Today is the first Flexible Instructional Day for students and staff in the Butler Area School District. Students have received a take home kit of work required to be completed in order to g... Read more
A woman is in the Butler County jail after she allegedly assaulted another woman with a screwdriver. Butler City Police arrested 57-year-old Rachelle McMillan on charges of felony aggravated... Read more
The son of Butler County’s president judge has entered a guilty plea to most of the felony possession of child pornography charges against him. According to the Office of the Pennsylvania At... Read more
The Moniteau School District has officially hired a new superintendent. The school board unanimously approved Tom Samosky as the district’s superintendent. Samosky comes from Trinity School... Read more
A Butler County native will be the new leader of the Pittsburgh Festival Opera. The city’s resident summer company named Knoch graduate Marianne Cornetti as its new artistic director. Cornet... Read more
Gas prices have soared in Butler over the past week thanks to a variety of reasons according to AAA. The average price for a gallon of unleaded self-serve in Butler is $2.80. That’s up 16 ce... Read more
The minimum wage in Pennsylvania is set to increase over the next few years. A bill passed by the state senate would eventually make the new minimum wage $9.50 per hour—but that rate wouldn’... Read more
The VA is warning veterans about a nationwide phone scam. Callers are telling veterans that there is a new type of benefit related to home loans—and officials say that the scammers often lea... Read more
A three vehicle accident in Forward Township caused delays during the Monday morning commute. The crash happened just before 6:00 a.m. on Evans City Road near the intersection with Ash Stop... Read more
Authorities say a Slippery Rock University student died following a hunting accident over the weekend. According to our news partners at WPXI, 19-year-old Jacob Smith of Linesville was hunti... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf is expected to sign a bill into law that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and e-cigarettes in Pennsylvania. The new law requires you to be 21 or older to buy... Read more
Motorists traveling on a portion of Interstate 79 in Jackson Township on Monday could encounter rolling roadblocks in order to allow for the filming of a movie. According to PennDOT, the clo... Read more
The MSA Thruway project in Cranberry Township is officially moving forward after receiving approval from the township’s Board of Supervisors. The $12 million project will connect Interstate... Read more
The new movie “It’s A Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood” makes its debut in theaters across the country Friday, and if you want to dawn a cardigan sweater just like the one Mr. Rogers wore—a... Read more
The process to create a Historical and Architectural District is Downtown Butler is continuing to move forward. Council approved the introduction and first reading of a motion that would ame... Read more
Grove City Police are asking for help finding the person responsible for stealing money from a food pantry. According to police, the theft occurred sometime between 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov... Read more
Butler City Council does not have to make drastic adjustments to their 2020 budget after a significant decline in assessment values was determined to have been the result of a coding error.... Read more
The merger between the Butler Health System and the Clarion Healthcare System is now official after receiving approval from the state. The Office of the PA Attorney General and Department of... Read more
It’s expected to be a busy holiday travel period next week, with AAA saying more than 55 million Americans will be making a Thanksgiving trip. Jim Garrity is Public and Legislative Affairs M... Read more
A project that originally began as the addition of public restrooms to a local park has been expanded to include additional improvements. The Butler Township Commissioners approved a land de... Read more
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