Butler Township is preparing to welcome a large number of residents to a free Halloween event tonight. Trick or Treat at Preston Park will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. weather permitting. Wit... Read more

The sale of the Butler Area Sewer Authority to Pennsylvania American Water Company (PAWC) has been finalized for a price of $230 million dollars and the guarantee of maintenance upgrades for... Read more

Now that the sale of Butler Area Sewer Authority assets to Pennsylvania American Water has been finalized, residents will experience a transition of operations. The drive through window and... Read more

After an appeal by six Pennsylvania Republicans to challenge federal law for those voting overseas, a district judge has rejected the appeal. Congressman Mike Kelly was one of six Republican... Read more

A new local medical teaching program has earned accreditation. Independence Health System recently announced that the Butler Family Medicine Residency Program was recently accredited by the... Read more

Ahead of trick-or-treat tomorrow night, officials are urging drivers to be careful on the road. With thousands of kids running around neighborhood streets going door-to-door, PennDOT officia... Read more

Plans are being unveiled for two new bathroom units at a park in Jefferson Township. The units will be installed at Laura Doerr Park. One is planned for in between the tee-ball field and sof... Read more

A longtime business operator and community volunteer has died. Judith Raisley passed away over the weekend after a battle with leukemia. Raisley was a housewife and mother when her husband E... Read more

Historic Pullman Park needs a new director. The Stadium Authority accepted the resignation of Dan Helgert after one year overseeing the operations of the downtown baseball facility. The auth... Read more

A statewide contract with an online mental health company has been terminated after a push from a local lawmaker. State Representative Stephenie Scialabba announced that the Department of Hu... Read more

Mars Area School District schools will be holding a food drive for the next couple of weeks. With assistance from the Mars Area High School Key Club, the Hearts Give Hope Food Drive will con... Read more

Officials are warning that after a stretch of dry weather, that conditions are ripe for wildfires. The recent dry weather with sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures have heightened the... Read more

A Butler man has been placed in the Butler County Prison after he fired a gun at a home. Police were called to the 400 block of North Sixth Street on Saturday for a report of a gun shot and... Read more

A man is in the Butler County Prison after an argument between he and his girlfriend escalated into a physical fight. Police were called out to the 400 block of Bow Circuit in Seven Fields f... Read more

A couple of local municipalities are considering an agreement to cooperate on road maintenance and police service. Saxonburg Borough Mayor Bill Gillespie Jr recently attended a meeting of Je... Read more

A portion of Branchton Road will be closing next month. PennDOT officials say that Branchton Road will be shut down in between Route 8 and New Hope Road starting November 11th. Crews are goi... Read more

Several people are now facing charges after a fight broke out in a Butler Township neighborhood. Police were called to Lyndora at the intersection of Bessemer Ave and Pacific Street for a fi... Read more

Several people have been charged after a brawl broke out at the Greater Butler Mart McDonalds this past weekend. Police were called to the McDonalds on Saturday for an altercation in the par... Read more

Cranberry Township officials continue to plan for the future as they work on next year’s projected budget. A recent special meeting of the Board of Supervisors included a discussion of short... Read more

Plans will soon be revealed for a construction project that will replace a bridge on Route 268. PennDOT says plans for the bridge carrying Route 268 over the North Branch Bear Creek in Park... Read more