The days are numbered for a popular ride at Kennywood Amusement Park. The Log Jammer will be retired on Sunday. The ride is 42 years old. It opened in 1975 and was the park’s first million-d... Read more
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler has announced their next round of planned street improvements. The Authority has put out a request for engineering services using recently r... Read more
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler is considering adding a large piece of art to a property they own downtown. A 30-foot tall sculpture by local artist Bill Secunda was propos... Read more
No agreement has been reached but negotiations between the Mars Area School District and the union representing their support staff are ongoing. According to District Solicitor Tom Breth, th... Read more
A New Castle man faces a laundry list of charges after he was arrested following a standoff with police on Friday. According to our news partners at WPXI, Fredrick Lee Bowen was arrested fol... Read more
A woman from Grove City, PA is facing charges after writing multiple bad checks. According to the police report, 31-year-old Jami Kendall is accused of writing 40 bad checks to the County Ma... Read more
State police were led on a chase on I-79 in Mercer County following a traffic stop on July 2, 2017. During the stop, 25-year-old Jacob Rodriguez of Erie, PA provided police with false inform... Read more
Only minor injuries resulted from a truck crash Thursday afternoon in Jackson Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just after 1 p.m. for an accident in the 100 block of... Read more
The state Department of Labor & Industry has appointed a fact-finder to help resolve the bargaining issues between the South Butler County School District and its teachers union. Jane De... Read more
A rap battle in Slippery Rock earlier this week ended in violence and charges against a Westmoreland County man. According to a criminal complaint, just after midnight early Monday morning S... Read more
Multiple fire departments assisted in battling a hay trailer on fire Wednesday afternoon in Washington Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center at 2 p.m. for the blaze off B... Read more
Motorists will pay more to travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike next year. The turnpike commission on Tuesday voted for the rate increase that will take effect Jan. 7. A typical fare for a pa... Read more
At least one person has been injured as a result of an accident Tuesday afternoon in Cranberry Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just after 1:30 p.m. for the crash on... Read more
The Butler BlueSox and the City of Butler donated over $2,700 to help the victims of the floods that damaged homes and businesses on the West End of the city of Butler earlier this month. Th... Read more
The new hotel in downtown Butler has pushed back its opening date, again. According to a letter presented to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler, the new Marriott Springhill Su... Read more
Nearly 500 Butler County residents are without power after another round of storms with strong winds and rain swept through the area Monday afternoon. According to West Penn Power, the major... Read more
The South Butler County Education Association has requested that a state-appointed fact-finder take part in the contract negotiation process with the school board. The teachers union made th... Read more
The Red Cross will be moving their base of operation for those needing assistance and relief from last week’s flooding in the city of Butler. According to Dan Tobin, the Director of Marketin... Read more
Authorities have arrested one person believed to be involved in an armed robbery Saturday night in the city of Butler. According to our news partners at WPXI, the robbery occurred at the E-Z... Read more
The Butler City Fire Department battled a fire around 2 am Saturday Morning at 332 East Brady Street. According to Butler City fireman Jim Kaufman the blaze was in a vacant building and dama... Read more
