The cost of driving the Pennsylvania Turnpike will go up again next year. The Turnpike Commission approved a five percent toll increase starting next January. It’s the 14th straight year the... Read more

The Butler Township Planning Commission has recommended approval of a revised residential land development plan. After initially receiving approval for this project last year, Winmer Propert... Read more

The Butler Area School District is moving forward in the process of a construction and renovation project at the Senior High School facilities. Following a presentation by representatives of... Read more

No one was injured as a result of a small fire in a duplex in the city of Butler Tuesday afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just before 4 p.m. for a fire on the secon... Read more

At least one person was taken to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash this morning in Forward Township. It happened around 8:45 a.m. on Evans City Road near Ash Avenue—which is about a h... Read more

Local residents interested in learning more about trees and park plans are invited to a presentation later this week in Butler. A Shade Tree Walk and Talk is planned for Wednesday at 6:30 p.... Read more

With temperatures expected to reach 90 degrees today, the United State’s Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers to protect workers from he... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange Alert for Tuesday. That means air quality will be poor today due to the sunny and humid weather. Officials sa... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is now accepting proposals for transportation projects as part of the Public-Private Partnership program. The private sector proposal period app... Read more

A teenager is in custody for setting a number of fires to homes in Kittanning. Our news partners at WPXI report that several fires were set intentionally yesterday morning in Kittanning. All... Read more

One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital following a crash Monday in Portersville. It happened around 6:30 p.m. on West Portersville Road near Brenneman Road. Police say 27-year-old Nic... Read more

One motorist has died and three others were injured following a one car crash that occurred earlier this weekend in Mercer County. According to State Police, a 21-year-old Volant man was tra... Read more

A local man passed away following a motorcycle crash that occurred in neighboring Armstrong County on Saturday afternoon. According to our news partners at WPXI, 60-year-old Kenneth Shaffer... Read more

A Harmony man has been arrested for stealing items from a vehicle in Summit Township last month. According to State Police, sometime the evening of June 22nd a credit card and Apple air pods... Read more

Authorities are asking for the public’s help with identifying the person or people accused of damaging a vehicle last month in Clinton Township. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, a... Read more

Law enforcement has located a couple of juveniles who ran away earlier this month. According to State Police, 14-year-old Charles Brookbank Jr of Summit Township was located by Butler City P... Read more

Congressman Mike Kelly is joining a bill that aims to end non-profit contributions to election offices. It’s called the “End Zuckerbucks Act” which stems from Facebook providing direct fundi... Read more

A Butler County Commissioner has been named to an advisory board for a Republican candidate for governor. Leslie Osche will co-chair the Election Integrity Advisory Board for former Congress... Read more

The Butler County Sheriff is warning of a new scam targeting real estate agents. Sheriff Mike Slupe says this scam appears to be happening across the state, and at least one local real estat... Read more

The 165th Big Butler Fair continues this weekend in Prospect. The event, which is held at the Big Butler Fairgrounds on New Castle Road, is one of the largest fairs in the state. Attractions... Read more