Local runners will take to the street this weekend for the 44th annual Butler Road Race. This is the second year the event has been presented by the Butler YMCA. There are two components to... Read more

A new $90,000 tool has been gifted to Butler County Community College to enhance its metrology program. The FARO Quantum S 2.5-meter, seven-axis articulating arm coordinate measuring machine... Read more

It’s only the start of summer vacation but many at Slippery Rock University are already looking ahead to next semester. Plans are well underway for this year’s “WOW” program- or “Week of Wel... Read more

Butler County is preparing to do additional work on the downtown Butler County Government Center Annex. The annex building is attached to the Butler County Government Center, which is attach... Read more

A road just north of Butler County is expected to be closed for a project beginning Thursday. A portion of Route 38 in Richland Township, Venango County- just north of Emlenton- will be shut... Read more

Butler County is moving forward with installing bullet proof teller windows in all seven local magistrates’ offices. During a regular Butler County commissioners meeting on Wednesday, Facili... Read more

After a morning of power outages, service has been restored to all customers in Butler County. Central Electric Cooperative and West Penn Power were both reporting outages on Wednesday morni... Read more

A family has filed a lawsuit alleging employees at a Butler County senior living facility took nude photos of a patient and posted them to social media. The suit was filed Tuesday against th... Read more

Democratic members of the House Appropriations Committee expressed concerns that the state budget agreement the committee approved Monday does not include an increase in the state’s minimum... Read more

Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have voted overwhelmingly to pass a nearly $34 billion state budget for the next fiscal year. The budget’s key elements consist of no new... Read more

(8 a.m. Wednesday): More than 6,200 power customers in Butler County are without power Wednesday morning following outages reported by both West Penn Power and Central Electric Cooperative.... Read more

A local woman is facing multiple charges following an incident Monday afternoon in Donegal Township. According to a criminal complaint filed by State Police, 42-year-old Amy Seybert of Butle... Read more

A Butler County woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to illegally obtaining and disclosing the health information of more than 100 patients. Linda Kalina, 62, of Butler was sentenc... Read more

Two women from Pittsburgh are in the Butler County Jail following a robbery- and an alleged string of thefts- Monday in Butler Township. Tara Purcell, 40, of Pittsburgh and Crystal Hayes, 41... Read more

As the state’s opioid epidemic continues, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health is urging more people to learn how to save the life of someone who has overdosed. Dr. Rachel Levine says a new tr... Read more

A couple of people with Butler County connections remain on a list of people wanted in neighboring Armstrong County. According to the Kittanning Barracks of the State Police, 36-year-old Jal... Read more

Fifteen fire school students were able to get real-life experience thanks do a donation from the Butler Transit Authority. Earlier this month, the authority donated one of its retired buses... Read more

There were about 75 power customers in Butler County without service early Tuesday morning following some severe- but brief- storms last evening. At 6 a.m. Tuesday, West Penn Power was still... Read more

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Monday that a new 10-year deal is in place between health care giants UPMC and Highmark. This means Highmark members will have in-network... Read more

A motorcyclist was reportedly flown to a Pittsburgh hospital Monday afternoon following a crash in Parker Township. The accident happened about 4 p.m. on Route 268 (Kittanning Pike) near Tan... Read more