The newest member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has received her committee assignments for the current legislative session. Newly sworn-in Republican Marci Mustello of Butler... Read more

The Mars Area School District is moving ahead with plans to eliminate a music teacher position over the objections of some parents, students and community members. With the retirement of lon... Read more

What do you think about Butler School District’s plan to reorganize its schools? Superintendent Brian White presented the school board- and the public- with his plan to close the Butler Midd... Read more

The top administrator of the VA Butler Healthcare System has announced he will be stepping down. Jon Lasell Jr. told our newsroom Tuesday that his last day at the facility will be Friday, al... Read more

A Monday evening drug bust in the city of Butler resulted in three arrests and the seizure of cash and suspected drugs. The Butler County Drug Task Force and Butler City Police executed a se... Read more

To the surprise of some, gas prices in the area continue to go down. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve in Butler is... Read more

Local kids will have a chance to get started on summer reading with an annual initiative from the Butler Area School District this week. The BookStop will make its first runs through the com... Read more

The Butler Area School District has changed one school administrator and continues to look for someone to fill another position. During a school board meeting on Monday, members approved the... Read more

Police believe a driver fell asleep at the wheel before crashing on Sunday in Butler Township. 24-year-old McKenzie Lumley of Tarentum was traveling northbound on Pittsburgh Road- at the Gre... Read more

Officials in Cranberry Township are reminding drivers that it’s summertime- more kids are out playing- and they need to slow down and be alert. The “Cranberry Neighborhood Slow Down Campaign... Read more

A couple of men from out of town are facing charges following a traffic stop over the weekend in Butler County, which police allege uncovered drugs and a stolen weapon. State police troopers... Read more

A Butler man remains in jail after allegedly crashing his ATV into a Butler Township police cruiser. 23-year-old Daniel Morehead was arrested on Sunday following an incident on Route 8. Acco... Read more

The Slippery Rock University council of trustees took time at their quarterly business meeting on Friday to say goodbye to the university’s provost. Philip Way- SRU provost and vice presiden... Read more

Pennsylvania Senator-Elect Joe Pittman will be formally sworn into office on Monday. The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. in the Senate Chamber of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg.... Read more

A young staffer for a new state Senator died in a car crash Friday. Brian Swatt, 21, of Lackawanna County was killed in a crash in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County, near the intersec... Read more

A local bank is expanding into another community. NexTier Bank will open a full service branch location today in Ford City. A ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning will kick-off a week-long... Read more

The top administrator of the Butler School District is recommending a reorganization plan that would close the Butler Middle School at some point in the future. Superintendent Dr. Brian Whit... Read more

No one was reportedly injured in a weekend fire in Franklin Township. A mobile home on Golden Lane- inside Mount Chestnut Mobile Homes- caught fire around 9 p.m. Friday. The trailer was repo... Read more

At least one person was seriously injured in a vehicle crash that occurred earlier this weekend in Jefferson Township. Calls came into the Butler County 911 Center around 7:30am Saturday for... Read more

No children were seriously injured when an SUV allegedly sideswiped a school bus Friday in Oakland Township. The crash happened around noon on Chicora Road (Route 68), near Grant Avenue Exte... Read more