Butler City Mayor Ben Smith says a project to improve drainage in Butler’s West End neighborhood is waiting on final funding approval from the state. The neighborhood was hit hard by powerfu... Read more

A statewide program will allow police in Butler Township to spend more time cracking down on aggressive driving beginning this week. One of two aggressive driving sessions per year begins Mo... Read more

Antlerless deer licenses go on sale beginning Monday. Officials with the Pennsylvania Game Commission said only hunters with a valid general license can apply for an antlerless license. The... Read more

The Pennsylvania State Police are reminding state residents that all-terrain vehicles are not allowed on public roads. The reminder comes amid a growing number of crashes involving ATVs. Acc... Read more

Heavy rain and storms over the weekend caused problems for numerous residents across Butler County. Flash flooding closed several roads in northern Butler County on Sunday. The Bruin Volunte... Read more

A Butler County church was struck by lightning over the weekend. The steeple at the St. Fidelis Catholic Church on Penn Avenue in Lyndora was struck during the storms that rolled through on... Read more

Northeastern Butler County- including places like Parker, Bruin, Petrolia and Karns City- is under a Flash Flood Warning on Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service Office in Pittsburg... Read more

Heavy rain and thunderstorms ruined some 4th of July parties on Thursday evening. About 7:30 p.m., the National Weather Service Office in Pittsburgh issued a Flash Flood Warning for northeas... Read more

State Police are looking for the person- or people- responsible for stealing a couple of guns from a camp in northern Butler County. The suspected burglary took place last week (between Satu... Read more

The 164th Big Butler Fair continues Friday in Prospect. The event, which is held at the Big Butler Fairgrounds on New Castle Road, is one of the largest fairs in the state. Attractions inclu... Read more

A medical helicopter was called to the scene of a vehicle crash Thursday night in Fairview Township. It happened around 9 p.m. on Petrolia Road, between Fairview and Petrolia, according to t... Read more

At least one person was seriously injured in a vehicle crash on Wednesday night in downtown Butler. The crash happened about 7 p.m. on West Cunningham Street, near the intersection with West... Read more

A local woman is recovering following an accident in Mercer County last month. According to Grove City Police, a vehicle driven by 74-year-old J Ellen Hovis of Harrisville stopped at a red l... Read more

A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced for multiple offenses- including possessing drug-soaked paper while an inmate in the Butler County Prison. A federal judge directed 26-year-old Chance Ric... Read more

A retired sergeant major of the United States Marine Corps was honored Wednesday for what he’s done since serving our country. Sam Zurzolo was presented with the “16th District Community Cha... Read more

A Butler man was one of two killed in a deadly crash earlier this week in neighboring Armstrong County. 26-year-old Tyler Zeigler of Butler was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicl... Read more

The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau says yes- we have had wet weather- but despite those conditions, residents should still be able to get that Pennsylvania-grown sweet corn. An informal survey con... Read more

It’s a pattern-forecasters say- that we’ll be in for the next several days: hot, humid and rainy. The National Weather Service Office in Pittsburgh is forecasting scattered showers and thund... Read more

Wednesday officially begins the holiday- for some- and AAA is warning there will be a lot of traffic on the roads. Nearly 49 million Americans are making plans to honor the red, white, and b... Read more

Our local Troop D of the Pennsylvania State Police is reminding the public to drive safely during the upcoming long holiday weekend. Over the next several days, police will place an even gre... Read more