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

A Lawrence County man will face multiple charges in connection with a string of burglaries two years ago. According to State Police, between March and April of 2017 a large number of dayligh... Read more

The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler will have repairs made to the Penn Theater in downtown Butler following damage done by an unknown individual last month. The authority was i... Read more

A recent investigation by State Police into possible threats at Slippery Rock Middle School will not result in any charges. Pennsylvania State Police were called to the school on both Wednes... Read more

The city has asked the court to dismiss two lawsuits filed by a former Butler City Police Chief and former Deputy Chief. On Wednesday, the city filed preliminary objections to the complaints... Read more

The Senate approved a “Farming First” legislative package this week that will help promote and support Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry, according to Senate Agriculture & Rural Affair... Read more