A Butler City firefighter received a special commendation on Thursday for delivering in the line of duty. Firefighter James A. Reeder was the senior firefighter responding on July 1 to a med... Read more

Even with a letter of support from three U.S. Congressmen who represent local constituents, Butler County has not been awarded federal funding at this time to complete more of the Route 228... Read more

Drivers will notice lane restrictions on a portion of Interstate 79 in Butler County beginning Friday. PennDOT says motorists can expect single-lane restrictions on the southbound lanes of I... Read more

A motorcyclist was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital late Thursday morning after his bike collided with a pickup truck. The crash happened about 11 a.m. on Route 8 in Penn Township- in front of... Read more

A Concord Township man is accused of deliberately setting a house fire following an argument with his wife. Ian Manuel, 24, allegedly confessed to using a cigarette lighter to start a fire l... Read more

The Butler County commissioners are happy with the attention the county’s bridges have been getting. The board praised the head of the county’s bridge department Kevin Gray during a meeting... Read more

A man from California has been sentenced to ten years behind bars on his conviction of conspiring to bring fentanyl and carfentanil from overseas into Butler, Beaver and Allegheny counties.... Read more

The new top administrator of the VA Butler Health Care system is a familiar face to the employees and veterans of the local community. Sharon Coyle was appointed to the position of Interim D... Read more

A recent theft from a vehicle in Preston Park has local police advising caution. A guest to Preston Park reported to Butler Township Police that her purse was stolen on Tuesday sometime betw... Read more

The Butler County Chamber of Commerce has hired an executive director. Jordan Grady will begin his work on Monday. He will work under Chamber President Stan Kosciuszko and help the organizat... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation would like to know about your driving behaviors. PennDOT is seeking drivers’ input through a brief, online survey concerning safety issues such... Read more

The Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is making the case for the 14 universities in the system. Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Chancellor Daniel... Read more

This year’s rain-fueled flooding is causing additional problems for a volunteer group whose goal is to clean up the Connoquenessing. The nonprofit Allegheny Aquatic Alliance has spent the la... Read more

Pittsburgh-based GNC announced it will close up to 900 stores nationwide. The vitamin and supplement company confirmed the move during a second-quarter earnings call with analysts this week.... Read more

We have more details on what may have happened leading up to a fire Saturday in the city of Butler. Victor Weltner, 24, remains in the Butler County Prison on $50,000 bail while awaiting a p... Read more

PennDOT continues to make progress with its highway and bridge construction projects. In its midyear update, PennDOT says through the first six months of 2019 its crews have improved over 80... Read more

Butler County Community College’s free adult literacy program will hold a ceremony to graduate 60 students this week. Commencement for the 40 students from Butler County and 20 from Mercer C... Read more

Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement official has helped to secure the largest data breach settlement in history. Attorney General Josh Shapiro- and a coalition of 49 other Attorneys General-... Read more

A boy was reportedly taken to the hospital Monday night after his bicycle collided with a car. The collision happened about 9 p.m. at the intersection of Third Avenue and West Cunningham Str... Read more

Gas prices in western Pennsylvania have remained mostly stable in the last week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve i... Read more