Butler Township is expected to begin their annual summer road paving projects on Wednesday. Several roads are set to be milled and paved, and work will continue throughout the rest of the mo... Read more

A former news director for Butler Radio’s WBUT has died. Joyce Catt passed away Saturday. Catt directed the news on 1050AM in the 80s under former owner Bob Brandon for 10 years. She also wo... Read more

Police are asking for help finding the person responsible for a burglary in Prospect Borough. According to State Police, an unknown person- or people- entered a residence on Stony Batter Roa... Read more

The Mars Area School District would like to offer flexible instructional days this coming school year. The days allow school districts to still operate even when classes are cancelled due to... Read more

A Butler man is in jail in Ohio on hate crime charges. Johnathan Hydock, 26, of Virginia Avenue was charged after he allegedly yelled racial slurs and “white power” at a driver whose car he... Read more

It’s been a difficult year for many Pennsylvania farmers because of too much rain. Pennsylvania Farm Bureau spokesman Mark O’Neill says the sogginess made it difficult for many farmers to ev... Read more

The 60th annual North Washington Rodeo officially gets underway Tuesday in northern Butler County. Events will start at 8 p.m. nightly at the rodeo arena on Oneida Valley Road in North Washi... Read more

Gas prices in western Pennsylvania continued to slowly drop over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve in... Read more

Approval has been given for another major capital project in the Butler Area School District. At their meeting Monday night, the Butler School Board awarded a bid of $1.2 million to Pennsylv... Read more

A man who tried to climb a cell tower in Venango County apparently slipped and fell to his death. Police say 55-year-old William Wall of Crawford County began climbing an AT&T tower last... Read more

No one was hurt in a crash early Sunday in Lancaster Township. State police say 53-year-old Jayne Simon of Greensburg was traveling north on Route 19 when she lost control on a bend. The cra... Read more

Mars students planning to play any fall sports are required to get baseline, computer-based concussion testing. The district is running the tests for all student-athletes through the end of... Read more

U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson will host an agriculture and dairy summit Monday highlighting the United States Department of Agriculture’s new Dairy Margin coverage program. The eve... Read more

Two people were flown to a Pittsburgh hospital on Saturday after a motorcycle and a farm tractor collided on Route 19 in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. The motorcycle and tractor w... Read more

A man from Hilliards was arrested for allegedly firing a gun during an altercation in northern Butler County. The alleged incident happened on Friday evening (about 6 p.m.) at a home on Boye... Read more

A man from Ohio was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot employees at a Butler Township restaurant. Timothy Roy, 55, of Bowerston was arrested Wednesday night following an incident at... Read more