A Sarver man is headed for court on charges that he attacked a woman with a pickaxe handle. James Slimick Sr., 57, waived his preliminary hearing this week. State police say they were called... Read more

A Slippery Rock man is in jail accused of strangling a former girlfriend. Harold McGhee, 55, is alleged to have attacked the victim on Sunday night outside North Country Brewing in Slippery... Read more

The South Butler County School District will place an even greater emphasis on anti-bullying when it begins classes at the end of the month. The district says representatives of the “Rachel’... Read more

The one-time head of a longtime local business has passed away. Mary Eleanor Snider, who went by the name of “Eleanor,” died Wednesday. She, along with her husband Wade, owned and operated t... Read more

The South Butler County School Board and administrators are offering some new incentives for substitute teachers to hopefully reduce an ongoing shortfall. During a school board meeting Wedne... Read more

A Christian school in Butler County has closed. The Pittsburgh Tribune Review is reporting Evangel Heights Christian Academy in Buffalo Township has shut down. The pastor and CEO Daniel Corf... Read more

Butler Township is expected to begin their annual summer road paving projects on Wednesday. Several roads are set to be milled and paved, and work will continue throughout the rest of the mo... Read more

A former news director for Butler Radio’s WBUT has died. Joyce Catt passed away Saturday. Catt directed the news on 1050AM in the 80s under former owner Bob Brandon for 10 years. She also wo... Read more

Police are asking for help finding the person responsible for a burglary in Prospect Borough. According to State Police, an unknown person- or people- entered a residence on Stony Batter Roa... Read more

The Mars Area School District would like to offer flexible instructional days this coming school year. The days allow school districts to still operate even when classes are cancelled due to... Read more

A Butler man is in jail in Ohio on hate crime charges. Johnathan Hydock, 26, of Virginia Avenue was charged after he allegedly yelled racial slurs and “white power” at a driver whose car he... Read more

It’s been a difficult year for many Pennsylvania farmers because of too much rain. Pennsylvania Farm Bureau spokesman Mark O’Neill says the sogginess made it difficult for many farmers to ev... Read more

The 60th annual North Washington Rodeo officially gets underway Tuesday in northern Butler County. Events will start at 8 p.m. nightly at the rodeo arena on Oneida Valley Road in North Washi... Read more

Gas prices in western Pennsylvania continued to slowly drop over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve in... Read more

Approval has been given for another major capital project in the Butler Area School District. At their meeting Monday night, the Butler School Board awarded a bid of $1.2 million to Pennsylv... Read more