A recent award winning film that was written and directed by a Western Pennsylvania native will be the feature film at a premier screening on Sunday in Pittsburgh. The movie, “Staring at the... Read more

The State Police in Butler are continuing their investigation after a Freeport woman was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon in Butler County. According to our news partners at WPXI, 62-ye... Read more

Butler junior point guard Ethan Morton announced Thursday that he’s going to Purdue University. The junior is Butler High basketball’s all-time leading point scorer and was heavily recruited... Read more

As students prepare to head home for the summer, Slippery Rock University has been named one of the safest colleges in the country. The recognition came from the National Council for Home Sa... Read more

Nearly 2,000 students will graduate from Slippery Rock University this weekend. The school will hold three different commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday at Morrow Field House on c... Read more

Mail carriers across the country- including here in Butler- are asking for your help to give local food banks a boost. Saturday is the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual “Stamp... Read more

A Lawrence County man will face multiple charges in connection with a string of burglaries two years ago. According to State Police, between March and April of 2017 a large number of dayligh... Read more

The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler will have repairs made to the Penn Theater in downtown Butler following damage done by an unknown individual last month. The authority was i... Read more

A recent investigation by State Police into possible threats at Slippery Rock Middle School will not result in any charges. Pennsylvania State Police were called to the school on both Wednes... Read more

The city has asked the court to dismiss two lawsuits filed by a former Butler City Police Chief and former Deputy Chief. On Wednesday, the city filed preliminary objections to the complaints... Read more

The Senate approved a “Farming First” legislative package this week that will help promote and support Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry, according to Senate Agriculture & Rural Affair... Read more

After a couple back-to-back nice weather days, rain and storms are expected Thursday. “Periods of rain are expected today with the potential for multiple rounds of heavier rain Thursday even... Read more

The South Butler School Board does not have any immediate plans to begin a construction project as board members work their way through information from a recent study. The board received th... Read more

The Mars Area School Board does not anticipate the need to raise taxes in order to meet their 2019-20 school year budget. This year’s general fund budget of $52.2 million is about $2.3 milli... Read more

Butler County Community College is getting ready to graduate its largest class of the century. BC3’s Class of 2019 will include 599 graduates, including 32 student-veterans. The oldest gradu... Read more

The South Butler School Board has approved a preliminary budget for the 2019-20 school year with no tax increase, but no tax decrease either. During a school board meeting Wednesday night, o... Read more

A Butler County couple is now facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly abandoning six cats in woods behind their home in Cabot. Kevin Delehanty of Cranberry Township and his girlfriend Ta... Read more

Funeral services will be held Wednesday for a Butler native and her husband who died in a small plane crash last week in central Pennsylvania. Valerie Bernardo, 54, and Joseph Bernardo, 55,... Read more

Work for next year’s census will begin soon and workers are needed to help with getting the most accurate count possible. A representative from the U.S. Census Bureau spoke to Butler City Co... Read more

A project to improve the sidewalks at the Tier Parking Garage in downtown Butler is moving forward. A contract for just over $28,000 from the parking budget has been awarded by Butler City C... Read more