Police say a stray bullet struck a church in Slippery Rock Township over the weekend. It was discovered Sunday morning at the Branchton Methodist Church on Branchton Road. State police inves... Read more

Officers with the state police in Butler got soaked for a good cause yesterday participating in the new Polar Pop. Trooper Jim Long of the state police said the idea came about after the can... Read more

Police have filed more charges against a Moon Township man for what they say was “an intent to cause substantial harm.” According to state police, it happened near the South Rock Apartments... Read more

The FBI is asking for help locating a fugitive from justice in neighboring Mercer County. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, three different Mercer County residents have been recen... Read more

Multiple motorists have been injured as a result of a crash Wednesday afternoon on Route 8 South in Butler Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 2 p.m. for... Read more

There were 48 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths reported by the state for Butler County on Wednesday. The death toll in the county since the beginning of the pandemic remains 36... Read more

A brief power outage impacted hundreds of people Wednesday morning in Butler. According to the First Energy website there were over 700 customers affected by the outage, including the Butler... Read more

The number of residents in long term care facilities who have received the COVID-19 vaccine is continuing to increase. Governor Tom Wolf provided an update earlier this week and said that th... Read more

The Butler Area Public Library will be re-opening beginning next week. This upcoming Monday, March 1st, the library will reopen their doors, although hours will be limited 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.... Read more

Two Democratic lawmakers from Pennsylvania are throwing their support behind President Biden’s request to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. Senator Bob Casey and Congressman Conor Lamb... Read more

One person is recovering following a rollover accident Monday in Muddy Creek Township. The one vehicle crash happened around 4:45 p.m. in the southbound lane of I-79 near milemarker 97. Poli... Read more

Pennsylvania voters may soon elect lieutenant governors in a different way. A bill moved out of a state Senate committee that would allow candidates for governor to choose their lieutenant g... Read more

There were 36 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths for Butler County Tuesday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 365 according to the Department of Health. As of Mond... Read more

The Butler Area School District is continuing with the process of planning an expansion of, or addition to, the Senior High School. Representatives of the district’s architectural contractor... Read more

Ahead of today’s food distribution at the Lernerville Speedway, a new study shows state residents are experiencing hunger at highest levels since the beginning of the pandemic. Researchers a... Read more

Gas prices are skyrocketing 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, unleaded,... Read more

Police are investigating another theft of a catalytic converter in Connoquenessing Township. It happened sometime in between February 7th through the 17th at Platinum Service Center. Police... Read more

Police are revealing more information about a crash over the weekend that injured one woman. The one vehicle accident happened Sunday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. on Unionville Road. Police sa... Read more

The National Guard is one step closer to becoming heavily involved in the state’s vaccine distribution. A bill that would utilize the National Guard passed the House of Representatives yeste... Read more