Construction season is about to be in full-swing and PennDOT has a full plate this year. During an annual transportation outreach meeting on Monday, officials from PennDOT’s District 10 deta... Read more
No one was hurt when two cars collided at a Butler Township intersection on Monday. The crash happened about 8 a.m. at the intersection of Meridian and Whitestown roads. According to Butler... Read more
Firefighters were on the campus of Slippery Rock University on Monday, but it wasn’t to fight a fire. Members of the Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Team used the campus to p... Read more
For the first time in three weeks, gas prices in western Pennsylvania have decreased in the last week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regular,... Read more
If you want to vote by absentee ballot in next week’s Pennsylvania municipal primary, you need to apply by today. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Tuesday. You can apply in person at the Butl... Read more
The 2019-20 Butler Area School District budget proposed by district administrators does not include any teacher furloughs, but it does include a tax increase to the maximum allowed amount un... Read more
Almost 200 Pennsylvania residents were charged with welfare fraud in the first quarter of 2019. The Office of State Inspector General said Monday that they have filed welfare fraud charges a... Read more
A Butler County priest has reportedly been put on administrative leave after he was accused of having “inappropriate contact” with adult women. WPXI-TV is reporting the decision regarding Fa... Read more
When we head to the polls next week we’ll be voting the “traditional” way, but could that change in the future? A proposal in the state legislature seeks to allow curbside voting in Pennsylv... Read more
A local man is facing charges following an incident at the Clearview Mall last week. According to State Police, 30-year-old Joshua Lewis of Fenelton was “acting unreasonably” while at the Ru... Read more
A man from Karns City was arrested over the weekend for allegedly brandishing an assault rifle during a domestic altercation. State Police say the incident happened on Friday night at a home... Read more
A Pittsburgh man has been arrested for allegedly impersonating a West Penn Power employee in Clinton Township. According to the State Police in Butler, 43-year-old Michael Klaus went to a ho... Read more
A motorcycle crash in Armstrong County on Friday night claimed the life of a 21-year-old man. Authorities say the fatal crash happened along Dime Road in Oaks Township just after 8 p.m. Acco... Read more
A woman was shot and killed in Butler County over the weekend by a man who she had a protection from abuse order against. State Police say 62-year-old Mary Jo Kornick of Freeport and 72-year... Read more
A recent award winning film that was written and directed by a Western Pennsylvania native will be the feature film at a premier screening on Sunday in Pittsburgh. The movie, “Staring at the... Read more
The State Police in Butler are continuing their investigation after a Freeport woman was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon in Butler County. According to our news partners at WPXI, 62-ye... Read more
Butler junior point guard Ethan Morton announced Thursday that he’s going to Purdue University. The junior is Butler High basketball’s all-time leading point scorer and was heavily recruited... Read more
As students prepare to head home for the summer, Slippery Rock University has been named one of the safest colleges in the country. The recognition came from the National Council for Home Sa... Read more
Nearly 2,000 students will graduate from Slippery Rock University this weekend. The school will hold three different commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday at Morrow Field House on c... Read more
Mail carriers across the country- including here in Butler- are asking for your help to give local food banks a boost. Saturday is the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual “Stamp... Read more
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