The holiday season is officially upon us and studies show that chances for house fire increase this time of year. Butler City and Township Joint Fire Chief Chris Switala is offering some tip... Read more

Two men are facing charges after police found stolen guns and drugs in their vehicle during a traffic stop. State police pulled over a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Bryce Lee of Tarentum Sat... Read more

Police have released more information about a vehicle accident that happened late last week in Butler Township. Police say that a vehicle driven by 38-year-old Amanda Ristity of Butler was i... Read more

The state Department of Agriculture is warning dog owners about an online scam. Officials say they have uncovered a website selling fake dog licenses. It’s called “PA Dog License dot online”... Read more

Tomorrow is the 55th annual Spirit of Christmas Parade in Downtown Butler. A number of activities are scheduled throughout the day. There will be a synthetic skating rink set up in the Peopl... Read more

Before you head to Butler’s Christmas Parade on Saturday evening, bring a toy to help ‘Stuff the Bus’ and help local kids. The Butler Transit Authority’s Santa Trolley bus will be parked at... Read more

After 55 years of opening the Monday after Thanksgiving, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has moved up the start of the firearms deer hunting season to Saturday this year. The commissioners... Read more

Some local residents are dealing with no power this Thanksgiving morning after high winds knocked out electricity overnight. According to West Penn Power, a total of 48 customers are without... Read more

Butler County residents, motorists, and emergency crews were busy dealing with the effects of high winds around the area Wednesday afternoon. Calls came into the Butler County 911 Center for... Read more

Butler Memorial Hospital could see additional patients due to the fact that the Ellwood City Medical Center is temporarily shut down. According to our news partners at WPXI-TV, emergency roo... Read more

A local man is recovering following an accident in East Butler last weekend. According to State Police, a vehicle driven by 54-year-old David Lattanzio of Butler was traveling on Grant Avenu... Read more

A new law will permit hunting on certain Sundays following a signature by Governor Tom Wolf. “There are people who are busy and can’t get out the first day of deer season, can’t get out to h... Read more

New reforms to Pennsylvania’s child abuse laws were officially signed into legislation this week. Governor Tom Wolf signed the bill into legislation at Muhlenberg High School in Reading, whi... Read more

Today is expected to be the busiest travel day of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. With heavy traffic expected, PennDOT has tools available to see regional, up to the minute color coded map... Read more

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