State Police are investigating the death of a man Tuesday in Franklin Township. According to a public information report, an unnamed 61-year-old man from Ellwood City died at the Prospect Bo... Read more

A lawsuit filed by several Summit Township elementary families against the Butler Area School District concerning lead found in water in 2017 is moving forward in the Butler County Court of... Read more

A woman originally from Butler County could be ready to stand trial on murder charges. Staff at a Florida treatment center sent a letter to the judge in the case of Kimberly Kessler- who gre... Read more

Gas prices in western Pennsylvania have continued to move lower, but not significantly, in the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regula... Read more

The Butler Area School District has been approved to use a new state option to make up one of the days missed as a result of transportation issues at the beginning of the year. Superintenden... Read more

There could be a major change to the entrance of the Butler Senior High School. At last night’s school board meeting, district officials heard plans from architectural firm IKM that would ch... Read more

Foxburg residents are still under a boil water advisory today. Officials for the Foxburg Area Water and Sewer Authority said they found the leak that was causing the issue and believe the pr... Read more

State police have made an arrest following an arson investigation in neighboring Clarion County. Police say 28-year-old Danielle Hook of Fairmount City started the fire that destroyed a home... Read more

A Parker man was taken to the hospital after his car crashed into a utility pole in Kittanning. The accident happened last Tuesday when 33-year-old Randy Risinger was driving on Route 268 in... Read more

Two people were injured this morning during an accident near the Freeport Borough when their car rolled over and ejected them from their vehicle. It happened just before 11:30 a.m. on Route... Read more

Butler Township Police have released more information about an accident that happened on Route 8 South Monday morning. Authorities say 19-year-old Jaela Yohe of Butler was making a left turn... Read more

Today is the last major holiday before Thanksgiving, which means it’s time to start booking your flights for holiday travel. “The demand for holiday flights increase with each passing day, a... Read more

Today is the federal holiday of Columbus Day, which means many things will be closed. County, federal, and state offices are closed, but the Butler City Building is open today. Many schools... Read more

A woman died in a house fire over the weekend in New Castle. The fire broke out Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at a home on Gretchen Avenue. Authorities were alerted that an elderly woman was tr... Read more

Two men are in the Butler County Prison after police found them in possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia. The arrest happened in the City of Butler Wednesday evening at the apar... Read more

Pennsylvania officials are taking steps to raise the minimum age required to buy tobacco and vaping products in the state. The bill would make 21-years-old the new minimum age for purchasing... Read more

Consolidation is a word that Butler residents have heard quite often over the past few years. But a major one happened in 1969 that led to the creation of Butler Catholic School. “We were fo... Read more

The Executive Director of the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center and an architect at Stantec in downtown Butler are among the distinguished alumni recognized this year by Butler County Community Co... Read more

There are now two candidates in the Democratic primary for the 16th Congressional District after an Erie County woman entered the race yesterday. Kristy Gnibus is a 35-year-old school teache... Read more