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

A local legislator has introduced a bill that would make sexual extortion against the law. State Representative Tedd Nesbit (R-Butler, Mercer) says House Bill 1402 would make it illegal to c... Read more

Two Butler County residents are among the latest graduating cadet class from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy. Sean Gercken and Douglas Orloski Jr. are among the 104 new troopers who re... Read more

The City of Butler is once again considering the possibility of selling or leasing their parking to a third party company. Butler City Council voted unanimously during a meeting Tuesday to h... Read more

An agreement has been reached in an ongoing dispute over money between the City of Butler Parks, Recreation Grounds, and Facilities Authority and the former owners of the Butler BlueSox. The... Read more

A Franklin man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming Butler City police officers used excessive force when they let their trained police dog chew him up when he attempted to run during a traf... Read more

A local business has made a donation to improve education in the Butler Area School District. MSA donated $10,000 to the Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation through the Educational Improvem... Read more

Several months after changing the name of its facility to honor its founder, a local health care organization is giving her another honor. The Board of Directors of the Jean B. Purvis Commun... Read more

Pennsylvania voters have had the option to simply cast a ballot for a straight party ticket when they vote in elections, but a state lawmaker is hoping to change that. State Senator Lisa Bos... Read more

Gun rights advocates gathered for an annual rally on the steps of the state Capitol in Harrisburg on Monday. The rally was organized by Butler County Republican State Representative Daryl Me... Read more

A local lawmaker is working to advance legislation that would remove a requirement for those carrying concealed weapons in Pennsylvania. State Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-10th) has introduced a... Read more

The transfer in ownership of a Zelienople landmark has happened earlier than expected. Zelienople Borough Manager Don Pepe says the Kaufman House will soon be owned by local developer and bu... Read more

Drivers planning to use the Pennsylvania Turnpike this summer should be aware of a road work project beginning tonight. The turnpike will have lane restrictions in both directions between th... Read more

City police are continuing to investigate after a passer-by called 911 Monday to report he found an unresponsive body in a parking lot. Butler City Police were called to the Citizen’s Bank p... Read more

Pennsylvania is currently in the minority among states when it comes to their closed primary voting system. But with increasing number of independent voters, state lawmakers are exploring ma... Read more

A number of dogs were rescued last week from a residence in nearby Mercer County. According to our news partners at WPXI, police found 57 dogs at an undisclosed home on Friday.  Upon their a... Read more