Butler County’s first county-run dog park is officially open for business. Jade’s Dog Park, which is located inside Alameda Park in Butler Township- to the right of the waterpark- opened on... Read more

The Historic Gristmill at McConnells Mill State Park- just outside of Butler County- opens for the spring and summer season beginning Thursday. To start, visitors can stop by the 19th centur... Read more

People passing through the borough of Slippery Rock on weekend evenings will now be able to indulge in the offerings of food trucks. On Tuesday, borough council voted 5-2 in favor of amendin... Read more

After decades of going one way, Butler County’s Memorial Day parade is reversing course. Butler County Director of Veterans Services John Cyprian made the announcement during Wednesday’s But... Read more

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is launching another effort to outlaw abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. The Republican-controlled House passed the bill 11... Read more

Hundreds of students will graduate from Butler County Community College on Wednesday. The Class of 2019 will be the largest of this century with 599 graduates, according to the school. The o... Read more

Every junior at Butler School District will participate in an interview this week to give them a taste of what the real-world might look like. The students will be meeting with various indus... Read more

The Mars Area School Board and community members are continuing to prepare for an upcoming Middle School renovation project with another update from administrators, architects and designers.... Read more

Candidates running for a seat on the South Butler County School Board will present their opinions on various issues affecting the district at an event on Wednesday evening. A “School Board C... Read more

The Mars Area School Board is concerned that an upcoming PennDOT road construction project would compromise the safety of students. During a school board meeting on Tuesday night, the board... Read more

A man from Butler County was killed in an overnight crash on Pittsburgh’s North Side, near Heinz Field. The crash happened about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Fort Duquesne Bridge, according to o... Read more

Construction season is about to be in full-swing and PennDOT has a full plate this year. During an annual transportation outreach meeting on Monday, officials from PennDOT’s District 10 deta... Read more

No one was hurt when two cars collided at a Butler Township intersection on Monday. The crash happened about 8 a.m. at the intersection of Meridian and Whitestown roads. According to Butler... Read more

Firefighters were on the campus of Slippery Rock University on Monday, but it wasn’t to fight a fire. Members of the Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Team used the campus to p... Read more

If you want to vote by absentee ballot in next week’s Pennsylvania municipal primary, you need to apply by today. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Tuesday. You can apply in person at the Butl... Read more

The 2019-20 Butler Area School District budget proposed by district administrators does not include any teacher furloughs, but it does include a tax increase to the maximum allowed amount un... Read more

Almost 200 Pennsylvania residents were charged with welfare fraud in the first quarter of 2019. The Office of State Inspector General said Monday that they have filed welfare fraud charges a... Read more

A Butler County priest has reportedly been put on administrative leave after he was accused of having “inappropriate contact” with adult women. WPXI-TV is reporting the decision regarding Fa... Read more

When we head to the polls next week we’ll be voting the “traditional” way, but could that change in the future? A proposal in the state legislature seeks to allow curbside voting in Pennsylv... Read more