The Parker Polar Bear Club is getting ready for this year’s dip into the chilly Allegheny River. This is the 12th annual event for the organization and this year participants will take the p... Read more

Another year, another hike in tolls on the PA Turnpike. A six percent increase will take effect beginning on January 7th 2018. So a ride from the Butler Valley on-ramp to Pittsburgh will go... Read more

A man has died following a three vehicle crash Thursday morning in Connoquenessing Township. According to State Police, shortly after 7 a.m. a vehicle driven by 20-year-old West Virginia nat... Read more

About two dozen people braved frigid temperatures to attend a candlelight vigil Thursday night at the site of an overdose memorial in downtown Butler. The non-denominational service began at... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority is revising their commuter bus service to Pittsburgh. Beginning January 2nd, the authority will run two separate routes to and from Pittsburgh Monday through Fri... Read more

Two local men have been charged in two separate incidents of alleged strangulation that occurred on Christmas Day in downtown Butler. According to a criminal complaint filed by Butler City P... Read more

The Western District of Pennsylvania has a new United States Attorney. 48-year-old Scott Brady was sworn in last week as the 58th US Attorney for our local district which includes the 25 mos... Read more

A Slippery Rock woman will be cited following an accident in Brady Township last week. According to State Police, 47-year-old Dawn Brown was attempting to drive across Route 8 North from Hal... Read more

The Butler YMCA will offer free lunch to students during Christmas break. The meals will be served beginning Tuesday, Dec. 26 through Friday, Dec. 29 at noon inside the YMCA on North Washing... Read more

Power has been restored to Butler Township residents after an outage happened earlier this morning. Downed wires on Greenwood Drive in Butler Township knocked power out for about 1,400 First... Read more

The Butler County commissioners unanimously approved the county’s 2018 budget today. County property taxes are remaining stable. The nearly $64.5 million budget was presented to thte board e... Read more

Crews battled a house fire Monday night in Winfield Township. A call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 7:45 p.m. for a bedroom fire at a home on Franklin Drive. No one was injure... Read more

One child was thrown out of a car and another child was injured after their mother crashed while driving drunk. Police say 41-year-old Lashelle Gibson of Pittsburgh was driving southbound on... Read more

One child was thrown out of a car and another child was injured after their mother crashed while driving drunk. Police say 41-year-old Lashelle Gibson of Pittsburgh was driving southbound on... Read more

A Lawrence County man died as a result of a crash Friday morning in Mercer County. According to State Police, 79-year-old James Seybert of Volant was turning from Fairground Road onto Route... Read more

Butler Township Police are investigating a failed attempt to break into an ATM. Police say that around 4 a.m. on Saturday, an unknown person used hand tools to break through a wall of the No... Read more

Butler City Council has finalized an agreement to remove the city’s Bantam Jeep from the Butler County Historical Society and place it in the care of a local antique car association. Butler... Read more

Those traveling out on the roads this holiday weekend will notice an increased presence of law enforcement. State Police around the Butler County area are asking motorists to drive especiall... Read more

The City of Butler will once again change a portion of Broad Street back to a two-way road. City Council has approved a motion to allow traffic to go both ways on the part of Broad Street be... Read more

For the first time in four years, Butler City Council will not raise taxes in order to achieve a balanced budget. A unanimous vote Thursday night to give final approval to the 2018 budget in... Read more