Butler County is continuing to move forward on a mold remediation project at the Butler County Courthouse. Earlier this year, county facilities Director John Campbell said mold was found on... Read more

A committee led by a local lawmaker will meet on Tuesday to consider several bills- including House Bill 1549, which would address a looming tax on Pennsylvania breweries. In his role as Cha... Read more

Licenses for the 2019-2020 hunting and furtaking seasons go on sale Monday. With the purchase of a license, each hunter will also receive a complimentary copy of the Pennsylvania Hunting... Read more

A young boy was injured when his father’s pickup truck grazed the side of a Butler building on Sunday afternoon. The crash happened about 4 p.m. at the Cunningham Shanor building on West New... Read more

Investigators from the National Weather Service are out Monday investigating if a tornado- or tornadoes- came through the area Sunday evening. One of the areas under investigation is Parker... Read more

Eighty greeting cards- each featuring the photograph of an American flag and signed by a Butler County Community College faculty or staff member, student or administrator- are being presente... Read more

The Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Butler Valley interchange will be partially closed this weekend. Drivers will still be able to exit at the interchange- which is exit 39- but not enter where they... Read more

Last year, 18 people died on Butler County highways. Of those 18, PennDOT District 10 data showed 12 involved a driver that was over the age of 65. Six involved a motorcycle. Statewide, traf... Read more

An event to mark the official completion of a recreation project in Cranberry Township is planned for this weekend. A dedication ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday for a champio... Read more

A first-of-its-kind rib festival is coming to Butler this weekend. The Butler Rib and Music Fest will kick off Friday evening and continue Saturday and Sunday. All events will be held at the... Read more

Friday is Flag Day. Several local groups, including WoodmenLife Chapter 008 and the American Legion Post 778 in Butler- will come together to host a Flag Retirement Ceremony on Saturday in B... Read more

A Butler County couple is now facing additional charges of animal cruelty for allegedly leaving more than two dozen animals- some in locked cages- to die. Last November, Kevin Delehanty of C... Read more

The county will use federal grant money to purchase about 600 double-pack kits of the opioid reversal drug Narcan. Each kit costs $75. No county money is being used. Some Narcan will be kept... Read more

The last students in Butler County to graduate this year will do so on Thursday. The Moniteau School District will host its 2019 Commencement Ceremony beginning at 7 p.m. It’s also the last... Read more

An earthquake was recorded in central Pennsylvania Wednesday night. The United States Geological Survey said the 3.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded just after 8:30 p.m. in Mifflintown (Ju... Read more

Four people were reportedly rescued from the Connoquenessing Creek Wednesday night. All four people were kayaking in the creek when they ended up in the water and needed help, according to r... Read more

There has been a lot of turnover in leadership at VA Butler Healthcare. At the end of the week, current Director Jon Lasell Jr. will leave the job to return to Texas to take care of his aili... Read more

The South Butler School Board has approved a final budget for the 2019-20 school year with no increase– or decrease– in taxes. A general fund budget of just under $36 million in expenses for... Read more

At least one person has been injured as a result of a vehicle rollover on Interstate 79 that occurred Wednesday afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just after 2 p.m. f... Read more

Butler County will use state grant money to install bullet proof windows at all seven local district judges’ offices. It will cost approximately $50,000 to install the windows at the teller... Read more