A familiar face is taking over as the next president of the Butler Area School District Board of School Directors. Butler graduate and native Al Vavro was elected by a 5 to 4 vote of board m... Read more

Nearly 100 workers have now been laid off at the Ellwood City Medical Center. 92 employees were let go yesterday by the hospital. This comes after the Department of Health shut down the emer... Read more

More than 1,700 care-package stockings are set to be distributed to cancer patients across Butler and surrounding counties as part of the ‘Hang Tough’ stocking initiative. Over a dozen volun... Read more

The Southwest Butler Food Cupboard is looking for monetary donations after their walk-in freezer stopped working. The cupboard posted on Facebook that they lost all the food that was inside... Read more

A Slippery Rock man is facing fraud charges after police say he took money to build a deck that he never completed. 44-year-old Michael Churilla was given a cash advance of nearly $6,000 to... Read more

The Butler County Symphony is offering a couple of holiday traditions this weekend. First, the Butler County Symphony Holiday Tour of Homes will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Ticke... Read more

The federal government has made a change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, with a goal of moving able-bodied recipients towards employment and self-sufficiency. The... Read more

A large financial gift from Grove City College to Butler County Community College will be used to help build a new nursing facility. BC3 announced that it received $500,000 from Grove City C... Read more

Butler County residents will not see property taxes increase next year according to the County Commissioners. The 2020 Butler County budget was presented at today’s public meeting and millag... Read more

It’s been one week since the emergency room at the Ellwood City Medical Center was shut down, and the PA Department of Health says it will remain closed indefinitely. The Department of Healt... Read more

A special election will be held in order to determine who will replace outgoing state representative Tedd Nesbit in the 8th House District. This action is necessary due to Nesbitt’s election... Read more

A motion to begin the process of selling the City of Butler’s parking assets fell one vote short at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. The proposal would have transferred ownership of nin... Read more

One of Butler County’s largest employers, AK Steel has been sold to iron ore mining company Cleveland-Cliffs in a move both organizations announced earlier this morning. The all-stock deal i... Read more

A short-term lane restriction on I-79 southbound in Cranberry Township originally planned for Wednesday has been postponed due to weather. The single lane closure will now take place on Mond... Read more

An inmate inside the Mercer County Prison was killed by his cell mate last night according to state police. Police say it happened just before 9 p.m. Monday when 35-year-old Darl Heverly all... Read more

The average amount of money paid to classroom teachers at school districts around the region was revealed as part of a recent report. The Pittsburgh Business Times used data from PA Departme... Read more

Multiple crews were called to the scene of a one car crash on Interstate 79 in Muddy Creek Township on Sunday morning. Calls came into the Butler County 911 Center just after 9am for the cra... Read more

The man found guilty in the death of Melissa Barto has been sentenced to life in prison. Assistant District Attorney Terri Schultz prosecuted the case: “It was a long week of trial, not only... Read more

Pennsylvania State Game Wardens are investigating a video that shows two males allegedly beating and killing a deer. The incident happened over the weekend in Brookville. The video shows two... Read more