation... Read more

Butler County Commissioners are recognizing today as Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day. The commissioners welcomed representatives of the Butler County Suicide Coalition at their public m... Read more

A Democrat is launching a write-in campaign to take on State Representative Marci Mustello. Kathy Smith announced she is running for the 11th Legislative District. Smith is a writer, videogr... Read more

A group of local first responders will remember the 25th anniversary of the attacks of September 11th this week with a special gathering. The Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company will h... Read more

Butler County Children and Youth Services are seeing a larger part of their budget dedicated toward shelter, placement, and foster care. CYS submitted their needs-based budget for this upcom... Read more

The Mars Area School District plans to honor local veterans and first responders at a football game tomorrow. The “Salute to Service Night” will take place Friday at the Mars Athletic Comple... Read more

The Department of Justice has announced two Dominican Republic men have been sentenced for a grandparent fraud scheme. On Tuesday, 35-year-old Luis Rodriguez of Cleveland, Ohio and 26-year-o... Read more

Local historian Bill May is offering another program this weekend highlighting notable homes in the City of Butler. The “Historic Mansions of Butler” walking tour takes place at 6 p.m. on Sa... Read more

The Mars Area School board has accepted a fact-finding report and recommendations made by a neutral arbitrator. Board President John Kennedy was the lone dissenting vote. A representative of... Read more

Teachers in Freeport rallied for a new contract at last night’s school board meeting. The union was at the meeting with a petition for a new contract for teachers, counselors, and school nur... Read more

An Evans City man is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor in Forward Township over a six-year period. The alleged assaults started when the minor was nine years old and c... Read more

Butler County is moving forward with a plan to renovate Diamond Park. The county commissioners officially put the project out to bid at yesterday’s public meeting. The renovation includes re... Read more

Cranberry Township is ramping up enforcement of e-bikes and other electric recreational vehicles. Cranberry Police say they have tried to educate and communicate with residents regarding pro... Read more

A Chicora man has been accused of stealing a shotgun and then attempting to sell the gun in Donegal Township. The incident started on August 31 when the victim bought the shotgun from 26-yea... Read more

Butler Township is moving forward with the first part of a large undertaking at Preston Park. At their meeting Monday night, Butler Township Commissioners approved awarding a contract for Ph... Read more

Crews are on the scene of a small fire at a restaurant in the Clearview Mall. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 8:15 a.m. for a fire alarm at the Ponderosa. When crews g... Read more

A fundraiser for Preston Park is moving indoors tomorrow. The 6th annual Dining Under the Stars event scheduled for tomorrow is now going to be moving to the Meridian Vets Club, which is nea... Read more

Independence Health System’s Butler Memorial Hospital has once again received recognition for their ongoing commitment to the best care possible for patients dealing with heart attack sympto... Read more