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

The sale of a still unfinished hotel in downtown Butler continues to move forward and the buyer has been revealed. The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler has approved the sale of... Read more

The Butler Area School Board has approved a new contract with teachers. Al Vavro was one of the members of the board’s negotiating committee, “Obviously this was a compromise. It’s not exact... Read more

Two motorists have died in a two vehicle accident in Armstrong County on Friday afternoon. The Kittanning State Police say that shortly before 5:00 pm on Friday, 86-year-old T. Lowell Dean o... Read more

A couple of accidents with injuries affected traffic around the southern Butler County area Friday afternoon. The first call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 2 p.m. for a... Read more

The unfinished hotel in downtown Butler will soon be sold. The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler is expected to take action early next week on the closing of the sale of the Marr... Read more

A Knoch High School student has been charged with taking a picture of another student in the bathroom. Caleb Haines, 18, has been charged by State Police for invasion of privacy and disorder... Read more

A lawsuit filed by a former student against the Butler Area School District has been dismissed. Robert Wellman Jr filed the suit in United States Court of Appeals after he suffered a concuss... Read more

Officials are investigating an early Sunday morning fire in Summit Township. Calls came into the Butler County 911 Center around 12:45am this morning for the fire at 112 Dittmer Road, which... Read more