A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Butler County through Wednesday evening as a storm brings a mixed bag of precipitation into the area. Between 1-3 inches of snow, and accumulating... Read more
Enrollment at Butler County’s Slippery Rock University has declined slightly for the spring semester, but data show the number of graduate and out-of-state students has increased. According... Read more
Butler Township’s Preston Park is still closed following damage from a storm last year, but when it reopens, it will be bigger than ever. The Butler Township Commissioners approved an agreem... Read more
(UPDATE): All nine public school districts in Butler County are now closed for Wednesday as a big winter weather system makes its way through Butler County. Eight of the nine public district... Read more
An Armstrong County man is facing a long list of charges after he’s accused of leaving the scene of an accident and then injuring a police officer who tried to arrest him. 27-year-old Corey... Read more
Two groups of Slippery Rock University students will be helping out Butler Township over the next few months, while at the same time earning credits toward graduation. Public relations stude... Read more
A missing man from Slippery Rock- who was wanted on child pornography charges- has been found dead. Authorities say someone walking over the weekend on state game lands in Cherry Township di... Read more
Medical marijuana sales in Pennsylvania totaled more than $130 million during the state’s first year of selling. Data shows the sales surpassed the first-year sales of several neighboring st... Read more
Sheetz is hoping to sell alcohol at another one of its stores in Butler Township. Officials with the gas station and convenience store have requested to transfer a liquor license to their st... Read more
Kittanning Police say a woman who disappeared on Valentine’s Day has been found. Early Tuesday, authorities said 27-year-old Katie Stoner was found safe and sound, and foul play is not suspe... Read more
No arrests have been made in the shooting Sunday in the city of Butler. Late Sunday night, someone fired five to six rounds into a home in the 800 block of West Penn Street, near Mercer Stre... Read more
A man that meant a lot to the Butler County community- and even more to Butler County Community College- has passed away. Ray Steffler of Valencia died Saturday at a Pittsburgh hospital afte... Read more
Chain retailer Payless ShoeSource- which offers discounted footwear and accessories for kids and adults- is set to close all of its stores. Liquidation sales started Sunday, and all 2,100 st... Read more
A man from Bruin is in jail Monday on assault charges after police say he bit and kicked two medics. Travis Ray Duttine, 25, is accused of going on a “drug-infused mania” and running through... Read more
A 35-year-old married mother of six- who is also a full-time Butler County Community student- is the only person in Pennsylvania to be awarded a scholarship from an international academic ho... Read more
Every few years lawmakers in Washington come up with a national Farm Bill, but now there’s a similar plan created exclusively for Pennsylvania. The state’s very own Farm Bill was unveiled la... Read more
Many people have the day off for Presidents’ Day, but a local group is inviting people to commemorate the birthday of our first president this weekend. The annual Cherry Pike Hike commemorat... Read more
Police have named a person of interest following the disappearance of a woman from Kittanning. Katie Stoner, 27, has not been seen or heard from since Valentine’s Day. She is a mother of two... Read more
A number of vehicle accidents happened late Sunday afternoon when a band of snow and sleet blew its way through Butler County. Dispatchers at the Butler County 911 Center received calls for... Read more
All Butler County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and federal offices and courts are closed Monday in observance of the Presidents Day holiday. Banks and post offices are closed, and there is... Read more
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