The group behind the annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival will award money to Butler County non-profits. The Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association is currently accepting online application... Read more
Senator Joe Pittman will soon introduce legislation to reduce the amount of funding diverted each year from essential transportation improvement projects to support State Police operations.... Read more
Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus say they are pleased with a Dauphin County grand jury’s recommendation for the Pennsylvania Legislature to create an independent office t... Read more
A group of young people are giving back to their community through a project at a local school. Members of Girl Scout Troop 28842, out of Mars, recently made improvements to the playground a... Read more
Two Butler County school districts will welcome students back to class on Wednesday. It’s the first day of school for students in the South Butler County School District. This year, the dist... Read more
The volunteer group behind Moraine State Park is looking for new members as it gears up for the park’s 50th anniversary next year. The Moraine Preservation Fund is the non-profit and lead Fr... Read more
A critical shortage of blood supplies and blood donors continues to put hospitals around the western Pennsylvania area in difficult positions. “The number of volunteer blood donors in our co... Read more
The United States Navy is recognizing a Butler County native for her role as a company commander. Lt. Sarah Fyda grew up in Zelienople and is now part of the U.S. Navy’s Construction Force-... Read more
Students at two more Butler County school districts are returning to class on Tuesday and a local municipality is urging drivers to use caution. With over 7,000 Seneca Valley students return... Read more
The Butler Area School District has now apologized for a second time regarding mix-ups involving transportation and busing for the upcoming school year. Butler Superintendent Brian White fir... Read more
The man accused of killing 11 people inside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh last fall will face capital punishment. Prosecutors with the U.S. Justice Department filed notice of inte... Read more
Dauphin County’s top prosecutor talked Monday about the grand jury’s decision to not recommend charges against former Pennsylvania State Representative Brian Ellis. “The grand jury received... Read more
Students will head back to campus Monday at both higher education institutions in Butler County- BC3 and SRU. Unfortunately, security is top of mind for a lot of students- and parents- in th... Read more
Community members are invited to get a little dirty cleaning up the local area as part of a program. The “Beautify Butler Project” will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at the Butler... Read more
Slippery Rock University is starting the fall semester with a freshman class size that is similar to last fall’s class. The Class of 2023 is one student shy of 1,600. Last fall’s class inclu... Read more
Pittsburgh-based Dick’s Sporting Goods is delaying its decision on whether to keep selling guns. The company was considering the move after the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton bu... Read more
Former Pennsylvania State Representative Brian Ellis will likely not face criminal charges following allegations that surfaced last year of sexual assault. On Friday, a grand jury from Dauph... Read more
A new tradition will take over downtown streets in Butler this weekend. It’s the Butler Italian Festival- back for a third year. Organizer Michael Dongilli says the event promises to be bigg... Read more
The City of Butler Police Department is taking all necessary precautions when it comes to security for this weekend’s Butler Italian Festival. Police Chief Bob O’Neill says triple the number... Read more
Councilman Corey Roche will be resigning from Butler City Council. He made the announcement during Thursday’s regular council meeting. He will be moving to Florida for a new job. “It’s been... Read more
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