The Butler County Wine Festival is this weekend. Ten Pennsylvania wineries will be featured at the event, which is Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Butler Days Inn in Butler Township. Attendees wil... Read more
The South Butler Community Library is about to undergo a major renovation. According to Library Director Michelle Lesniak, “This week has been the preparations for the renovations that will... Read more
A one vehicle crash in Connoquenessing Township has shut down a portion of a local road. Calls came into the Butler County 911 Center just after 9:30am for a car that crashed into a tree on... Read more
Butler County Community College has received more recent recognition as being money well spent. A report in the Pittsburgh Business Times January 9th titled College Scorecard compared 42 reg... Read more
Butler’s longtime local grocery store chain is closing all remaining stores. Friedman’s Freshmarkets will close their three remaining stores in Butler Township, Saxonburg, and Chicora on Sat... Read more
A campaign has been started to help a local business get back on its feet following a recent fire. A GoFundMe online fundraising account has been set up for the China Palace restaurant on We... Read more
A new program to help get young people more involved with local government is being launched in Butler Township. Butler Township Commissioner Dave Zarnick came up with the idea of a Student... Read more
At least one person has been injured as a result of an accident Tuesday afternoon in Buffalo Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 1 p.m. for an accident wi... Read more
At least one person has been injured following an accident Monday afternoon in Cranberry Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just after 3 p.m. for a one vehicle acciden... Read more
Emergency crews were called to the scene of a couple of vehicle accidents Saturday morning in Butler County. According to Butler County Emergency Services at least one vehicle was involved i... Read more
The National Weather Service has issued a statement that measured the Connoquenessing Creek in Zelienople at 12 feet. Flood stage is considered 10 feet however the water is expected to gradu... Read more
A Pittsburgh man has been arrested after he was accused of killing a Farrell man during an attempted robbery late last week. According to the Mercer State Police, 49-year-old Harry Kennedy J... Read more
The investigation into a fire at a downtown Butler building earlier this week continues but that building has been condemned. Building Code Official John Evans told our newsroom that the wes... Read more
Plans are moving forward for the construction of a large medical facility in the city of Butler. The city planning commission recently recommended waiving a parking requirement for a 30,000... Read more
Twenty five people have been displaced following a fire Wednesday at a downtown Butler building. The fire started just before 4 p.m. at the multi-use building on East Jefferson Street. The b... Read more
According to Butler County Emergency Services rescue crews were called to Bonniebrook Road near Herman Road this ( Sunday ) morning. The call came into 911 about 9:11 a.m. for a truck that w... Read more
Police are asking for help in searching for a missing car. According to the State Police in Kittanning, a 70-year-old man from Rural Valley, PA loaned a dark grey Toyota Prius to a 42-year-o... Read more
Two people suffered minor injuries in a two vehicle crash Saturday afternoon. According to the State Police in Butler, 46-year-old William Lamark of Wall, PA lost control of his vehicle whil... Read more
Butler VA Medical Center has announced that Director David Cord will be stepping down from his position voluntarily effective Monday (1/8). A press release from VA Healthcare says that Cord... Read more
A new member and a returning familiar face have both been installed for four year terms as Butler Township commissioners. Fred Vero was administered the oath of office by Judge Thomas Doerr... Read more
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