A young woman from Freeport has been crowned Miss Pennsylvania. Tiffany Seitz, 23, was crowned on Saturday following a competition in York. Tiffany is a Grove City College grad and works as... Read more

A man from Gibsonia is participating in a multi-national exercise this week in the Baltic Sea. Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Claypool says this is his first NATO exercise, and that he’s loo... Read more

You can hop on a Butler Transit Authority bus and ride from Butler to Pittsburgh for free this week. In May, the authority started the “Week 3 Is Free” promotion and said BTA commuter trips... Read more

A man pleaded guilty this week to robbing four banks in the last year- including on in Cranberry Township. 34-year-old Patrick Acierno, formerly of Freedom, allegedly robbed the PNC Bank on... Read more

We’re entering the fourth day of rain, but we should get some relief soon. The Flash Flood Watch that went into effect on Monday will finally cease at 8 p.m. this evening. Forecasters with t... Read more

Police allegedly found 10 bricks of suspected heroin in a secret compartment inside a vehicle. A state police officer pulled over a driver early Saturday morning in the area of North Jackson... Read more

The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania has named a new CEO. Bobbi Watt Geer will take on the role beginning July 1- and she will be the first woman to lead the organization in its 92-ye... Read more

Taxpayers within the Butler Area School District will pay more taxes next year. The school board voted 7-2 on Monday to finalize a $104 million budget for next school year, which included a... Read more

To the surprise of some, gas prices in the area continue to go down. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve in Butler is... Read more

A man from Armstrong County- who had been missing since Christmas- has been found dead. 70-year-old Kenneth Himes was staying at his brother’s home on Cadogan Slate Lick Road in South Buffal... Read more

With even more rain expected Wednesday and Thursday, Butler County now remains under a Flash Flood Watch through Thursday evening. Forecasters with the National Weather Service Office in Pit... Read more

Police believe a Butler teenager was drunk when he drove his vehicle through several yards…hitting someone’s car, a couple mailboxes and crashing into a home’s porch in the process. Clinton... Read more

A total of 24 individuals retired from the Seneca Valley School District following the conclusion of this school year. The retirees were recognized by the school board and administration dur... Read more

A total of 24 individuals retired from the Seneca Valley School District following the conclusion of this school year. The retirees were recognized by the school board and administration dur... Read more

After issuing the sixth renewal of his Opioid Disaster Declaration on Friday, Governor Tom Wolf is looking back and ahead as the fight against the state’s opioid epidemic continues. Since Go... Read more

After issuing the sixth renewal of his Opioid Disaster Declaration on Friday, Governor Tom Wolf is looking back and ahead as the fight against the state’s opioid epidemic continues. Since Go... Read more

The Butler VA Health Care System has appointed an interim director in the wake of former director Jon Lasell Jr.’s resignation last week. Sharon Coyle will lead the organization. Her first d... Read more

A hitchhiker is claiming two people from the Pittsburgh area drove off with his belongings in their car. The victim- 63-year-old Ronald Johnson of Pittsburgh- told police he was in the proce... Read more

Investigators with the National Weather Service determined it was an EF-1 tornado that moved through the northern tip of Butler County on Sunday. The twister hit Parker Township around 6 p.m... Read more

Butler County is under a Flash Flood Watch through early Wednesday. “Repeated periods of heavy rain are possible into Tuesday night. The combination of the prolonged threat of heavy rain, an... Read more