A Slippery Rock man has been charged following a collision between a vehicle and a train last week. According to a criminal complaint filed by State Police, 31-year-old Corey Simon was drivi... Read more
Center Avenue Community School has cancelled classes Tuesday due to a water main break. According to the Butler Area School District’s website, the school was forced to close due to a nearby... Read more
Drivers across the state should be aware of a program about to go into effect that could issue automated fines for speeding in work zones. PennDOT and the Turnpike Commission have announced... Read more
As part of Monday’s City Council meeting, members of council received new areas of responsibility and committee assignments. Mike Walter will remain as director of accounts and finance for t... Read more
Local motorists are starting 2020 the same way they ended 2019, by paying more for gasoline. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded,... Read more
A familiar face was on hand to help usher three Butler Township Commissioners into a new term of office. The Honorable Judge Marilyn J. Horan administered the oaths of office to re-elected C... Read more
Butler Health System is planning to add a new facility in the Ellwood City area. A statement from BHS says that a Primary Care Facility will be located in the North Star Plaza at 235 State R... Read more
State Police were called to a local school late last week to investigate a possible threat that was posted on social media. According to the Butler Barracks, Troopers were dispatched to Moni... Read more
Butler City now has a new member of council. Democrat Bob Dandoy took his oath of office earlier this morning inside the City Building. “The goals that I outlined as I was campaigning are st... Read more
Pennsylvania’s governor is moving forward with a plan that would expand resources and increase support of mental health and related health programs across the state. Governor Tom Wolf explai... Read more
We’ve learned more information about a crash that happened earlier this week in Parker. It was around 2 a.m. Monday morning when state police say 55-year-old Frederick Dunlap of Parker was d... Read more
State Representative Marci Mustello has officially announced she will run for re-election this year. Mustello made the announcement this morning saying that she is committed to fiscal respon... Read more
Officials are investigating what caused a fatal crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Sunday morning in Westmoreland County. Five people died and roughly 60 people were injured in the cra... Read more
Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the robbery of another teenager that occurred earlier this week in the city of Butler. According to a criminal complaint, officers responde... Read more
County officials and judges took their oath of office earlier today at the Butler County Courthouse. A number of officials were sworn in, including new Court of Common Pleas Judge William “W... Read more
The annual Pennsylvania Farm Show is about to get underway. This is the 104th year for the show, which kicks off Saturday in Harrisburg featuring over 12,000 exhibits including animal compet... Read more
The Butler High School football program will not be participating in the WPIAL next year. District administrators officially made the decision Thursday night. The football team is expected t... Read more
A local business owner will be challenging State Representative Marci Mustello for the Republican nomination in the 11th House District. Ryan Covert announced his candidacy at an event Thurs... Read more
A house was heavily damaged in a Thursday evening fire in Butler Township. It happened around 5 p.m. at a home in the 100 block of Alhambra Drive. The Butler City and Butler Township Fire De... Read more
Although we’re expecting dry weather Thursday, the county could see over an inch of rain that begins Thursday night. That wet weather is seemingly in line for what has been typical over the... Read more
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