Voters in Pennsylvania can now access the new application for a mail in ballot earlier than ever before with new instructions when applying. With November’s election around the corner, the C... Read more

A local historian will tell the story behind how one of Butler County’s largest parks got its start. Bill May is presenting “Alameda Park: Butler’s Disneyland” Thursday evening at the First... Read more

At least one person was seriously injured as a result of a crash in Penn Township Tuesday afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 2 p.m. for an accident on R... Read more

Gas prices have dropped slightly both locally as well as across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole during the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price... Read more

State officials are encouraged by another strong month of tax collections. Pennsylvania collected $3.4 billion in General Fund revenue during the month of May. Through the fiscal year so far... Read more

Those interested in learning more about the geological history of the McConnells Mill area are welcome to join a hike coming up later this week. A guided Geology Trail Hike along the Slipper... Read more

A unique collection will be on display later this week at a local museum. The Maridon Museum on North McKean Street in Butler City will showcase pop-up books as part of their popular Collect... Read more

Residents are invited to free outdoor family entertainment later this week in Cranberry Township. The free summer series of Cranberry Movies in the Park begins Wednesday with a screening of... Read more

A Cranberry Township man is facing charges after he allegedly pulled a gun during a road rage incident. Police were called to the intersection of Route 228 and 19 Saturday June 1st after 23-... Read more

A Prospect man who recently was granted a retrial in a homicide case has rejected a plea deal from the district attorney’s office. During a pretrial hearing yesterday afternoon, 32-year-old... Read more

The 2024-25 Butler Area School District final budget approved by board members again includes a tax increase. The Board approved the final budget of nearly $115 million during their Monday n... Read more

The owner of a longtime local business has died. Mary Ball passed away over the weekend at her home in Chicora. Ball was the longtime owner of Mary’s Cake, Candy, and Party Supplies in the B... Read more

A Butler man is facing charges after he allegedly abused a child. A woman reported 29-year-old Dustin Kepple to State Police after her child returned home to his mother with bruises and swel... Read more

Law enforcement is continuing to investigate a crash that occurred last week on a local road. According to Butler Township Police, a single vehicle accident occurred in the 200 block of Litm... Read more

Happening today in Beaver County, an exercise of the Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP). The Beaver Valley Power Station will be taking part in an exercise that will then be reviewed... Read more

Crews were on the scene of a tractor trailer rollover crash this morning on I-79 in Jackson Township. It happened around 7:30 a.m. in the southbound lane just north of the Little Creek Road... Read more

Students from Butler Senior High School are receiving recognition for their efforts in media classes. Students from TV Production and Journalism classes received two awards at the first-ever... Read more

State officials are once again reminding residents about the REAL ID deadline. The move to using REAL IDs will go into effect in May 2025. It’s not a requirement in Pennsylvania, but will be... Read more

The Chicora community is remembering three young men who died in a crash over the weekend in Crawford County. 21-year-old Ron Parisi, 17-year-old Levi Deal, and 19-year-old Joshua Boettner a... Read more

A woman is recovering after her vehicle went into Lake Arthur over the weekend. The accident happened Saturday night just after 9 p.m. at the Moraine State Park boat launch on Route 528. Dis... Read more