Despite being busy at the North Pole, Santa Claus is making some time to take a trip to Cranberry Township. Santa’s First Stop is set for Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Armstrong Great Lawn... Read more

Slippery Rock University students are preparing to stage a musical this weekend and the public is invited to attend. The SRU Theatre Department is performing “Into the Woods” starting Friday... Read more

The Butler County Chamber of Commerce is offering an opportunity for local community members to get together later this week. The Chamber’s Friday Morning Coffee Club will be held tomorrow f... Read more

There will be no new taxes in next year’s Butler County budget, but commissioners say that may not be the case for much longer. The proposed budget includes an $84.6 million general fund and... Read more

Butler City Council plans to reduce taxes as they move forward with the process of approving the budget for 2026. The total 2026 preliminary balanced general fund budget currently sits at ju... Read more

No students were seriously injured in a school bus crash yesterday afternoon. The accident happened around 3:15 p.m. on Plains Church Road in Cranberry Township. The two-vehicle accident inv... Read more

A Kittanning man is facing charges for sexually assaulting a young child. State police arrested 60-year-old John Toy after an investigation revealed he allegedly sexually abused a nine-year-... Read more

Construction of the new Butler Senior Center continues to progress. County commissioners approved over $50,000 in change orders at yesterday’s public meeting. There have been issues along th... Read more

With the passing of the state budget, funding has started to become available including supplemental funding for school districts. In response to a court ruling that found how Pennsylvania f... Read more

Independence Health System is planning to merge with another healthcare system. Earlier this morning, Independence Health System announced plans to merge with West Virginia Health System sta... Read more

A new food pantry is available for those in need in the City of Butler. The Broad Street Elementary School Free Fresh Market is now open two days a week to help families in need. The market... Read more

A longtime member of the Butler Transit Authority is being recognized for his years of service. At their meeting Tuesday night, the Authority Board voted to name the boardroom at their Holly... Read more

Lawmakers in Harrisburg are once again considering a bill that would implement a “bell-to-bell” cell phone ban. The “bell-to-bell” policy was implemented at Seneca Valley Intermediate High S... Read more

Independence Health System is promoting a current executive to a larger role. Erica Shaffer was named the health system’s chief access officer and senior vice president of post-acute care. I... Read more

Thursday is Children’s Grief Awareness Day and a local school district is raising awareness of the occasion. Students, teachers, and staff members in the Mars Area School District are being... Read more

The Attorney General’s office has opened an Elder Exploitation Section that will focus on financial theft and fraud. The new expansion of the office will provide added protections and servic... Read more

No one was seriously injured in a crash in Butler Township Tuesday evening. The accident happened around 5:15 p.m. at the intersection of North Main Street and Evans Road. Dispatchers say a... Read more

A Cranberry woman is facing charges after it’s alleged she called 911 a dozen times with no emergency. Police say 50-year-old Susan Fleming called the emergency line 12 times and was told to... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority is moving forward with a major project to construct a new bus wash building at their Hollywood Drive facility. Board members approved four contracts totaling jus... Read more

As part of a process that began early last year, the City of Butler is now receiving feedback from an independent statewide nonprofit on how to improve efficiency and take advantage of fundi... Read more